Tag Archives: film

Epson Perfection V500 Scanner and Some Velvia Film 1

I have a hate hate relationship with scanners.  I have had scanners of all types and none have been anything worth keeping and not throwing out the window at any nearby target.  I started long ago with an HP slide scanner, actually one of the better performing scanners specifically designed to scan slides.  Since I [...]

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November 25, 2008 – 9:24 am
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By Scott Fillmer

Last Round of 5 Year Old Expired Kodak BW400 1

I got back the last of my expired rolls yesterday.  This time it was on the Kodak BW400 (consumer version, not professional grade) film that was also about 5 years old.  The grain is pretty significant and the scans are not all that great as far as color correction goes, but then again, for 5 [...]

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November 20, 2008 – 9:48 am
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By Scott Fillmer

What Kodak GC 400 Looks Like After 5 Years in a Camera 1

I recently shot a few rolls with an old film camera that had a roll half exposed.  As far as I can tell, the film had sat in this camera for 5 years.  The time stamp on the first half of the film reads 11-12-03 so that is almost exactly 5 years to the day.  [...]

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November 18, 2008 – 11:24 am
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By Scott Fillmer

I Love the Smell of Kodak BW400cn in the Morning 1

I had such a great time shooting with some photographers in Birmingham on Wednesday (Amelia Strauss, Paul Bryant, and Stephen DeVries) and I am sure DeVries could have guessed, he inspired me to look beyond my digital obsession and go back and re-examine my photographic roots in film.  Of course I shot film for years [...]

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November 14, 2008 – 11:00 am
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By Scott Fillmer