sashapixlee.bsky.social
Nerd with a camera.
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Yep! It was at the beginning of the parade route while everyone was getting set up.
I’m pleased with how it turned out. I thought the subdued and grainy look would be fun.
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These are from the 2025 Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco this past Saturday.
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*MORE lighting tests. lol
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That was my normal workflow until I used the NLP free trial with a roll of Kodak Gold I had been unhappy with and I haven’t looked back since!
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I scan as a .DNG positive using SilverFast on my Epson v600 and convert the negatives in Lightroom using Negative Lab Pro. Set the pre-saturation to the minimum for the initial conversion and then tweak a little from there.
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I’ve found that the medium format is more forgiving in the grain than 35mm. I’ve also gotten some practice in on how to scan it.
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That was attempt no 2. Attempt no 3 included some gaffer tape to block ight coming through above the film rail. Need to spend more time with a pen light and dark room to see where else it’s coming through. Nothing like late 1980s Soviet engineering.
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FWIW, I scanned them kn my Epson v600 and converted the negatives using Negative Lab Pro. It tends toward an even warmer cast and much more contrast when scanned using a lab scanner.
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Though given how checked out I’ve been feeling at *my* job after the election, I can’t say I blame anyone involved in making this camera.
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Mind you this camera was manufactured during the collapse of the Soviet Union and still sealed in plastic inside its box that was shipped to me from Ukraine. The tales of late Soviet quality control appear to be true.
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Thanks!
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Oh god.
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I’m obsessed!