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Some early buds appearing on a tree.

Some trees overhang a creek.

Image of the Pentax auto 110 with an SD card for scale.

Got my hands on the smallest film SLR: the Pentax Auto 110! Also, worked on reloading some 110 cartridges with first FPP BW Double8 film, then more Structrix D7 cut-offs. #believeinfilm #16mm #110film #photography

The reflection of a dog in a puddle on smooth concrete.

A rainy walk with some Tri-X 400 and the XA a while back. #BelieveInFilm #dog #rangefinder #photography

A dog rests in a bed.

A dog regards the picture taker from her bed.

Turns out the little extra strip I get when I cut down the 4.5x10 X-Ray film for 4X5 fits in the Minolta 16 and is sharp enough to get a bit of detail even at that small size. #believeinfilm #spycamera #16mm #film #photography #dog

A dog sleeps resting her nose on a sheepskin.

Testing out my new Peak Design tripod! It's the first new-ish tripod I've ever had and it's so compact and it'll hold the graflex!
CatLABs 80 @ 40ISO
Graflex Speed Graphic
#believeinfilm #largeformat #photography #dog

Lovely shot! Judging by the reds, I’d say UltraMax

A dog sits in the woods.

A lit oil lamp and candle.

A man in a red sweater holding a Ricohflex VI.

Repaired the shutter on my thrifted Ricohflex VI! A simple mechanism powered entirely by spring tension and the weight of the two shutter leafs (leaves?). If you have a Ricohflex with the Riken shutter (B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100), store it at 1/25 to keep the second spring tension off. #believeinfilm

Just took my Richoflex VI apart and can confirm there are no detents! The shutter is super simple and relies entirely on the weight of the shutter leafs and two springs for all its speeds. Hot tip: store it at 1/25 otherwise the second spring is tensioned even when the shutter isn’t cocked.

Image of a dog. Taken at ISO 1.

Image of a dog. Taken at ISO 3.

Image of a dog. Taken at ISO 6.

Snagged some Structurix D7 structural inspection X-Ray film off of ebay. D7 is advertised as "High Speed" but some testing seems to indicate for normal photographic purposes it sits at 3 ISO. #believeinfilm #experimental #photography #analogue #largeformat #xray #dog

A distant light pole. A patch of grass in the snow in the foreground.

Red bicycles in the snow.

Graffiti at a skate park.

Took some shots for #internationalbrowniedays with the Brownie Hawkeye and some Vision 3 500T. #believeinfilm #film #mediaformat #boxcamera

A cardinal eats sunflow seeds from a snow-filled wheel barrow.

A Cardinal.
📷 Minolta X-700
🎞️ Kodak UltraMAX 400
🧪 Cinestill C-41 (Bleach bypass)
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #red #birdsky #bird

The beast poses
📷 Minolta Autocord (with heavy orange filter)
🎞️ Kodak Vision 3 500T 65mm
🧪 Cinestill C-41 (Bleach bypass)

#believeinfilm #doggo #filmisnotdead #dogsky

Looking down a long stretch of sidewalk along a highway. A capitol bike share station in the foreground

Rural highway near Washington DC
📷 Olympus XA
🎞️ Kodak TX-400
🧪 Eco Pro stock 8mins
#believeinfilm #rangefinder #blackandwhite #35mm #photography #bw

Leaves from an onion plant poking out of the snow, covered in ice.

Frozen Onion plant.
📷 Graflex Speed Graphic Mini
🎞️ HP5 expired 1999 @ ISO 50
🧪 Eco Pro stock at 7.5 mins

#believeinfilm #bw #photography #largeformat #mediumformat

A dog sleeps.

Busted out the expired 2x3 film and the Graflex mini on our sleepy snow day.
📷 Graflex mini
🎞️ HP5 expired 1999 @ ISO 100
#believeinfilm #bw #largeformat #mediumformat #photography

A dog peers down a narrow clearing in the woods.

Exploring the Woods.
📷 Olympus XA
🎞️ Kodak TX-400
#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #bw #photography

A dog stares at the viewer as she lays on a couch.

Finally got around to fixing my OG Tiltall tripod and used it with the Graflex to celebrate! Graflex Speed Graphic, Agfa CP-BU @ 25iso, 250mm Xerox bond machine lens. #believeinfilm #largeformat #photography #dogsky

A dog sleeps in this black and white image

A dog sits in fallen leaves.

Fallen trees crisscross a small stream

A sun-dappled path leads away from the viewer flanked by trees

For 4x5 I shoot mostly 8x10 X-ray film from eBay that I cut down which is like $0.15 per shot USD. For 120, I’ve shot a lot of kentmere 400 from FPP which was $4.99/roll, I just bought a bulk roll of 500T in 65mm for color $3ish/roll. For 35mm I bulk roll Kentmere 400, and 500T (short ends), $3.

I think it’s relabeled foma 100

What appears to be a redscale image of a forest overlayed with an out of focus image of the sun on damaged film.

Things got a little experimental when the film came off the roll and got all scrunched up inside the Holga . . . #believeinfilm #redscale #photography #trees #red #shittycamerachallenge

A dog sleeps. Graflex Speed Graphic. Agfa CP-BU x-ray film shot at 25 ISO

Testing out an old-timey style of flash operation since my Graflex lost its ability to do flash sync with the curtain shutter at some point. I stop the lens way down, open the shutter, fire the flash manually, then close the shutter. #believeinfilm #largeformat #doggo #photography

I’ve heard it’s ultramax but don’t really have anything definitive on that point. As far as color 120, I think it’s pretty nice!

Well done! The first loading is always nerve-wracking! If you want something easier (and cheaper) you can get X-Ray film off of eBay and load it under a red safe light.

A dog sleeps on a couch resting her head on a red blanket.

A candle illuminates bowl of fruit and and oil lamp.

Winter Solstice pictures! Taken on the Minolta Maxxum 400si. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #35mm #dog #candle #photography

It almost looks like a when I accidentally did red scale with a bulk rolled 500t. Is it possible that happened?

I single red leaf on a bare branch.

The Beast sleeping on a sheepskin

The sun shining through dead beech leaves.

Some white flowers in a blue vase.

Found a working Minolta Maxxum 400si at the thrift store with a bunch of MotoPhoto 200 film expired in 2001. I'm not sure what the actual stock is but I really like the colors I'm getting from it. All shot at ISO 50. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #thriftfind #colorphoto #photography

A dog stares at the viewer in a black and white image

Another X-Ray film shot of The Beast using my Graflex Speed Graphic and a Xerox bond machine lens. #believeinfilm #largeformat #dog #portrait

A dog sits in fall foliage.

A moss-covered tree surrounded by fallen leaves.

Bought some 500T 65mm film, slit it down, and rolled onto a 620 spool to try in my Duaflex III. I just love this emulsion and shooting it at medium format removes a lot of the grain. #believeinfilm #IMAXFilm #mediumformat #photography

Ah! Neat! Thanks!

So lovely! Where did you get your 70mm film? and how did you get it down to 61.5mm to fit in your camera? So interested in this myself