tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737980321158585254.post7413105847519096648..comments2024-03-22T16:45:17.544-04:00Comments on Acts of Minor Treason: Our Idiot-Proof TomorrowPhoebe Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10457452561340581723noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1737980321158585254.post-35543542832634577582010-11-03T13:03:58.529-04:002010-11-03T13:03:58.529-04:00That's so funny and nostalgic for me. My Hanim...That's so funny and nostalgic for me. My Hanimex was a slide projector (try and get a bulb for them now!). And like most of us, I traded in my trusty Nikon F for a new digital version. No longer the same experience though. Back in the day I could judge the light and tell you the Fstop and shutter speed settings to use to get the best depth of field or action stopping shot, once given the film's ASA. Only amateurs needed light meters! Now I just shoot dozens of frames hoping to get something impressive. <br /><br />After opening the camera in the light and seeing the film loose, did you quickly close the camera back? Quite often, if the film is still tightly rolled, only the outside frames get hit. Even then, the random special effects created can be surprising. <br /><br />I always used a 'change bag' to solve these problems. It was a zippered, lightproof fabric bag that had two armholes. You put the whole camera inside, stick your hands inside via the armholes, and reassemble the film into the cannister. You could flip the top off the old film cannisters and then put them back together once you'd reloaded the film. We also bought 35mm film in bulk, and then loaded into our empty film cassettes. Ah, the good old days! <br /><br />I still have an enlarger but I doubt I'll ever use it again. I used to buy bulk chemicals and make up my own developers, stop baths, and fixers (I still have the formulae). I even printed colour for a while (not even a red light in the darkroom). But my favourite film format was a superhigh speed Kodak b/w recording film that I could use to shoot punk concerts without the use of a flash. Here's a few I've managed to save: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=punk&w=87141680%40N00Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155534322029676096noreply@blogger.com