Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

Yes, well put. But sooner or later, you will have to decide whether you want to put your pride in 'shooting film' or doing justice to a project. (aka going digital.) They have some film fanatics that say they will give up on it if they can't shoot film. I'd tell you not to be one of them. Put your project first and not your ego. If you can't swing film, accept it and use what you can comfortably use.

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I like underground films!

OP...don't know. But I subscribe to the policy of...if they could of...they would of. The Golden Age of Film is long gone. People are investing in digital innovations and not film innovations. Film is $ and I think it will continue its one way trajectory of higher and higher prices in the future. Ink for my inkjet printer has gone from $54 to $72 per cartridge. And I need 9 of them. Most everything has gone up OP. Gotta suck it up and move on. And if it gets too much pain for you...go digital OP.

35mm? That is for the big boys! (I'd add girls to it, but lady film collectors are pretty rare.) You need space and $$ for 35mm. And those projectors! I got started with 8mm. But soon graduated to 16mm. Some film collectors still go for carbon arc projectors

Hopefully this is not too political for this forum. But someday you may be forced to do film work you don't want to do. At least that is what I gather from this article. (But I'm not very legal minded, so if I am wrong, then please correct.) Christian wedding photographer who refused to photograph same-sex weddings loses court case - DIY Photography <><><><> RPPC Selection from Flappers collection DDTJRAC

Although some would say I'm a film collector, the film archivist is something of a different mindset than an actual film collector. OK, I will agree I am a film collector of sorts. But a true film collector would rather watch a projected faded red and scratched up film rather than a restored Blu-ray disc of the film. For me, I would rather watch a restored digital copy than a subpar projected film copy. Here is a recent ad from a film collector's forum: The Goodbye Girl (1977). Pretty good print, theatrical. Eastman turning. A few lines, splices at reel joins. Got this a while ago, watched it, enjoyed it, but not something I'll watch over and over again. Would much rather get another print to enjoy. $275 shipped (C USA only), but would much rather trade for that value. 'Eastman turning' means the film is red and lost most of the original color. With filters on the projector lens or chemical treatment they can get something a little better to project... Internet Photos: My World in 8mm - Fair Use While film is mesmerizing to project, I'm not stuck into that 'projection only' mentality like a true film collector is. Actually, I don't do much projection at all any longer. Every time you project a film it causes wear and tear. Click to view Damaged section of 16mm film from The Radio Man Photo: D.D.Teoli Jr. As a film archivist I like to bestow as little wear and tear on a film as possible. And some of these projectors and editors are a pain to get bulbs for. You may need to buy used projector bulbs on eBay from Ukraine...with no guarantee of them even working. (But that is just one extreme example.) Photo: eBay - Fair Use Another difference is film collectors usually would never buy a film like this one below. Most film collectors like feature films and in somewhat pristine shape. I prefer short subject films and not feature films. But that is not the point here. The point is they would not buy a warped-up film suffering from vinegar syndrome to this extent...unless they had a dose of film archivist in them. Photo: D.D.Teoli Jr. With a film archivist it is a challenge to save some part of film history, no matter what condition it is in. I mentioned above that I like restored digital copies of a film. Well, I'm no snob with films. Most of my archival work deals with scratched up, faded and warped and ripped films with various stages of vinegar syndrome and sometimes bug infestation. I'm just saying if the choice is watching a faded and scratched up projected film or a restored digital copy...I will go for the restored digital copy. Recently a picker acquired a huge goldmine of films from a collector and amateur filmmaker. This is just a miniscule fraction of films he acquired from the estate...for peanuts. He sold one box of slides for $5,000+. So, here was a case where a picker had some pristine films from a film collector that was dispersed in short order before they sat too long and started to decompose. I just wish I was rich and could have bought the entire collection...to archive. The late Dennis R. Atkinson But whether film collector or archivist. We all got one thing in common. We got lots of film!

Stil or moving images...they are all related and much of the things are interchangeable. After all, the 35mm still camera, invented by Oscar Barnak, was made to use 35mm motion picture stock. Back on the early 70's if you wanted cheap 35mm film for still use, you bought expired and repackaged oddball movie film stock from Freestyle. It was about $1.50 - $2.50 for a 100 foot roll. In date Plus-X was about $7.50 per 100 feet. Oscar Barnak In 2022 I hope to recreate my lost website on camera comparisons. You can see how digital vs film looks and how different size sensors perform from P&S to medium format and everything in between. It is not cine' comparisons, but it will give you an idea.

Wanted 16mm films of: Synched dialogue vintage sound stag films Early French / German vintage stag films 1920's - 1940s Exceptional burlesque or nudie cutie films Narrated sound nudie cutie films 'Art Student' films Farm films Construction films Films with nuns in them / Catholic / Jewish or other religious ceremonies Ocean Liners / Ship films Vintage wedding films Interesting short subject films by Coronet, Encyclopedia Britannica, Castle, Blackhawk, Pyramid or Sterling films Graphic medical procedure films Childbirth films Aunt Jemima commercials Time capsule films Out of the Inkwell cartoons Racist cartoons / films Segregation films Popeye 1930's / early 40's Interesting home movies Car road trip films Interesting short subject educational films Train films (prefer steam, but open to diesel) 1920's Flappers Interesting faded red films...if they are cheap! No feature films...except 'Jones Family' and 'Nanook of the North' ...also VHS / Betamax home movies found footage (personal - not commercial movies) Write direct: w1000w@aol.com Dan Weegee tells how:https://archive.org/details/WeegeeTellsHow

Gotta take into account the loss of generational dupe sharpness when you do film dupes, from working negs from the OCN, etc. I never compared cine' sharpness in the digital vs film arena. But I can say flatbed scanned 35mm still negative film, is only = about 3 or 4 mp with a P&S camera. It is relatively low res stuff. A 6mp digital camera with crop sensor beats out the 35mm film for sharpness. What we need to see are real life cine' comparisons. I had the 35mm up to back up my claim, but Tumblr shut down my camera comparison website in 2019 and lost it all. Of course, tests have to be done by someone that has no iron in the fire. Or the 'film only' or 'digital only' devotees may skew results to match their own prejudices. I work in film and digital, so I don't care. I just go with what is.

Dunno why depth of field would be a deal breaker. If IQ is better, just juggle things.

OP, sure. Why not keep increasing the image quality...unless there are some sort of drawbacks. I just wish the same inventiveness went into making affordable film scanners. And beside IQ, digital can make better film like emulations with dynamic grain characteristics and deeper blacks. Weegee

Free Tutorials | Larry Jordan 2500 listings It is all over my head pretty much, but I like to be exposed to new ideas. You never know when something will click. For my own cine' post work I'm pretty basic. With archival material you can't get too fancy. Contrast grading, color correction, sound (if any) and titles. If you got good source material and money, then you go further with dust and defect removal. But maybe someday I want to be artsy and do something that does not respect the archival material's truthfulness, so I 'expose' myself to new ideas. And I would like better color correction and contrast grading abilities than my basic software offers. Since I have tons of films to process, I have even simplified workflow a great deal. I make templates with my various production companies, and I can plug in the film and change the main title and boom...export! I love having some fun with the films whenever possible...I am an underground archivist! So, I can mix in some of my archival or art material for more exposure for the in name only "production companies." <><><><> In the Holy Water Bowl St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC 2016 (Candid) Selection from The Americans...60 years after Frank

I never knew that until yesterday. I just figured he crossed in the daytime according to the famous painting. Well, it could have been golden hour. And had no idea it was Christmas!

On one photo forum, they were trying to recreate the autochrome. Not much luck. Amazing they did it way back when. Give it some time and Technicaolor will be a lost art...maybe already is?

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A hand-tinted albumen print from Japan, late 1800's. DDTJRAC In the black and white era, one day someone decided to tint a black and white image with splashes of color. In 1907 the Lumiere' Bros developed the autochrome process. It was the first full color photo process. But photographers were hand coloring daguerreotypes way back in the 1860s or so.

Here is some JPEG output from the Retroscan 2K. I'm looking to do somewhat better in sharpness and better in dynamic range. Beside no sound, the thing I don't like about the Retroscan sensor is the dynamic range. The highlights seem to be blown easily. Retroscan JPEG from The Segregated Swimming Hole. Screenshots of the Segregated Swimming Hole D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Lots of the films I get are multi gen dupes or poorly exposed home movies. Good dynamic range is very important to me. But even the most $$ scanner 'can't polish a turd' as they say. Below is an example of some of the best quality film I would have to scan. (The color was off, so I color corrected some in Lightroom.) But it was decent exposure and focus and not a warped mess. 16mm medical film on breast reduction surgery...graphic photos. Breast Reduction Surgery Wayne State D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : D. D. Teoli Jr. A. C. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Retroscan JPEG from medical film Sometimes when I scan films, I put up a short sampling of images from the film in case people need screenshots. So, any scanner I get has to have individual images output as well as video. Now, there is nothing in the price range of the Retroscan, so for what it is, I think it is an excellent value...I just need more for my work. Hearing feedback, the Cintel is poor for archival 16mm, the Lasergraphics Archivist seemed like a possibility.

Yes, that is true. That is why I gave up on projection. It can be really hard on films.

Thanks for all the replies! I'm on the road, so will digest more when I get some time. I'm not looking for the best scans. Im just looking for decent scans. Almost all the film I get is poor to just fair quality. And some is downright terrible as terrible can be. I'm looking to improve on my 2K Retroscan's output, with an easy to use 16mm scanner that has sound capabilities and is reliable.

They show various cameras at the beginning and many angles of the explosion. It may be of interest to those needing to explode something for a film.

Do you send out any New Year's correspondence? I don't send out anything for Christmas. But 7 years ago, I started sending out RPPC's a few times a year to keep my name out there. The New Year's mailing is generally my largest. I send them to museum curators, photo galleries, preservationists and other related fields. People tend to hold on to post cards for some reason. (Although things may have changed and I'm going by the old timers when I say this about post card's retention value.) Another benefit of RPPC's is they are a cheap way to send out an original print. You can even edition them if you like. Anyway, for New Year's 2022 RPPC mailing I'm sending out this old gal I shot in Hollywood, CA in 1973 when I was 18. Cornered, Hollywood, CA 1973 I think I shot it with an old Nikon F, although I also had an old Leica M3, I don't remember. As a kid starting out in 1969, one of my favorite photographers was Irving Penn. My other favorite photographer was Cartier-Bresson. I liked Penn's corner photo series, but I didn't pose this gal with Penn in mind when I shot this. irving penn corner photos - Google Search I was talking with her, and she just gravitated towards the corner. When I raised my camera to get a shot, she struck the pose. Later I found out she had a background in modeling in the 1940's. You can see some of her experience with the posing of her fingers and foot position. Eventually it sunk in that I had no talent as a studio photographer, so I gave up following in the footsteps of Penn and became a disciple of the Gospel according to Cartier-Bresson. Sometimes I send out RPPC that need to be in an envelope due to content. I learned the hard way that inkjet prints on fine art paper have to be plastic sleeved if in an envelope. The rough handling abrades them, and ink can flake off. It is very fine faking, but still, it detracts from the image. Postcards get really messed up if mailed direct, but that is to be expected. You would not think a print would get messed up in a stiff envelope / mailer unless it was bent up. That was one of the benefits of silver gelatin prints. The surface of wet darkroom prints was not as delicate as an inkjet print. If you use RC inkjet paper, they are more durable than fine art paper for inkjet prints. Fine art paper is composed of more loosely compressed fibers than RC paper and has a tendency to flake off it is rough handled. But fine art paper offers a nicer looking print than RC paper, generally speaking. I started to print the post cards today. Every year I try to go through my mailing list to see if people moved jobs or galleries shut down. I hate that work the most. Even if they are misdelivered, that are like babies. Hopefully some survive somewhere. You just got to give it your best shot! ...all the best for 2022!

I've driven a little truck camper and had trouble by forgetting it is 13+ feet tall. But I only broke a vent off the roof. I'd probably be a goner for sure with a Fifth Wheel Camper! ADD and all.

This was never marketed as an upgradeable system. It was relatively inexpensive because they removed a bunch of features (metal platters, the huge steel stand, the Corian table with integrated lightboxes, the complex rail-based camera/lens system, etc) OK, I get the stand, lightbox and tabletop. But what are the benefits of the rest? You see Perry, what you know, other people don't know. That is why a manual that covers beginning to advanced info is important. They don't need to go into everything related to film work, but a good manual covers most everything related to the everyday use of the item. Or if Lasergraphics wants more $$, they can at least offer a service manual / DVD as an option to buy for a couple hundred $ extra. But if they won't give you basic service info, that tells me it either can't be serviced by the user or they only want to offer high priced support. Service manuals used to be pretty common Perry. Internet Archive Search: service manual

Thanks Perry. So, is autofocus done while running or still frame?