Children portraits on film and more

Children

 All photos taken with Film Camera

Epson 4180

Recently I got a used old model Negative Scanner- Epson 4180 from ebay.in. The scanner has not come with film holder and also it has some internal problem such as it doesn’t scan the entire area, just a part of it. I found a way to lay negatives on the area where it scans to scan negatives.

Also I bought a used Nikon FM2n, almost new from ebay.in and a new Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8D lens with a used Nikon 105mm f/2.5 lens. I made a bid on a Nikon 24mm f/2.8 and Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens which I am yet to receive. 

I put some rolls in Nikon FM2n and got it developed and sat down to scanning in Epsin 4180. The scanner is lousy but at least I have something better than nothing.

Here are some samples of the scans. Cropping, gama correction and sharpening done in Photoshop CS4.

The photos should be sharper and also the colours should have come out a bit different. I blame it on the scanner mostly and also my technique of scanning. The initial photos taken with Kodak Colorplus 200 have been scanned using Epson scan software and later photos of Kodak Ektacolor 400 with VueScan. Vuescan is easier and renders better colour. 

Below photos taken with Nikon FM2n and Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color 100. The Roll has been expired on 08.12 and it was stored badly on the shelf of a local studio under constant heat and pollution. The results are not half bad. Newton rings are visible due to bad scanning technique.

 

 

 

Agfa Click III: Test photos

I inherited my parents Agfa Click III. My parents are product of 1950s and 1960s and I was born in the mid 80s but all my childhood photos till the age of 3yrs lacked any colour. Till recently I resented my baby pictures not being colour. My parents are technology challenged and it seems this is not a recent thing. 

Those days 120 colour rolls were not found in my region and 35mm cameras were expensive. My father could afford one with his Govt. officer's salary but guess he never bothered. 

I must tell you that I come from one of the most remote places of the Earth. I am from Basar, Arunachal Pradesh but right now I am living in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. 

The photos below were taken with this light plastic camera. I saw the camera lying in my mother's almirah since ages and very recently thought of trying it. I got 120 rolls ordered from ebay Thailand (film_festival), 2 Kodak B &W and 2 Kodak Colour rolls and used 2 colours and 2 B&W roll but all the B&Ws were completely washed out and only the below colour photos could be saved. I am not sure whether it was the film roll's fault or the cameras' or the lab technicians'.... 

Anyway, I was super excited even with these few photos. This plastic camera is great for lomography. It is lo-fi but looking at photos, I am happy with the results. the photos where I stand is taken by Barkha the little girl with blue dress in the picture. Also the camera is great for double exposure photos because multiple photos can be taken without winding the camera. 

Most of the films got damaged so these were the only ones which came out. I like the medium format even though it has become almost obsolete.