ChrisR
@carusb.bsky.social
Retired IT/information service management and digital curation. Now most interested in film photography. Born at 310 ppm (from ice cores!). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
Most active as @[email protected]
Most active as @[email protected]
To #BelieveInFilm Users With Dormant Mastodon Accounts, please give Mastodon another try. It's changed. Solid tech, 500 character posts, Edits & Quote-Posts. With your help we can build a powerful truly decentralized public social media counterweight to centralized corporate media.
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
To #BelieveInFilm Users With Dormant Mastodon Accounts, please give Mastodon another try. It's changed. Solid tech, 500 character posts, Edits & Quote-Posts. With your help we can build a powerful truly decentralized public social media counterweight to centralized corporate media.
Does anyone know why #TalkPhotography (UK photo forum) is down?
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Does anyone know why #TalkPhotography (UK photo forum) is down?
Ye Gods, I just clicked on the age verification page because of the UK's stupid OSA. Took me to KWS where'd have to give up my face or my credit card. No thanks.
I could show them the first photo (of me) taken (by a friend) with my Werra 1 in 1967 if that would help?
I could show them the first photo (of me) taken (by a friend) with my Werra 1 in 1967 if that would help?
August 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ye Gods, I just clicked on the age verification page because of the UK's stupid OSA. Took me to KWS where'd have to give up my face or my credit card. No thanks.
I could show them the first photo (of me) taken (by a friend) with my Werra 1 in 1967 if that would help?
I could show them the first photo (of me) taken (by a friend) with my Werra 1 in 1967 if that would help?
@temlightimages.bsky.social Hi John, this is your completely anonymous postcard from afar donor this month, tracking you down to try and work out what sort of image I should send you. Slightly nerve-racking having now discovered you're a Real Photographer! Can do straight or quirky...
August 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
@temlightimages.bsky.social Hi John, this is your completely anonymous postcard from afar donor this month, tracking you down to try and work out what sort of image I should send you. Slightly nerve-racking having now discovered you're a Real Photographer! Can do straight or quirky...
As well as the roll of #Adox HR-50 I used in my #PentaxMX, I also used a roll of #AdoxScala in the LX. That's gone off yesterday to the only UK lab I could find that would do BW reversal processing, www.polyfilmlabs.co.uk . I think they're small & have a longish turnround, but OK. #BelieveInFilm
Poly Film Labs
Suffolk Photo and Cine Film Lab
www.polyfilmlabs.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
As well as the roll of #Adox HR-50 I used in my #PentaxMX, I also used a roll of #AdoxScala in the LX. That's gone off yesterday to the only UK lab I could find that would do BW reversal processing, www.polyfilmlabs.co.uk . I think they're small & have a longish turnround, but OK. #BelieveInFilm
So #Adox HR-50 in HC-110 dilution H (1+63), Massive Dev Chart says 9 minutes, while IlfoTec HC 1+31 MDC says 4 minutes. I reckon HC-110 dilution E (1+47, no time given in MDC) at 6 to 6.5 minutes should be about right? Any thoughts?
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
July 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So #Adox HR-50 in HC-110 dilution H (1+63), Massive Dev Chart says 9 minutes, while IlfoTec HC 1+31 MDC says 4 minutes. I reckon HC-110 dilution E (1+47, no time given in MDC) at 6 to 6.5 minutes should be about right? Any thoughts?
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
@impossiblypeter.bsky.social Hi Peter, just got your lovely postcard, thank you very much. I'm on here, but not really; my main home is @[email protected]. I'm going to try to send you an invite to the bridge between Bsky and Masto (up to you, of course!). Cheers, Chris!
June 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@impossiblypeter.bsky.social Hi Peter, just got your lovely postcard, thank you very much. I'm on here, but not really; my main home is @[email protected]. I'm going to try to send you an invite to the bridge between Bsky and Masto (up to you, of course!). Cheers, Chris!
Is it possible to follow double hashtags on bsky? On Masto I follow [ #BelieveInFilm OR #FilmPhotography] which is neat A lot of posts use both but some use one or t'other. Can't be bothered to use the long string of possibilities, too many hashtags is a curse!
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Is it possible to follow double hashtags on bsky? On Masto I follow [ #BelieveInFilm OR #FilmPhotography] which is neat A lot of posts use both but some use one or t'other. Can't be bothered to use the long string of possibilities, too many hashtags is a curse!
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If I'm honest with myself, at least 60% of my love of reading Lord of the Rings aloud to my kids is the terrible joy of this passage:
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
If I'm honest with myself, at least 60% of my love of reading Lord of the Rings aloud to my kids is the terrible joy of this passage:
Tried to use my #Fuji #GS645S yesterday, and couldn't get a meter reading. It's been a while, so obviously blamed the battery. Replaced this morning with fresh SR44 (polarity checked!), and still nothing. Anyone any ideas?
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
March 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tried to use my #Fuji #GS645S yesterday, and couldn't get a meter reading. It's been a while, so obviously blamed the battery. Replaced this morning with fresh SR44 (polarity checked!), and still nothing. Anyone any ideas?
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
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Within the last week or so, someone on here was promoting their book on monochrome photography. It looked interesting, and I made a mental note to look into it further. But now I can't find it. I'm pretty sure the word Monochrome was in the title. Any clues?
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
December 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Within the last week or so, someone on here was promoting their book on monochrome photography. It looked interesting, and I made a mental note to look into it further. But now I can't find it. I'm pretty sure the word Monochrome was in the title. Any clues?
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
#blackandwhitephotography #monochrome
From my second roll of
#Ferrania #P33 earlier this year, home devved in HC-110, nominal 7 minutes. Slightly better negatives than my first roll? (Both rolls actually devved in a #Rondinax tank for 15% less time than nominal.)
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
#Ferrania #P33 earlier this year, home devved in HC-110, nominal 7 minutes. Slightly better negatives than my first roll? (Both rolls actually devved in a #Rondinax tank for 15% less time than nominal.)
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
December 11, 2024 at 9:48 AM
From my second roll of
#Ferrania #P33 earlier this year, home devved in HC-110, nominal 7 minutes. Slightly better negatives than my first roll? (Both rolls actually devved in a #Rondinax tank for 15% less time than nominal.)
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
#Ferrania #P33 earlier this year, home devved in HC-110, nominal 7 minutes. Slightly better negatives than my first roll? (Both rolls actually devved in a #Rondinax tank for 15% less time than nominal.)
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
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Kurt Vonnegut
October 25, 2023 at 10:18 AM
Kurt Vonnegut
Any #BelieveInFilm folk on here use CNMY for converting scanned or photographed images of negatives into positives? I have a little project going over on Mastodon (@[email protected]) and Talk Photography, comparing results from different software. Haven't found anyone with CNMY yet.
January 14, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Any #BelieveInFilm folk on here use CNMY for converting scanned or photographed images of negatives into positives? I have a little project going over on Mastodon (@[email protected]) and Talk Photography, comparing results from different software. Haven't found anyone with CNMY yet.
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I still really really REALLY want a Pentax LX. And I don’t expect I’ll ever be able to afford one 😂
So if anyone has a mad moment and decides they’d like to swap their LX for about 10 other random cameras, do let me know!
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
So if anyone has a mad moment and decides they’d like to swap their LX for about 10 other random cameras, do let me know!
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
November 28, 2023 at 8:41 PM
I still really really REALLY want a Pentax LX. And I don’t expect I’ll ever be able to afford one 😂
So if anyone has a mad moment and decides they’d like to swap their LX for about 10 other random cameras, do let me know!
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
So if anyone has a mad moment and decides they’d like to swap their LX for about 10 other random cameras, do let me know!
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography
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Most of each day I have film photography or darkroom work buzzing around my head - am I a bit obsessed?
It’s a huge passion.
I sense I’m not alone
It’s a huge passion.
I sense I’m not alone
October 21, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Most of each day I have film photography or darkroom work buzzing around my head - am I a bit obsessed?
It’s a huge passion.
I sense I’m not alone
It’s a huge passion.
I sense I’m not alone
Multi disaster! 1st, not all roll of Kentmere 400 loaded onto #Rondinax reel (not visible), so only devved 2/3. 2nd, pulled exposed, un-devved film out after dev. 3rd, last devved part of K400 had overlapping frames. 4th, ALL photos on next roll of HP5 on 1st frame! Now in#PentaxME
#BelieveInFilm
#BelieveInFilm
October 14, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Multi disaster! 1st, not all roll of Kentmere 400 loaded onto #Rondinax reel (not visible), so only devved 2/3. 2nd, pulled exposed, un-devved film out after dev. 3rd, last devved part of K400 had overlapping frames. 4th, ALL photos on next roll of HP5 on 1st frame! Now in#PentaxME
#BelieveInFilm
#BelieveInFilm
That's interesting. Just done a search on #BelieveInFilm here & elsewhere, last 24 hours. Twitter 25 posters, 36 posts. Bsky 23 posters, 30 posts. Masto 30 posters, 42 posts. Will try again just counting posts, as way I did it was weird! #MastoForTheWin...
September 12, 2023 at 7:15 PM
That's interesting. Just done a search on #BelieveInFilm here & elsewhere, last 24 hours. Twitter 25 posters, 36 posts. Bsky 23 posters, 30 posts. Masto 30 posters, 42 posts. Will try again just counting posts, as way I did it was weird! #MastoForTheWin...
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Mozilla's new report on the data privacy of modern cars is nightmare fuel. Enshittification has definitely hit the car industry:
It’s Official: Cars Are Terrible at Privacy and Security
All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed
foundation.mozilla.org
September 6, 2023 at 5:10 AM
Mozilla's new report on the data privacy of modern cars is nightmare fuel. Enshittification has definitely hit the car industry:
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Block the nazis and move on instead of incentivizing their content strategy is a norm I hope continues as this site grows.
September 6, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Block the nazis and move on instead of incentivizing their content strategy is a norm I hope continues as this site grows.