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Hi, thanks for asking....I've changed it a bit since I shot this video, but I think at the time I was using this action that I'd created... CAMERA RAW FILTER process version: 6 exposure 2012: 1.95 contrast 2012: -9 texture: 10 clarity 2012: 10 sharpen amount: 40 sharpen radius: 1 sharpen detail: 25 sharpen masking: 0 color noise reduction: 25 color noise detail 50 color noise smoothness: 50 transform distortion: 8 invert ...hope that helps a little? As I say, I've improved my process since, and there is another video about my new workflow on the channel. Cheers🙂

Yes, I've still got my "new" roll of B&W 8mm to shoot, but I can't face the cost of the processing at the moment...I'm holding out for a can't miss opportunity to use it, and until then the camera makes a lovely ornament! Thanks for watching, and have a great week 🙂

Many thanks! Have a great day 🙂

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Thanks Steve. Ah, so you'll recognise a lot of the places...glad you liked it. Have a good day 🙂

@@studioswinden used to commute from disley into piccadilly station by train. Both fond and not so fond memories were had there. Keep up the good work 👏

Great...have fun! 🙂

Thanks - I hate the rain, but it does make things pretty sometimes! 👍

Yes, I think so. I usually have it turned off as I don't want any info burned into the negative, but sometimes I use it if the date stamp is really important...like a birthday souvenir picture or something. It's good that the date goes all the way up to the present...there are some cameras where the date won't go beyond the Noughties....I gues they thought we'd never get so far into the future! 😂

It is. I've never tried C41 process myself, but from what I can tell it's tricker and more costly too! Thanks for watching 🙂

Ha...thanks for asking! 😉 If I remember now it was a mixture of tracks by The National, the new Cure album, Yard Act and Blossoms...don't hold it against me! Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks! 😂

Thanks so much - that’s very nice to hear. I think the EOS 650 should be pretty similar to the 620...if I remember right the one you have was the very first EF Canon andcwas closely followed by the 620. I find the AF a bit frustrating (but it was the early days!) and it’s quite a noisy machine, but lovely results and I can use all my EF lenses with it, which is great. Have a great week, and I hope you get some good shots with your Canon 🙂

Glad you enjoyed it...I enjoyed making it! Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Glad the video was helpful! 🙂

You're welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂

I don't know much about what lens alternatives are available for SLRs anymore as I've not been in the market for one in years, but if you're looking for budget options with a wide aperture then one thing that could be worth considering is a well-preserved secondhand manual focus one with an adapter to convert it...it might not work for all cameras, but you might get a brighter image than with a more modern budget alternative...a new budget lens (if available) is likely to have a much smaller maximum aperture and so the shallow depth of field and ability to use high shutter speeds is lost to a large degree. I've seen a pre-owned Tamron AF 70-300 for sale online at around £100 but it has an f4-5.6 aperture. Alternatively a fast prime might be an idea? They can be pricey too, but their less complex than zooms so tend to be slightly cheaper. Happy hunting! And thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks again. Would be great to see some of your sea and landscapes...do you have any online? Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks Paul. I certainly respect those who prefer not to share their images, but personally it means a lot to me to share my work and (hopefully) leave a lasting legacy... Thanks again for watching and commenting. Have a good week 🙂

Thanks again for watching and continuing to comment. I'd definitely recommend giving APS a try with something that isn't "mission critical". It is a fun format, and I think overall my results were (at least to my eyes) better with it than with 110 or 126 film. Though it is horses for courses...there was a shot I got on 110 that I think wouldn't have worked better on any other film/camera. It was just the right combo for the job. Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks for sharing your experience...I used a flat bed with inserts a long, long time ago (probably the early 2000s) but my scanner was pretty budget and the results weren't great so I ended up buying a dedicated film scanner, which was a bit better, though more time-consuming to use. I really like using a dSLR now for digitising my negatives as RAW (14 bit) files...though I wish I had a proper copy stand to ensure it was always completely perpendicular...and a decent macro lens. I think the extension tubes add softness to the edges of the scans unless I only use the central portion of the lens...which makes the scans much lower resolution. Whatever works for the job is the right thing, I guess. Cheers 🙂

Thanks Anthony. I completely respect your point of view. I struggle a lot with deciding at what point the art of photography becomes a different kind of art, and my own early portrait work is full of collage, filters, etc. I think the argument to change a photo to make it more aesthetically pleasing or convey a different message can sometimes be justified, but I still think that it can be a slippery slope in some situations. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Good to hear your take 🙂

@@studioswinden When I first left photography in the 90's, packed away those point and shoots it wasn't that I disliked photography. It was because, at the time, I felt unfulfilled. No readily available resources outside of the library, or a class I could sit and study. Things that were sadly out of reach. Just getting to a library was an ordeal for me then. I think, personally what you, and many other photographers are doing here on this platform, internet forums is a incredible service to the community. I see photography in a whole new light these days, not only the raw beauty of capturing a slice of time, but also the worlds of creativity that you can unleash with just a little effort.

Thanks, that’s really nice to hear! Glad you enjoyed it. Have a good week 🙂

Thanks so much! 🙂

Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks! No, certainly still think the XA2 is as close to perfect as I can find as a pocketable walkaround, though I do now think mine has a problem (film plane out of whack) as there's a lot of softness when there's low light...and it definitely isn't motion blur. Lucy's is way sharper. Might have to look out for a cheap replacement for mine...or "borrow" hers 😉. Have a good weekend. Ed 🙂

Thanks Paul, that's really kind of you to say, and much appreciated. I must investigate that light leak! Have a great weekend. Ed 🙂

I'm not sure...I think it might be a toilet for the bus drivers to use as it's at the bus terminus...but I couldn't swear to it!

@@studioswinden Thanks Ed, that's a great shame to paint an image of Alan Turing on a toilet wall. I am sure that he is there because of his association with Manchester University. As a Computer Science graduate he is one of my heroes, (for his work that is, not his personal life).

Thanks Paul. The packet is certainly not a UK one as I think they have to be completely plain nowadays...must be from overseas.

I don't think you can...the film has a special magnetic coating that the camera reads, odd perforations, and the canister itself is quite complicated by the looks of it. It's certainly beyond my technical abilities. That's the problem with "progress"...things become untweakable and unfixable without specialist equipment and proprietary parts. It's a shame, because the camera itself has potential. Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks Steve. Have a good weekend 🙂

@studioswinden thank you just drove back from Scotland, now home in gloucestershire. Spent a week taking landscape photos.

Lovely! Hope you had a good time 🙂

@studioswinden yes it was lovely, but was a long way. Drove 1400 miles in one week. I must say I prefer north wales, snowdonia. We were there this time last year

Thanks, that's really interesting...where do you think the leak came from? The camera was "brand new" from what I could gather but would it be worth taping up around the film door next time I shoot with the IXUS? Or could the film have been fogged prior to me getting that? Thanks again, and thanks for watching 🙂

@@studioswinden It could be fogging too, somehow in the same lower corners, but when I used the Viewfinder Shutter on an older APSs camera I was using (I now have a CANON ELF that works nice) to block light from hitting the film when not in use, I got light leak on two shots that got to the edges of the frames. Since these cameras too have plastic parts, who knows what might be getting slightly separated or slightly off from slight decay inside where you cannot see. I did not know that would happen, but did that in the middle of non-use. Also, if you get original FUTURA, it is very hard to expose via its age and the way AGFA made it, so treat it as a daylight-only film and you'll get amazing results. Thanks for another great video!

Thanks for the extra info...I'll definitely bear it in mind 👍

Good to hear (assuming you mean cracking as in great....rather than crumbling😂). I'm really liking it so far! 🙂

@ haha! Cracking as in it’s great!

Phew! 😀

Good luck with it...and thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks Chris, really glad it was enjoyable. Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks for commenting. What a shame about the camera...I think I've been very lucky not to have had battery leaks after leaving alkalines in cameras and accessories for years! I'm a lot more careful these days. I'm sure it must be possible to clean/repair contacts but not sure how easily. I recently bought a "spares/repairs" old Fuji Finepix which has a badly corroded battery compartment and I may try reviving it. Will keep you posted. Thanks for watching. Have a good week 🙂

@@studioswinden Thanks Ed, I would like to get it back in working order if possible. I had thought about buying an old defunct T90 for spares and maybe having a go myself?

@@studioswinden I have got the T90 out of the loft, cleaned it up and determined to get it working. Your channel has got me interested in film photography again. What clinched it was the nostalgic sound of your EOS 620's shutter followed by the auto wind on, sounded just like my T90!

Thanks for watching and commenting. I hear what you say about how your home city starts to get boring and hard to make pictures in...for me it's particularly because the light is so flat most of the time. When the sun shines I find everything looks different from day-to-day and hour to hour and I feel a lot more inspired. When there's no sun I really struggle, even though there are opportunities to be found with low contrast and "dramatic" skies. And I think you may well be right about the importance of analogue developing...I wish I had the skills (and money) to produce some "proper" colour prints. Have a great week, and thanks again 🙂

​@@studioswindenyes light makes or breaks the image. Grey walls can look particularly flat and boring without shadows. Keep your great work.

I appreciate that! Thanks 🙂

Thank you 🙂

Phew! Sounds like you had a lucky escape there...and yes, always good to have the wife around in my experience! 😂 Have a good week 🙂

Many thanks, as always. Appreciate your continued support...makes it worth the effort. Have a great week! Ed 🙂

Thanks for watching and commenting. Weddings can certainly be a real minefield when it comes to working out the right thing to do. I'm happy that it sounds like you managed to navigate successfully! Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Cheers Richard, glad you enjoyed it. I was just freestyling my thoughts while I was out and about so when I edited it all together I was worried I might sound rather preachy...I'm really happy at least some of it resonated with you. Thanks again, and have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thank you! Cheers!

Exactly!😂 I remember being told once that there have only been about six original ideas in the whole world ever, the trick is to repeat them, but better! Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks again! And Lucy says thanks too 🙂

Thanks! Yes, I had to miss quite a few of our top cliches out of the video as there just seemed too much to pack in...but maybe we can revisit them sometime. I could do a whole video on street cats!

Thanks for watching...go do it! 😀

Thanks for watching...it's definitely worth going back for the photography one year, if you can...some really interesting stuff. You weren't staying at the Atrium by any chance were you? Because we had photos in our hotel lobby (and a pool table :) ) and it was next to that crossing and the carousel? 🙂

@@studioswinden Yes, we were at the Atrium !! Unfortunately the carousel wasn't working as I would have liked to have got some photos of it in operation. However we did find a working carousel in Avignon.

@@paulmoss4199 Great! I've stayed at the Atrium a couple of times...love the rooftop pool! Have a good weekend 🙂

Thanks for the info...always interesting to hear about the local history. I like watching videos of olden-day Stockport and finding out about stuff. I wasn't around in the early 60s but I was in the 70s...can't remember what it was then! I think the underneath may be part of the dungeon museum now...or is that on the other side? Thanks for watching 🙂