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I think that's the best. Mine is silver however!

As above, but I'd use one of the Nikons to "scan" your negs. It can work well if you get a plastic tube to place over the light stage and point the lens down it so you get less reflections. This is more or less what the Valio (or whatever it's called) does. I use a cheap LED artist tracing light...

I used to work in a petrol station for longer than I care to admit. No They are not ripping you off! If you knew how little is made on petrol an how much it cost to keep a petrol station running you would wonder why anyone did. In fact so did the owner of the station I worked at which is now a...

The $64 question, did you get a black one or a silver one?

I use Photo Factory on eBay. I find them good for C41 in 35mm and 120 (but not 110 or B&W). The only real issue is the cost of posting the film to them in the first place so it can help to send a few at a time. Photo Factory Limited 226 Stratford Road, Solihull, Shirley, West Midlands, United...

Well the die is cast! Just sent mine to the printers. Let's all be kind when they turn up shall we?

Nice!

Peter Rogers Photographic in Stafford have announced they will be closing the business due to the owner retiring on November 28th. Should you be in the area it might be nice to pop in and say hello or, indeed, goodbye and maybe they will have some discounts. The FaceBook post says "upto 25% off...

Back in June I posted a photo of an unusual camera system. I have now made a YT video if anyone wants to see a little more detail and (non clinical) photos from it. View: https://youtu.be/PZbq9run8L0

I ought a Manfrotto Elements the other day on a whim. Just for a GoPro or Phone and I've been happy with it. Not sure I'd want to put a big lens on it however.

Spotted on eBay. Sigma Art 85mm F/1.4 HSM DG Lens For Nikon 85126321550 | eBay UK SRP £999 T4 Cameras £799 NIKON FIT SIGMA 135MM F1.8 HSM DG A 85126240554 | eBay UK SRP £1399 T4 Cameras £899 These are listed as new but of course older model lenses now. Might be of interest to anyone still...

If shooting B&W you should expect to get a "paper base" white and a sold black in a normal contrast image without using filters. Commercial processing of B&W films really gives this as they tend to job all types of film together whereas FP4 and HP5 for example benefit from different times etc...

I can't recall the name of the company we used when I was in retail but Mr Scan is worth checking out. Generally if a shop says they do it themselves I'd think twice but if they "send them away" it's likely going to a place with pro kit.

Any number of shops and other companies would do this for you as a service. It is likely they would have more control over tracking and tape speed than you would get hooking a consumer player to a pc or similar.

Also a valid metric, If you feel it's expensive you are not enjoying yourself enough!