Comments on: The Land Before jpegs http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/ Family, travel, shooting and amusing observations from someone who want's to try it all. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:17:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ladybughugs http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-253 ladybughugs Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:35:19 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-253 Frugal is good. So is passing on something we no longer have use for and using something that still has life in it to save it from the landfills. Frugal is good. So is passing on something we no longer have use for and using something that still has life in it to save it from the landfills.

]]> By: ladybughugs http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-252 ladybughugs Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:33:53 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-252 We have a lot of slides (both my parents and my husband shot slide film). H was a photography major in college for a while. We're saving for a digital SLR. Mom lost a camera by leaving it in the seat back on a return flight from Europe. The cleaning people at the airline sure got lucky that day! (I wonder how much cool stuff they get to take home at the end of the day! It's probably mind-boggling.) Sadly her media card was still in the camera so she lost all her pix. ::sigh:: We don't do that anymore. Now we leave connecting airline tickets (will we ever learn?). We have a lot of slides (both my parents and my husband shot slide film). H was a photography major in college for a while. We’re saving for a digital SLR.

Mom lost a camera by leaving it in the seat back on a return flight from Europe. The cleaning people at the airline sure got lucky that day! (I wonder how much cool stuff they get to take home at the end of the day! It’s probably mind-boggling.) Sadly her media card was still in the camera so she lost all her pix. ::sigh:: We don’t do that anymore. Now we leave connecting airline tickets (will we ever learn?).

]]> By: razzbuffnik http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-245 razzbuffnik Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:35:33 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-245 I scan with a Nikon Coolscan IV. It's a bit old and it's not that great to use but it's better than nothing. I find scanning very tedious and the results aren't as good as digital photos. I have to tweak the scans quite bit in photoshop to bring back the colour and saturation as well as getting rid of dust, srcatches and fungus. <strong>Yah, that's what I'm afraid of getting into. I really want a nice slide scanner, preferably capable if doing six or more in one shot. They exist, I know. It's just that I'm also cheep... I mean, "frugal". -TP</strong> I scan with a Nikon Coolscan IV. It’s a bit old and it’s not that great to use but it’s better than nothing.

I find scanning very tedious and the results aren’t as good as digital photos.

I have to tweak the scans quite bit in photoshop to bring back the colour and saturation as well as getting rid of dust, srcatches and fungus.

Yah, that’s what I’m afraid of getting into. I really want a nice slide scanner, preferably capable if doing six or more in one shot. They exist, I know. It’s just that I’m also cheep… I mean, “frugal”.
-TP

]]> By: mgagliano http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-244 mgagliano Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:23:00 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-244 I love this post. It brings back awesome memories. After my 110 I got a what the hell was it called, with the little disk thingy. It looked like negitives but they all came out on this little round disk. I remember when that came out, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I have a ton of slides I want to get from my dad so that I can scan them into digitals. My amazing 35mm is sitting in my closet and I also have been thinking of getting a battery, some film and taking some classic pictures. The kind where you have to pay and wait to see if they are worth saving. <strong>I think they were just called "disk cameras". Those little 110's were great, weren't they?! They were the ultimate kid camera. You really couldn't screw it up with them. I miss that simplicity sometimes. And by all means, go and dust off your 35mm! I need to do the same. -TP</strong> I love this post. It brings back awesome memories. After my 110 I got a what the hell was it called, with the little disk thingy. It looked like negitives but they all came out on this little round disk. I remember when that came out, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

I have a ton of slides I want to get from my dad so that I can scan them into digitals.

My amazing 35mm is sitting in my closet and I also have been thinking of getting a battery, some film and taking some classic pictures. The kind where you have to pay and wait to see if they are worth saving.

I think they were just called “disk cameras”. Those little 110’s were great, weren’t they?! They were the ultimate kid camera. You really couldn’t screw it up with them. I miss that simplicity sometimes.

And by all means, go and dust off your 35mm! I need to do the same.
-TP

]]> By: S. Le http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-236 S. Le Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:28:35 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-236 I remember Instamatics, Polaroids, slides, and film movie cameras. Gads I'm old and pathetic!! <strong>Eh. I wouldn't feel too bad. Being able to say that you remember old stuff just means that so far, you're doing a good job attaining immortality. Don't screw up though. Most folks can't keep it up for more than 75-85 years! -TP</strong> I remember Instamatics, Polaroids, slides, and film movie cameras. Gads I’m old and pathetic!!

Eh. I wouldn’t feel too bad. Being able to say that you remember old stuff just means that so far, you’re doing a good job attaining immortality. Don’t screw up though. Most folks can’t keep it up for more than 75-85 years!
-TP

]]> By: razzbuffnik http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-land-berore-jpegs/#comment-235 razzbuffnik Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:38:30 +0000 http://foxandmaus.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-235 The first SLR I bought was a Minolta and I'm currently going through all my old slides and scanning many of them. Some memories have been triggered once again. There's nothing like a good slide show. <strong>I concur. There is nothing like a good slide show. What are you using to scan with? I'd love to start the process but want... well... something good, cheap. I'm a Scottish Yankee. I can't help it. -TP</strong> The first SLR I bought was a Minolta and I’m currently going through all my old slides and scanning many of them.

Some memories have been triggered once again.

There’s nothing like a good slide show.

I concur. There is nothing like a good slide show. What are you using to scan with? I’d love to start the process but want… well… something good, cheap. I’m a Scottish Yankee. I can’t help it.
-TP

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