CineStill 50D film review
ISO 50 is so slow. This was interesting to watch but I can’t think of many situations where I would be shooting in ISO 50 conditions. Also, CineStill has seemingly gone UP in price over the last few months which makes it hard to recommend this film stock.
Gigapixel AI walkthrough
I’m completely sold on Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel AI. If you aren’t convinced on the effectiveness and usefulness of this image enlargement application, check out this training walk through. Warning: It’s lengthy but there are plenty of great examples of real-world use.
Yashica Electro 35 GSN
My parents recently gave me a like-new Yashica Electro 35 GTN, a sibling of this camera. I always knew my dad was into photography when he was younger and for years he told me that he had a Yashica camera but because I’ve never seen it around the house, I just thought he had it confused with another camera that he owned.
Anyway, I’m pretty excited to shoot with it.
Turn JPEGS into RAWs with AI
This is the first time I’m hearing about this software and it seems really interesting. I can think of a tiny amount of instances where I would really need to turn JPEGS into RAWS and those dire situations might just be worth the $99 price of this software. Maybe. Topaz Labs’ JPEG to RAW AI software doesn’t just repackage your JPEG into a RAW format (not like DNG’s), but it actually uses clever AI algorithms to make your JPEGS actually editable as a RAW. That’s pretty ingenious. I must try this one day.
Impact 3 Section Double Articulated Arm with Camera Bracket
I’m thinking about building a small at-home camera-based scanning system (you know, like books, playing cards, and film) and was thinking of one of these 3-section double articulated arms instead of the usual vertical stand that is seen on most copy stands. This one from Impact can hold nearly 10 pounds so should be pretty sturdy. If you’ve built a copy stand before, let me know if this is a bad idea!
Printing slide film onto instant film with the Vivitar Instant Slide Printer
I wouldn’t personally ever buy this, but it’s kind of cool to see this retro tech still working.