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Arthur Brainville
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French. EN/FR. He/Him. C++ dev working on #XR tech @liv.tv
❤️Retro tech, film cameras, and fountain pens!

Accidental collector of vintage Canon cameras.

My favorite cocktail is Rodinal on the rocks.

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For the turbonerds, here's the Kodak datasheet of what this is a respool of:

www.kodak.com/content/pdfs...

It's an AN-6 film. Note that they do condone C-41 processing, and they even expect you to change contrast by varying dev time. Which is unusual
www.kodak.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For the nerds: this is "scanned" with a DSLR on a copy stand. A Canon 850D with an old 50mm sigma lens

The film is illuminated by a CineStill CSLite on the recommended "warm" setting, white point set to 3200K, an zero corrections applied.

Those are Canon RAWs exported as is from DarkTable
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Thing that is very surprising: How the heck does it look this good if you treat it as a 50 "ISO" Tungsten balanced slide film?!

11 dollars a roll!
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For added context: This is a color NEGATIVE emulsion designed to be shot from planes. It is normally sold on big like, 9 inch rolls or whatever

Does not have the usual orange mask from residual couplers...

It is often cut and repacked as 135 and 120 format. Sold as 100 speed daylight print film
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sometimes I think we need a time machine and go to the guy that had the *brilliant* idea of enclosing a RTC battery inside a chip and be like

"Dude, bad idea. Please. Do not do."
October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I like having a dog because I know I have a pet. With a cat, I am pretty sure the cat has a human pet
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Moi j'avais bien aimé le film pour ce qu'il est. Et d'autant plus, dans ma légère période d'obsession sur tout les trucs Steampunk et adjacent
September 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
BTW Matt, I have a Canon T70, this camera is mainly a shutter speed priority semi automatic, not just "full auto" (Program). And you can set shutter speeds.

In "full auto" or Tv mode, keep aperture on the green A, it won't expose properly if you do not
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I have recently become *quite obsessed* about film cameras and darkroom stuff, so it's very neat to hear @birchtree.me rave about his dad's cameras (yes I jumped to that chapter, I was too curious)
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Soviet widelux!
August 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Damn you got me right in the childhood.
Also.... WHERE IS THE SNOW??
August 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
added paint hasn't worn off yet, despite being "the wrong kind". It's acrylic. Should have used enamel.

It is water soluble. But I generally do not shower with, nor use in the rain, my late 1970's mostly electronic film cameras...

(They are *absolutely not* weather proof whatsoever)
August 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM