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Want “New” Cameras? Ask Family and Friends!

Posted on 11 January 2011 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Βethan The great thing about film photography is the huge number of old film cameras out there. They’re usually cheap, most still work, they’re fun to use, and they look great. I love having a bunch of c [...]

Tags: camera, Equipment

A Bunch of Camera Equipment For Sale

Posted on 07 October 2010 by Brian Auer

[UPDATE 10/24/2010] I was just informed that everything has been sold! I don’t usually do this sort of thing, but I couldn’t help it in this case. Ken and Pat Ilott from the UK emailed me about a huge lot of film equip [...]

Tags: blackout, Darkroom, Equipment

Blackout Shades for the Darkroom

Posted on 19 September 2010 by Brian Auer

I recently mentioned that I was planning my new darkroom at the new house. I think it’s about time to start gathering the pieces — I’m getting anxious to print again. I’m going with a combination office/dar [...]

Tags: Darkroom, enlarger, Equipment, film, introduction, photography, Video

Video Intro to the Optical Enlarger

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Brian Auer

Recently, I posted an article that introduced the basics of the optical enlarger. This video is a follow-up to that article, and I use my Beseler 67 as a visual prop for pointing out the different parts and how they work. The vide [...]

Tags: camera bag, cheap, college, craisglist, ebay, Equipment, film, shooting tips, university

Cheap film. What are the options?

Posted on 27 June 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: BartNJ One of the common arguments against film is that it is so expensive. While this argument has merit, there are ways to minimize the cost – specifically in relation to the purchase of raw materials. Ultra- [...]

Tags: developing, developing tips, Equipment, film, Video

Black and White Film Developing Equipment

Posted on 30 April 2010 by Brian Auer

Welcome to another video post — don’t forget to subscribe to the FeelingNegative YouTube channel! This time around, we’re just starting into the world of black and white film developing with a brief overview of the e [...]

Tags: Darkroom, Equipment, Video

A Tour of Brian’s Darkroom

Posted on 05 April 2010 by Brian Auer

I love the fact that you get 3 options for the video screenshot on YouTube, and all 3 look like crap. At any rate, we’re up and running on YouTube — check out the Feeling Negative channel (and subscribe if you feel inc [...]

Tags: Equipment, light meter, Poll, recommendation, tool

Have a Cheap Light Meter Recommendation?

Posted on 27 March 2010 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Paul Vallejo A few days ago, my buddy Trevor Carpenter asked (via Twitter): “OK film photogs! Listen up! I have a Seagull TLR, any suggestions for metering? Inexpensive meters?” I re-Tweeted and got a few [...]

Tags: comparison, digital, Equipment, film, flatbed, scanner, scanning

The Past and Present of Scanning Film

Posted on 22 March 2010 by Guest Contributor

This guest article was written by Sam Agnew, a photography enthusiast residing in Qatar. He enjoys getting out and shooting with his F4, FE, or Mamiya M645 Pro medium format camera. You can find Sam on Flickr or on his personal ph [...]

Tags: chemical, Darkroom, Equipment, paper, printing

Print Developing Equipment List

Posted on 09 March 2010 by Brian Auer

Developing prints is a rather simple process that can be done in the most basic of darkrooms. And before the master printers attack me for such a statement, let me clarify that I’m talking about the basic process of going fr [...]