Recent content by Paul Taylor

I have had a great experience with the Cinestill CS41 kits. I like that I can order it in 500ml - so then I can just mix and dump it all in my smaller Jobo or Stearman SP455 tanks with a 485ml capacity without having to measure it out. I use the 1000ml kits for my bigger tanks. I buy the...

Bill, I did upon your recommendation - however I have yet to try it!

Great set. I like the bright colored changing foliage amongst the “permanent” darkness of the dead.

I tend to use my film cameras like my cell phone camera (I use the film cameras more, actually.) Thanks for the comment :)

Thanks Beth! It was nice to get out of the house and take a day trip.

You are correct, for now. I have been adding to some of my older lens mount collection for a while because the prices have fallen. I like to have a film camera, and a digital in the same mount (if possible) so this has been great for building out “systems.” I have a Minolta a7 35mm, and a...

In my typical fashion of shooting a roll of film in a day and seeing what I get - here is a some of a roll from my Canon "new" F-1 w/ Canon 50mmF1.4 and some Kodak Gold 200. Scanned with my usual Nikon D800 & Nikon 105mm Macro, Developed with Cinestill CS41 kit, and "converted" in NLP. These...

A few more shots from some developed Ektar. Such a great film stock. Some of these are duplicates of shots I took with the digital, as I find the comparison interesting. Mamiya C220 - 10--29 - Sedona - Ektar 100 - CS41 - D800-2523 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr Mamiya C220 - 10-29-25 - Sedona -...

That is why I took a couple rolls up there - I new it would highlight the red rocks and leaves well. Such an under-rated film stock IMO

Here are some of the first roll of Ektar 100 I shot on the little trip. To my eye, most of the time - film still wins. These were taken with my Mamiya C220 TLR w/ 80mmF2.8 lens. Developed with Cinestill CS41 and "scanned" with the same camera I took the digital pics with - Nikon D800, but with...

Yeah, all the crystals / aliens / vortex crap is hilarious. Sometimes it really brings the weirdos. My wife and I stayed in a little B&B up there several years ago, that had a great view and had trail access to a few hiking paths. The owners of the property gave us the run down with heavy...

I drove up north a couple hours to Oak Creek & Sedona, AZ. I had my old Nikon D800 w/ Nikon 20-35f2.8 & Nikon 80-400. I also took my Mamiya C220 with a few rolls of Ektar and Gold (I shot 2 rolls of Ektar and 1 roll of Gold) which I will develop tomorrow. It was interesting as in the 20+ years...

It was amazing to me how these people that were new to photography instantly chose disrespect as their reaction to people using gear they weren’t aware of. Most of these really rude people had one thing in common - they didn’t really have a real interest in photography. It was really popular...

I never really found the "stereotype" lists very funny, as they exist in every hobby/lifestyle where fierce brand loyalty exist. Don't get me wrong, I am not faulting anyone who does like them or find them humorous - I guess I am just "over" them due to them being created in every hobby /...

Oh cool, an environmentally friendly "living wall" - like how they do those roofs with plants on them. Lol.