New Scanner
So I finally got myself a scanner that can take medium format film. Oh, and when I say "new scanner" I mean it's new to me. I picked up Canon 8600F scanner at cash converters on the weekend (a well known pawnbroker / dodgy 2nd hand chain here in Australia). This is the push I needed to start investing more in this amazing format.
I've started scanning in some of the negatives I didn't have the patience to stitch together with my Epson V300 (and it's 35mm width film scanning) and it's becoming quickly apparent that I need a better storage and archiving solution for my negatives. I would be very interested to hear from people how they organise / store their physical and digital copies of photos.
Expect to see a lot more medium format photos over the next few months.
More Bargains
I've talked about this film in an earlier post, but yesterday I was able to pick some up even cheaper than before! My local K-Mart (Maroochydore, QLD) is selling the 4 pack boxes of this stuff for $4. That's right, $1 a roll! I picked up 3 boxes (12 rolls in total), though I wish I ad the money to pick up more.
I'm still curious as to who makes the actual film in these rolls. Making film isn't an easy task, and is usually left up to established factories (these days that means kodak and fuji). Chances are, this film stock is simply un-branded Kodak or Fuji film.
Another piece of good news (and a partial explanation as to why I couldn't buy more film): I finally have a scanner that can do medium format! I picked up a Canon 8600F from a local 2nd pawnbroker for $95. Still getting used to the software and workflow, but it means scanning in my Holga, Agfa Isolette II and Brownie shots has just become a LOT easier.
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