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A look inside a second-hand dedicated film scanner to locate the key parts that may need cleaning – the mirror, lens, lamp, and the sensor.
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Science Journalist Brandon Broll has gained media attention for the microscopic photos in his new book Microcosmos. Why's that? Just take a look, and you'll see.
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Did you get your first film developed on your own? It must have been a great feeling to see the images developing right in front of your eyes! But did you have dust and watermarks stuck on the negatives? Read this article to find out how to avoid them.
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Mars on Earth. While planning my trip to Sicily, I was obviously looking forward to visit Mount Etna. I love islands, and I especially love volcanic islands. I have been to Tenerife before so it was exciting to see how Mount Etna looked like.
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The glass on flatbed scanners should be as clean as you can get it if you want crisp sharp scans of your film or prints, but sometimes dust or haze can get on the internal surface of the scanner glass. For my Epson V500, cleaning it was really easy and well worth doing.
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I bought the Lomo L-Case three months ago, because I needed a new case for my LC-Wide. I didn’t think it could be so comfortable, in particular when you have to bring your precious camera with you on an holiday.
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Have you ever felt sad and even disappointed at your over exposed shots? Keeping the unsuccessful negatives is always never pleasing, yet too disheartened to throw them away?
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If you scan your own negatives then you will be very familiar with the problem of trying to keep them free from dust. If like me and you live in squalor, then you will often feel like you are fighting a losing battle, but an obvious discovery now helps me keep my negatives nice and clean and free from dust.
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Time Capsules are collections of objects that are buried or contained and then re-opened in the future. Some people say they are the closest we can come to time-travelling – They are a unique way of communicating with future generations through objects from today.
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The Spanish Parade (more commonly and mistakenly referred to as simply "the Arch") is a haven for tourists, wastrels and those looking for a convenient and picturesque place to get drunk in the warm(ish) Galway Summer months. Go through the Spanish Arch (built in 1584 to keep out the mad Spanish Armada) and walk down the Long Walk past quaintly multicoloured houses facing the swan hangout of the Claddagh Basin across the bay.