FilmLab 0.1.2 (3) – Beta Test Notes

FilmLab beta v. 0.1.2 dropped today, and I wasted as little time as possible getting some film in front of it. When I have a bit more time on my hands, God willing, I’ll run some more tests (and include some medium format, and slide film, and test with my iPhone 5, even, as the new beta has support for older phones!).

For this quick test, I tried Fuji Superia XTRA 400, shot in the Diana Mini; Ilford HP5+ shot in the FM3a with the 50mm f/1.2; Kono Kolorit! 400, shot in the FE with the 35mm f/2 D; and Fuji Superia XTRA 400 shot in the FE with the 35mm f/2 D and the FG with the Holga 60mm f/8.

How did it do this time? Well, it’s still  beta, but maybe getting betta. Continue reading “FilmLab 0.1.2 (3) – Beta Test Notes”

Diana Day!

August 5 marked the first (annual? biannual? quarterly?) #DianaDay on Twitter. Founded by Denise, #DianaDay is a celebration of all things Diana: “No winners, no prizes. Just a celebration of a fun toycam. Shoot Aug5 & post with the tag #DianaDay anytime after til the 31st!”

My only Diana camera, at present, is the Diana Mini, so I had the daunting task of shooting through a whole roll, either half frame or square, in one day… I made it, but only just. Continue reading “Diana Day!”

Checking my Intention

As reported by Umar, Radi Allahu ‘anhu:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated.”

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unboxing The New Analog

It’s been awhile since I read a book in two sittings. Even the junk fiction I’ve been gorging myself on lately usually sees me through 4 or 5 nights or more. But Damon Krukowski‘s The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World went down fast. It may not be a photobook, but it’s a true page turner, engrossing, entertaining, informing and cogently argued.

https://youtu.be/QJvOqgm08wE

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