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New growth from the old | KMZ Moskva 5 | Fomapan 100 (lemmynsfw.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by antimidas@sopuli.xyz to c/analog@lemmy.world
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First tests with medium format, with the new-to-me soviet beauty. Finally got my hands to a economical flatbed capable of medium format, in this case an old canoscan 8000f. It doesn't have recent drivers, so my current workaround is a VM running Win 7 – might write SANE drivers for it at some point if it doesn't prove too difficult a task. Resolution is low (2400dpi) but enough for medium format since there's more to work with (I already have a dedicated machine for 135), and it's not like more recent flatbeds are much better in terms of real optical resolution. What these have got going for them is the price, got mine for 15 €.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Great scan.

[–] antimidas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks! Was pleasantly surprised how well this thing performs, especially for the price. It was probably this cheap mainly due to the poor driver support.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, some of the Soviet knock-off cams are pretty great. I have a few Kievs, this Moskva 5, and a Fed. Kind of hit or miss on certain models, but if well cared for, really hold up over time.

[–] antimidas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yep – planning to get a Fed 1 at some point as well, I tend to like shooting with rangefinders the most as they're so quick to focus. Maybe some more recent Zorki/Fed variant as well.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No idea about old film cameras but as a layperson this looks like a really old photo. Had to give it a triple take and the thing that gave it away is the newish Mercedes.

[–] antimidas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

Old-timey equipment has it's own feel – and when the city has a matching aesthetic it can indeed be fairly convincing replica of what it might've looked like. Cars tend to be a giveaway, another is fashion, but just the b&w already does a lot (like in the following example).