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Jake @heyimjake.com · 03/10/2026

Got a Samsung Maxima Zoom 125 from the thrift store and only figured out how to turn off the panorama mode halfway through the roll! Shot on Kodak XX. #believeinfilm #pointandshoot #photography #35mm

The sun hits the side of a tree in the woods.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 19/09/2026

Tried slitting down some 65mm 500T and it didn't go well but I did manage to shoot and develop it anyway! Minolta Autocord. #believeinfilm #mediumformat #500T #photography

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 06/09/2026

Greens Creek in the Rockies outside Salida, CO. Olympus XA, Kodak 500T. #believeinfilm #nature #film #photography #river #woods #mountain #colorado

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 05/09/2026

Peach vendor in Fairplay, CO. Olympus XA, Kodak 500T. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #35mm #photography

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 03/09/2026

In the Rockies outside Salida,CO. Graflex speed graphic, ektar 135mm lens, Fuji HR-U x-ray film #believeinfilm #4x5 #largeformat #photography

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 02/09/2026

First roll from CO! Olympus XA, Kodak XX. #believeinfilm #rangefinder #bnw

Image from a high desert Sinclair station.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 15/08/2026

Managed to get an image from some very old peel-apart 4x5 Polaroid film! Polacolor Pro 64 Graflex Speed Graphic 210mm Xerox bond machine lens #believeinfilm #instant #polaroid

A hand holding a Polaroid print of African violets. The colors have degraded to the point where everything looks very blue.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 04/08/2026

Bought a Rolleicord II at an auction and loaded some 35mm 250D to test it out! #believeinfilm #analogue #mediumformat #sprockets

An image of a mural featuring a cartoon rendering of the top half of a person’s head wearing a beanie with the words “Stay level guy” scrolled across the beanie.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 31/07/2026

Snagged some leaves! Olympus OM-10, Kodak Double-X #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #bw #tree

A young leaf in front of a clump of mature leaves.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 12/07/2026

Some scenes from Washington D.C. on an unlabelled point-and-shoot (possibly a Suntone MM-252?) and Kodak Double-X stand developed in homemade Rodinal for buckets of grain. #believeinfilm #eastcoastkin #photography #city #street #DC #grain

A man waits outside the Health and Human Services building in NE DC which used to be the Judd & Detwiler Printing company.

Black and white image of the skyline along K st NW

Black and white image of the flags above the entryway to Franklin Court on 14th and L NW.

Black and white image of a couple rowhouse fronts in NW DC.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 01/07/2026

Made my own rodinal just to see if I could and it works! Shot using an unlabeled point and shoot camera and Kodak Double-X.

A dog looks at the viewer in this black and white image. Captured mid-stride.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 30/06/2026

The now abandoned Monarch Novelties in NW DC. It operated for more than 80 years but closed in 2024. #believeinfilm #dc #eastcoastkin #midatlanticpals #doublex

A black and white image of a tattered storefront.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 26/06/2026

Stumbled across some train tracks! Always amazed at the sharpness of the Retina C III. #believeinfilm #double-x #film #photography #train

Black and white image looking down some train tracks surrounded by vegetation.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 21/06/2026

I guess the old Brownie Blue's Eye doesn't have a fast enough shutter to hand hold any more. #250d #believeinfilm #color #sunflower

Blurry image of a sunflower complete with 35mm sprocket holes.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 14/06/2026

Testing out a new (to me) Industar-50-2 lens! #believeinfilm #flower #250d

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 11/06/2026

Sunflower bud. Using ancient Arista Ortho Litho 3.0 and the trusty Graflex Speed Graphic with the Optar 127mm in a Graphex shutter. #believeinfilm #largeformat #4x5 #altprocess #bw

A black and white image of a sunflower bud.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 09/06/2026

First try using 250D AHU. I didn't have any C-41 bleach on hand so I cooked up my own from leftovers from a cyanotype kit. Pentax K1000 SE with a Vivitar 50mm F/1.8. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #photography #color #film

Afternoon light hitting clear plastic packaging on a table.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 02/06/2026

Happened across this while walking the dog. Thank goodness I had a camera loaded with Double-X at the time! #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #film #photography

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 23/05/2026

Trying to use lenses besides 50ish mm. Here’s a couple using the OM-10 and a 70-210mm, and 500T. #believeinfilm #35mm #photography

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 13/05/2026

Thought I had Kodak Double-X film in my bag but it turned out to be expired MotoPhoto 200 film. Shot here at 50ISO. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #35mm #XA #rangefinder

A dog looks away from the viewer down the path of a bridge.

A young redbud tree with leaves covered in water drops.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 03/05/2026

Went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival yesterday. Olympus XA, Kodak Double-X (5222). #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #sheep #Maryland

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 01/05/2026

Ivy on an oak. Minolta Autocord, 65mm Kodak Vision 3 500T. #believeinfilm #tree #vine #photography

English ivy grows on a young red oak trunk.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 29/04/2026

Morning buttercup. Nikon FT2, Sigma Mini-Wide 28mm F2.8, Kodak Vision 3 500T. #flowers #macro #believeinfilm #filmphotograohy

Close-up of a buttercup (small yellow flower) caught in a sun beam.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 27/04/2026

Accidentally pushed this roll of 500T by a stop and the saturation is crazy on it! Canon AE-1, Kodak 500T @ 1000ISO. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #tree #leaves #leaf #red

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 26/04/2026

Good Smells. Canon AE-1, 50mm F1.8, Kodak 500T. #believeinfilm #filmaintdead #dog

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 21/04/2026

Fallen Tree. Olympus XA, Kodak Double-X. #believeinfilm #monochrome

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 17/04/2026

Accidental Double exposure with the 120 film back on the Graflex 23. Film is 65mm Kodak 500T. #believeinfilm #doggo #flower

Image of a dog sleeping is overlaid with an image of a buttercup.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 16/04/2026

Donkey at Oxon Hill Farm. Graflex 23 Speed Graphic, FP4+ expired 1999 #fridayfavourites #FP4Party #believeinfilm

A donkey regards the viewer in a black and white image.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 15/04/2026

Next shot for the #fp4party #fridayfavourites ! Taken again with the Graflex 23 Speed Graphic and FP4+ expired in 1999.

Black and white image of antique farm machinery.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 13/04/2026

First shot for #fp4party taken using very old 2.25x3.25 film in my Graflex 23 Speed Graphic at Oxon Hill farm in southern Maryland. #believeinfilm

A dirt track, lined by fences, leads to a barn with a silo.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 07/04/2026

It appears the sensitive of the Structrix D7 is to close to “normal” or that of dry plates, basically blue and UV sensitivity only but it is very sharp. This is from a 16mm x 12mm 110 negative. #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead

A monochrome image of some dogwood blossoms.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 04/04/2026

Checking to see if I'd managed to fix the light leaks on the Olympus XA on some springtime blooms. #believeinfilm #color #500T #flowers #springtime

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 21/03/2026

Loaded up my 2x3 holders with ancient FP4 for the #FP4party

An image of 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 film holders and box of matching film.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 20/03/2026

Good mornin'! For #halfframefriday I took some shots with my Canon Dial 35-2. One of the wildest cameras I own. It's an early 1970s creation that is a auto-exposure, auto winding camera powered primarily by spring tension. #believeinfilm #blackandwhite #bw #film #halfframe

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 16/03/2026

Found out that my Retina IIIc wasn't actually broken. It just has a new quirk. You have to wind it all the way (move the wind lever through the full range) otherwise the shutter fires at what looks like 1/25. Here's a shot taken with it and Tri-X 400. #believeinfilm #vintagecamera #airplane #tree

A military transport plane flys over the trees.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 14/03/2026

Got my hands on a Zorki-4K! Probably the closest I'll ever get to owning a Leica. Color film is 500T, BW is Kentmere 400. Lens is Jupiter 8 50mm/f2 #believeinfilm #dog #skateboard #russiancamera

A sticker-covered obstacle at a skate park.

An image of the a Zork - 4K rangefinder camera.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 11/03/2026

Got my hands on the smallest film SLR: the Pentax Auto 110! Also, worked on reloading some 110 cartridges with first FPP BW Double8 film, then more Structrix D7 cut-offs. #believeinfilm #16mm #110film #photography

Image of the Pentax auto 110 with an SD card for scale.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 08/03/2026

A rainy walk with some Tri-X 400 and the XA a while back. #BelieveInFilm #dog #rangefinder #photography

The reflection of a dog in a puddle on smooth concrete.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 03/03/2026

Turns out the little extra strip I get when I cut down the 4.5x10 X-Ray film for 4X5 fits in the Minolta 16 and is sharp enough to get a bit of detail even at that small size. #believeinfilm #spycamera #16mm #film #photography #dog

A dog regards the picture taker from her bed.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 02/03/2026

Testing out my new Peak Design tripod! It's the first new-ish tripod I've ever had and it's so compact and it'll hold the graflex! CatLABs 80 @ 40ISO Graflex Speed Graphic #believeinfilm #largeformat #photography #dog

A dog sleeps resting her nose on a sheepskin.

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Jake @heyimjake.com · 26/02/2026

Repaired the shutter on my thrifted Ricohflex VI! A simple mechanism powered entirely by spring tension and the weight of the two shutter leafs (leaves?). If you have a Ricohflex with the Riken shutter (B, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100), store it at 1/25 to keep the second spring tension off. #believeinfilm

A man in a red sweater holding a Ricohflex VI.

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