iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

claire @protosphere.me · 25/09/2026

yeah i’ve got a digital rangefinder

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claire @protosphere.me · 20/09/2026

Self-portrait on the Hasselblad 500C + Leaf Aptus 22, tethered via FireWire to an old MacBook Pro.

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claire @protosphere.me · 15/09/2026

Olympus µ[mju:]-II • Ilford HP5 Plus #believeinfilm

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claire @protosphere.me · 15/09/2026

It’s *my* camera now

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claire @protosphere.me · 11/09/2026

if i enhance you can see it’s pretty roasted

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claire @protosphere.me · 11/09/2026

Opened up the Copal 3 to inspect the flash sync mechanism, it’s extremely simple being X-sync only. I suspect the circled piece is oxidised or something and making bad contact

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claire @protosphere.me · 11/09/2026

Mine looks like this. I assumed I needed a lens spanner for the two holes in the centre ring

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claire @protosphere.me · 11/09/2026

Hasselblad back interface arrived, going to use this as the back for my custom scanning camera, with the Coolscan lens in the Copal 3 on the other end of the bellows

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claire @protosphere.me · 10/09/2026

Synchro-Compur (used in Hasselblad lenses) service manual indeed says it stays open for the entire exposure

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claire @protosphere.me · 09/09/2026

why does a nikkor on the f-1 actually look good

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claire @protosphere.me · 08/09/2026

don’t ever talk to me or my son again

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claire @protosphere.me · 07/09/2026

spent like an hour trying to get an intuition for scheimpflug. now to setup lighting, do all my exposure calculations and take the picture

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claire @protosphere.me · 05/09/2026

Nikon CoolPix P7100. Not as vibrant, but still more similar to the CCD cameras' look than the CMOS ones!

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claire @protosphere.me · 05/09/2026

I digitised the same frame under the same conditions with my Sony A7RIII. It looks similar to the output from the Nikon. Then, I tried it with my Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro, which uses a SuperCCD sensor, and got similarly great results to the Leaf Aptus. Are CCDs just "better" for digitising film?

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claire @protosphere.me · 05/09/2026

Canon EOS IX • Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM • Fujifilm Fujicolor Nexia 200 (Expired 2004) #believeinfilm #shittycamerachallenge

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claire @protosphere.me · 04/09/2026

Test roll from the 6x9 Technika. It works! Linhof Super Technika 23 (6x9) • Voigtländer Braunschweig Heliar 1:4,5 F=10.5cm • Ilford HP5 Plus (+1 Push) #believeinfilm

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claire @protosphere.me · 03/09/2026

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but the Aptus seems *amazing* for film digitising? Both of these are Ektar 100 scanned with a Big Scanlight, and a WB + "Convert Negative" in Capture One. First image is scanned with a Nikon D810, second is the with the Aptus. #believeinfilm

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claire @protosphere.me · 01/09/2026

The A, B, C of Leica (Nikon Z7 II • PC MICRO NIKKOR 85mm 1:2.8 D)

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claire @protosphere.me · 30/08/2026

uninspired Kodak DCS 620

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claire @protosphere.me · 28/08/2026

gonna be honest i have no memory of ever getting this. free fuji?

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claire @protosphere.me · 28/08/2026

i think i found the perfect film for the pride march

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claire @protosphere.me · 28/08/2026

The best I’ve ever seen digitised slides was out of my Coolscan 8000. This one looks pretty close to how it does on a light table in real life. I haven’t had much luck scanning them with a mirrorless camera though. Sadly the Coolscan broke.