Everything Is Analog

 2023-09-20 Instant of the Day Fujifilm INSTAX Wide 300 Fujifilm INSTAX Wide 300 Fujifilm INSTAX film just works. While the Wide 300 camera leaves little room for settings adjustments, it still produces a great image. Scanning is done with an Epson V850 Pro with all scanner enhancements like auto exposure, color correction disabled.  In post-editing, I add sharpening to account for the flatbed scanner's shortcomings, and ensure the photo dimensions are consistent with the INSTAX ratio. No color temperature corrections are done.  I will make a post about this process soon.

 Fujifilm INSTAX Film How should a new weblog begin?  The title Everything is Analog   has a special meaning which I will delve into later, but the basic point to understand is, well, everything IS analog.  So I think it's not inappropriate to start with a post about a great instant film stock. INSTAX Square, NONS SL660, Nikkor 50mm I just recently started shooting Fujifilm INSTAX film on the INSTAX wide 300 camera; more about that one later. INSTAX has great color but poor dynamic range, like Polaroid. A scene that has a nice sky and landscape may end up as a compromise between washed out sky or a landscape that's too dark.     NONS SL660 Camera Light L16 Camera But when the scene doesn't have too much contrast, and you nail the exposure (or when the camera gets it right...