u/Kloetenschlumpf

Image 1 — A circlejerk shortstory
Image 2 — A circlejerk shortstory

A circlejerk shortstory

You spot it online: a classic car that seems to call your name. Somewhere, you read that cars from this manufacturer were "legendary." The seller admits, “I’ve never test-driven it, and honestly, I don’t know much about cars.” But the seller seemed reputable and had a familiar face... kind of like Richard Nixon.

No test drive, no guarantees, just a few blurry photos where you can’t even tell the color for sure. The price is temptingly low. You don’t recognize the model, the controls are a mystery, and you have no idea what its common issues are. You don’t know much about cars either.

Still, you buy it. When it arrives, the door groans open with a suspicious creak. The seals are shot, the battery’s leaked, and the oil? Probably hasn’t been changed since the ‘70s. It’s been sitting in a damp garage for decades. There might even be mold inside.

Now you’re left with a car that has more problems than horsepower—and you wonder why you didn’t just get a used one with a service history.

And then you put an outdated film into the trunk. Trust me, bro, it will come out great.

Some days later you have lots of questions and ask online.

u/Kloetenschlumpf — 1 day ago

Breaking news: you can buy films years before they expire.

FYI: it is possible to buy fresh films. No need to GUESS whether they are still good, no need to COMPLAIN about awful results.

u/Kloetenschlumpf — 3 days ago

License purchase on Android/Murena e/os

Folks, I want to spend some money, but I cant.

I use a Fairphone 6 with the "de-googled" e/os Android made by Murena.

Download and Installation worked just fine. I chose a one-time license for my X32 mixer... And then things got complicated. I setup my crédit card on Google Payments, started the purchase and nothing happens, see image. After a while it stops.

I guess my de-googled e/OS phone does not do exactly what Google wants it to do.

Is there a different way how I can purchase and pay for a license? Before I had this phone I used an iPhone and had a license. Would it be possible to add a new license to the old account and then "restore" the new license into my new phone?

u/Kloetenschlumpf — 10 days ago

Simple setup for scanning 35mm negatives and slides

Long ago, when everybody used slides, they were one-offs – if you needed a duplicate, this is what you would get to photograph your slides (or negatives):

https://preview.redd.it/hp0sankexw0h1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=4b803bae30013289a8e685df5d16fc7d9b4b54ee

https://preview.redd.it/ho0pwfthyw0h1.png?width=420&format=png&auto=webp&s=d47fcdd694de0b39e9503ba7e8944842de1533a9

https://preview.redd.it/7hf6wmwkyw0h1.png?width=392&format=png&auto=webp&s=eae6ba8f175f912abc7ea203a9e6c3941bfe6367

A camera bellows fitted with a slide copying attachment and a lens optimised for a 1:1 reproduction ratio wherever possible. The lens was stopped down to f/8 or f/11, which is generally the optimal setting for maximum sharpness.

A flash was used as the light source, ideally with TTL control. This ensures a consistently exact colour temperature (all flashes generally have the colour temperature of daylight) and eliminates any risk of motion blur.

And this still works great today, except that you simply use a digital camera. You can use almost any DSLR or mirrorless system camera with adapters. Focusing, of course, is manual.

It doesn’t have to be the original bellows units from the camera manufacturers; there were also many from other manufacturers such as Novoflex. Prices vary a lot, but you find good offers.

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u/Kloetenschlumpf — 10 days ago

RTFM -read the f***ing manual

I don't mean to be rude, but you will save a lot of time and hassle when you really read the manual.

Many old cameras have unique features that even experts don't notice at first glance.

Mr. Butkus has just about every manual out there—please be kind enough to buy him a coffee if you find what you're looking for:

https://butkus.org/chinon/index.html

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u/Kloetenschlumpf — 12 days ago