# General Film Photography **URL:** https://forums.negativelabpro.com/c/film-photography/11.md [Latest](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the General Film Photography category](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/about-the-general-film-photography-category/20)
**Author:** [@nate](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 0
Any topics related to film or film photography that doesn’t fit into another category. --- ## [Corrupted Scanned Images](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/corrupted-scanned-images/10270)
**Author:** [@greene881](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/greene881)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/corrupted-scanned-images/10270 "2026-07-03T11:18:12Z")
I have some five images that were fine when I scanned (Epson V850 / SilverFast 8) them and processed in LR about eight years ago but on recent viewing are corrupted - see below. The mono shot was fine when I posted to F… --- ## [Is there really a single Kodak Gold Look?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/is-there-really-a-single-kodak-gold-look/10241)
**Author:** [@Ingvar](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Ingvar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/is-there-really-a-single-kodak-gold-look/10241 "2026-06-11T19:52:24Z")
Hi everyone, A recent discussion made me think about a broader question: what exactly defines the “Kodak Gold look”? I’ve seen people say that a particular scan or conversion does not look like Kodak Gold. But with NLP… --- ## [Do You Convert RAW to DNG](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/do-you-convert-raw-to-dng/8955)
**Author:** [@Mck.13](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Mck.13)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/do-you-convert-raw-to-dng/8955 "2026-05-30T16:46:23Z")
Over the years I’ve gone back and forth on this, so I was wondering if there was a general consensus here among NLP users. Essentially, do you guys make it a habit to always convert your camera RAW files to DNG upon imp… --- ## [Are these light leaks or just my bad scans?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/are-these-light-leaks-or-just-my-bad-scans/10178)
**Author:** [@EmperorOfSwag1111](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/EmperorOfSwag1111)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/are-these-light-leaks-or-just-my-bad-scans/10178 "2026-05-11T09:03:39Z")
Hey, im new to film photography as well as NLP, i recently got my film developed and scanned the film myself, its my first ever scan so it was probably not the best, there is still improvements for me to do. I was lookin… --- ## [Converting Rollei INFRARED with Negative Lab Pro](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-rollei-infrared-with-negative-lab-pro/9944)
**Author:** [@kolbasz32](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/kolbasz32)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-rollei-infrared-with-negative-lab-pro/9944 "2026-02-10T21:36:37Z")
Hi! I’m planning on shooting a roll Rollei Infrared film with IR720 filter. Any preset or tips how to do the conversion in Negative Lab Pro? For scanning I use Plustek 8100. --- ## [Cleaning "gunk"(?) off negative emulsions?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/cleaning-gunk-off-negative-emulsions/9883)
**Author:** [@GtwoK](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/GtwoK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/cleaning-gunk-off-negative-emulsions/9883 "2025-12-05T22:19:30Z")
I’ve been restoring a few thousand old family photos that I pulled out of my family’s basement. Most are stored safely in sleeves. Some (like this one) have some weird gunk on the emulsion side of the photo, and I’m n… --- ## [Dirty Negatives](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/dirty-negatives/1749)
**Author:** [@Caserta](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Caserta)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/dirty-negatives/1749 "2025-09-15T17:57:50Z")
I’m new to developing film at home. I’ve done about 8 rolls. I’m having a problem with super dirty negatives. I use the handheld rocket blower and have recently started using the canned air but some of the hair (?) part… --- ## [The editing process and finding a consistent "visual style"](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/the-editing-process-and-finding-a-consistent-visual-style/9676)
**Author:** [@piphlenitricity](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/piphlenitricity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/the-editing-process-and-finding-a-consistent-visual-style/9676 "2025-08-25T11:23:01Z")
Hello, I am posting for the first time. Briefly about myself for context, I first started to dabble occasionally with film about a decade ago. I have slowly been shooting film more and more and my affection for it has gr… --- ## [Camera Strap for Fujica GL690 Camera!](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/camera-strap-for-fujica-gl690-camera/4830)
**Author:** [@andrewlevine](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/andrewlevine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/camera-strap-for-fujica-gl690-camera/4830 "2025-07-02T23:47:54Z")
Hi there. I purchased a Fujica GL690 (what a monster) camera and I am relearning lessons in using a large, manual 120mm film camera. Fun times!! However, this camera came without strap. It is a large camera (needs … --- ## [Best online printing service?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/best-online-printing-service/9503)
**Author:** [@Cacti](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Cacti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/best-online-printing-service/9503 "2025-07-02T23:44:27Z")
My local spot only accepts jpegs. :roll\_eyes: --- ## [Storing uncut negatives](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/storing-uncut-negatives/8692)
**Author:** [@LMo](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/LMo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/storing-uncut-negatives/8692 "2025-06-27T03:36:30Z")
Now that I am not cutting my negatives to scan, and no longer sleeving them, I was wondering if other people have a solution to properly storing their negatives. Is anyone else not cutting their negatives after scanning… --- ## [How do I know what the “correct” color is when converting negatives? Is there a reference standard?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/how-do-i-know-what-the-correct-color-is-when-converting-negatives-is-there-a-reference-standard/9178)
**Author:** [@philip](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/philip)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/how-do-i-know-what-the-correct-color-is-when-converting-negatives-is-there-a-reference-standard/9178 "2025-04-17T01:16:49Z")
Is there no definitive way a photo is supposed to look after inverting a negative? For example, when converting Kodak Gold 200, is there any method to know how the colors are meant to look—like a reference point from how… --- ## [Portra 400 Blue Cloudy Sky](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/portra-400-blue-cloudy-sky/8688)
**Author:** [@LABlueBike](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/LABlueBike)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/portra-400-blue-cloudy-sky/8688 "2025-01-16T18:20:27Z")
Getting some strikingly odd blue skies on some Portra 400 scans taken on a semi-cloudy morning within an hour of sunrise. As you can see, the colors of the Tommy’s Hamburgers stand look normal in the sunlight. (Love tha… --- ## [Image splotch issues on 1950s TLR](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/image-splotch-issues-on-1950s-tlr/8627)
**Author:** [@Sciencentistguy](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Sciencentistguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/image-splotch-issues-on-1950s-tlr/8627 "2024-12-18T08:44:48Z")
I have recently bought a 1957 Yashicaflex TLR. The images are largely fine, but if i crank the sliders in NLP (brightness 0, lights 0) it exposes a number of weird splotches. Do any of you know what might be going on her… --- ## [Weird Texture Pattern on Tri-X 400 using Monobath](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/weird-texture-pattern-on-tri-x-400-using-monobath/8432)
**Author:** [@DesertRatt](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/DesertRatt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/weird-texture-pattern-on-tri-x-400-using-monobath/8432 "2024-11-14T14:14:20Z")
I did my first roll of Tri-X using the AGO and Cinestill Monobath (6-minutes). The entire film strip has a weird texture on it. See picture. Any clue what causes this? I’ve done many rolls of Ilford HP5 with no problems… --- ## [Weird Lines in last developed roll?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/weird-lines-in-last-developed-roll/8080)
**Author:** [@shawn2nd](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/shawn2nd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/weird-lines-in-last-developed-roll/8080 "2024-08-19T12:02:37Z")
Hey Guys, I’ve yet another question for the forum in my never-ending journey of developing my own film haha. My last roll I developed, I have these lines showing up on every exposure. They’re only really viewable when y… --- ## [Fuzzy vs Hard edges on negative](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/fuzzy-vs-hard-edges-on-negative/7814)
**Author:** [@Sciencentistguy](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Sciencentistguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/fuzzy-vs-hard-edges-on-negative/7814 "2024-05-28T14:57:20Z")
Hi, possibly stupid question: These are screenshots of two frames from the same roll of film, shot with the same camera and lens (Canon EOS 3 and EF 35mm 1.4L ii, fwiw). The difference i’m confused about is one has quit… --- ## [Streaks/Marks on B&W Film](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/streaks-marks-on-b-w-film/7589)
**Author:** [@qrzajicek](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/qrzajicek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/streaks-marks-on-b-w-film/7589 "2024-03-22T10:38:04Z")
Can someone confirm that the mess in the sky is from the film touching each other during the developing stage or is it something else? Tried googling and have no clue how to describe this. Thanks!!! Ilford Delta 400 deve… --- ## [Zone System Film Calibration for the Digital Age](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/zone-system-film-calibration-for-the-digital-age/7425)
**Author:** [@ArnoG](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/ArnoG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/zone-system-film-calibration-for-the-digital-age/7425 "2024-03-06T01:38:49Z")
Hi film community, After building my scanning rig and shooting and scanning many rolls of B&W, I am still optimizing film stock and development, and after wanting to try the Zone System, I took some months to understand… --- ## [Are these Lightleaks, Lensflares or something else?](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/are-these-lightleaks-lensflares-or-something-else/7501)
**Author:** [@woestmann.felix](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/woestmann.felix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/are-these-lightleaks-lensflares-or-something-else/7501 "2024-02-25T21:22:04Z")
Hello. I have an issue with my camera and I am not sure where to ask, so I try it here. Last September I brought my camera to be repaired and cleaned. (There was an issue with the Rangefinder). Since then I took only f… --- ## [Darkroom test prints](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darkroom-test-prints/7486)
**Author:** [@AndyCoulson](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/AndyCoulson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/darkroom-test-prints/7486 "2024-02-22T22:46:11Z")
Hello all, interesting community you have here. I’m new to B&W film printing in a darkroom, and I’m finding I’m wasting print paper and time with failed test strips (wrong part of the image, not optimal contrast filters… --- ## [B&W Developer options](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/b-w-developer-options/4998)
**Author:** [@fwolff](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/fwolff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/b-w-developer-options/4998 "2024-02-09T13:22:30Z")
I am currently using Ilfosol 3 for a variety of 35mm films from my Nikon FE2. Stop Bath, Fixer and final wash are Ilford. I develop 2-3 rolls per month and the films I currently use are: TMax TriX Ilford HP5 CineSti… --- ## [Hair on images - Contax G series](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/hair-on-images-contax-g-series/7258)
**Author:** [@julianjwatt](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/julianjwatt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/hair-on-images-contax-g-series/7258 "2024-01-02T16:28:18Z")
Hi, I’ve noticed a hair on the latest film I put through. My questions to the pros on this forum are: If its in exactly the same place, but not exactly the same line, I’m assuming I can conclude it’s a hair and not a s… --- ## [Converting C41 as B+W](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-c41-as-b-w/7034)
**Author:** [@wbhub](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/wbhub)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-c41-as-b-w/7034 "2023-11-10T15:45:33Z")
Hey everyone! I’m wondering what differences there are, if any, between shooting on a tabular grain C41 film (like Portra 400) and converting as B+W vs. shooting on a tabular grain B+W film (like T-MAX 400). Will the fi… --- ## [Keeping original scans](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/keeping-original-scans/6618)
**Author:** [@dillonmitra](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/dillonmitra)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/keeping-original-scans/6618 "2023-11-05T18:38:11Z")
My original DNG scans from vue scan are taking up a lot of space on my hard drives, after countless rolls, it’s amounting to near 100gb. is there a point to me keeping the original DNG files or should i delete them. i ke… --- ## [Converting images is hard](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-images-is-hard/6515)
**Author:** [@woestmann.felix](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/woestmann.felix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/converting-images-is-hard/6515 "2023-08-13T03:27:46Z")
Hey folks, just digitised my 150th roll of film. I have been using NLP for a few years now and love the software, really makes scanning at home feasible. But its hard. Getting results I am happy with and which look dec… --- ## [Scanning EC2N with Negative Lab Pro](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scanning-ec2n-with-negative-lab-pro/6278)
**Author:** [@jacob78](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/jacob78)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scanning-ec2n-with-negative-lab-pro/6278 "2023-06-01T05:13:34Z")
Hi there - does anyone have any experience scanning EC2N film using Negative Lab Pro? I’ve just bought some Silbersalz35 and I generally scan my own stuff. Just wondered if anyone has any tips… --- ## [Commercial processor for BW film](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/commercial-processor-for-bw-film/5138)
**Author:** [@sbhathaway](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/sbhathaway)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/commercial-processor-for-bw-film/5138 "2023-01-25T19:29:38Z")
Hello, My apologies if this has been asked a million times, but I couldn’t find a way to search that gave me results, so… . I recently acquired my second “vintage” 35mm film camera, and as part of determining whether th… --- ## [Copy EXIF shooting data to NLP metadata fields](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/copy-exif-shooting-data-to-nlp-metadata-fields/5454)
**Author:** [@pthurston](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/pthurston)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/copy-exif-shooting-data-to-nlp-metadata-fields/5454 "2022-11-16T16:41:44Z")
Is there a way to copy EXIF shooting data into the NLP metadata fields? After digitizing my negatives with a Nikon D800 the EXIF shooting data reflects the settings from the D800 during digitizing. After I convert the … [Next page](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/c/film-photography/11.md?page=1)