musician, image maker, BBS sysop, game boy user, pretend meteorologist, baseball watcher...
Was (@)yiffpolice on twitter (RIP 2013-2023)
Will always be @nicky from cohost (2022-infinity)
i got a reeeaaaal cheap flatbed scanner that um, well it turns out can't really scan 35mm film. i thought it would but it doesn't. and even polaroid/instax film is hit or miss due to the shiny surface of the exposures, causing Newton's Rings. but i've decided they're part of the ~aesthetic~ and uhhhh it's fine. it's better than "scanning" them with my phone
here's a selfie i took today
ah yeah back in the day when flatbed scanners were exciting, high-end technology, they were definitely not capable of film scanning. focus issues.
fun fact the newton rings is caused by the two surfaces meeting and bending light in a weird way where they touch. so if you suspend the polaroid just over the surface using something thin like popsicle sticks or something, they wont show up. i dont really mind them either though
ah! good to know, i'll try that. from what i gathered from searching online, it gets out of focus real quick with this machine if the thing isnt directly on the glass. maybe there's a sweet spot in between though
