Re:Show HN: Automating my 35mm film scanning pipeline
by macintux on Monday October 05, 2026 @09:04AM
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Speaking for myself, I like film for a few reasons.
The wide variety of form factors keeps things interesting. Yesterday I went to shoot a sunrise, and I took a panoramic 6x17, a pinhole 6x12, and my TLR (which I didn’t shoot) at 6x6.
Everything about shooting film is more deliberate. Simply loading a medium format is typically time-consuming, developing the negatives, and if you’re lucky enough to have access to an enlarger, creating your own prints is very satisfying.
Slow but rewarding.
And I spend all day in front of a computer; it’s nice to have a very analog hobby.
The wide variety of form factors keeps things interesting. Yesterday I went to shoot a sunrise, and I took a panoramic 6x17, a pinhole 6x12, and my TLR (which I didn’t shoot) at 6x6.
Everything about shooting film is more deliberate. Simply loading a medium format is typically time-consuming, developing the negatives, and if you’re lucky enough to have access to an enlarger, creating your own prints is very satisfying.
Slow but rewarding.
And I spend all day in front of a computer; it’s nice to have a very analog hobby.