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..at the local non-digital film photography and camera shop today
(why has this thread still such a weird title, just call it "analog photography" @Velocio ?)
I went "oh and let me get one roll of Fuji C200 as well", and I did receive the below..

.. googled around a bit and found this thread on reddit on the new / not new emulsion:
Is Fuji C200 still around or is it all Kodak?

So weird that they're bringing out a new b&w film now (Acros II - anybody tried it yet?), but cancelling all the C41 🙁

ftfy

To guarantee order you can upload them one at a time, editing the post to add the subsequent ones.

I rarely do posts with multiple images, but when I do this is the only way that uploading multiple images works at all 💁

lol

I just tried to take a screenshot to show the damage to my screen protector.

😅

On a more seious note I also recommend the Spigen protector things, it was a little bit more expensive, but was super easy to apply, and still looks like new, no scratches, no stupid bubbles 👍

front limited display screen which is often sufficient

..you mean like an Apple Watch?

https://youtu.be/EzjWiQFIaHs?feature=shared

Has anybody stained one of those bamboo cutting boards (as in: on purpose, with dark wood stain, to make it look more like "dark wood")?

For what it's worth it won't be used for cutting food, it will only serve as a (then wall-mounted) base for a turntable, and I want it to look less than a cutting board and want it to blend in more with other dark-wood-coloured things in the room..

Somehow I got a hunch the bamboo won't take the wood stain nicely / evenly, but happy to be told otherwise 🙂

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@Trunkie that house with the windows is amazing 🥰

first ep of new True Detective series seems to have slipped into supernatural horror territory a lil bit but was an engaging watch.

Hey, thanks for the heads up, didn't know there's a new season out.
Watched the first two episodes, fucking amazing!

Fargo S05 spoiler warning..

..oh man, there was a lot of great things about that series, but on the whole it was kinda "meh" in my opinion, it did loose the magic and authenticity / uniqueness of the earlier seasons.
Felt a bit like "fast food" TV to me. Have watched some of the earlier seasons a second time, won't happen with this one I'm sure.

Seing True Detective now in comparison feels like it's on another level completely, super curious as to how this will unfold..

Just after take off I go to the toilet and get changed into classic loungewear.

lol

https://youtu.be/6B6KFou9uy8?feature=shared

Are you proficient enough to do a home build?

..short answer: no 🙂

Thanks again @Stevethecoffee 👍

And also thank you @Airhead & @ChasnotRobert - very valuable feedback for me, I appreciate it!

@Stevethecoffee - thank you very much as well ✌️
Yeah I kinda suspected the whole chain needs to be proper good to really get the "3D juicy thing" as you put it.

I'm kinda wondering if it's worth pursuing that goal at all when basically the middle price range is all that's gonna happen here..
..meaning I got this basic (£300) amp at the moment- willing to upgrade to something around £600-900 in the future, got a SL-1210 with a £200 cartridge right now, probably going to upgrade to a £300-400 one.. speakers are £1000 Canton's that most likely won't be upgrading any time soon..

So yeah, so far my hunch has been that the tube-y magic is only gonna happen with equipment 2-3 times as expensive (mostly because the tube amps are so hideously expensive) - but will check out the used market more, thanks for the heads up!

Thank you very much for the insight, it's appreciated!
Will take a deeper look into this and read up a bit more on these things 👍

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tldr: want nice tube-y sound in my living room for both turntable and digital inputs, sub £1000

..what tube (or hybrid) stereo amps / pre-amps are there sub 1000 that have a (proper) built in phono stage? I see a Magnat MA 700, an ugly Taga HTA-800, and not much else.
Most of the tube amps seem to be super high end / super powerful (and super expensive).

I have a sort-of basic Yamaha amp (AX-397) with a built-in phono stage (that's pretty decent actually), Canton speakers which are fairly nice. They already sound warm / "round".

The overall sound is good but I want it to be "better" - "bigger" (not necessary louder, I have neighbours), with more warmth, more spaciousness, more "life", also I want the digital inputs (mac / iphone) to sound "less digital" / "more analogue" - and I got the impression that incorporating tubes in the setup might help with all that.

Is this a worthwhile endeavour, given the limited budget?
Are there good (tube) preamps that I would use with my Yamaha, that allow digital sources and turntable to be connected?
Do I get a new stereo (tube / hybrid) amp instead of the Yamaha?
Do I get a mixer with tubes (and nice phono preamps something like a MasterSounds Valve - but cheaper)?
Would an Ecler Warm2 give me what I need (even though it doesn't actually have tubes)?

What other options do you know of?

Any thoughts / feedback appreciated, ta!

sort-of political blahs that are cracking you up at the moment

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..haha, both very nice!

..interesting..

Also there's the new cameras (both compact and SLR) that Pentax announced for 2024 👏

..it's beautiful!

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