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Cleared out the garage this weekend and found a shoebox of my dads tapes from the eighties and nineties. I do not own a tape deck. What should I be looking for in one so that the…
by quietmornings on Jul 30, 2026
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someone at the record store told me a worn stylus can chew up your records and now im paranoid. how do you tell? is it a number of hours thing or do you just listen for it going…
by owlhours on Jul 21, 2026
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first time posting. I shoot instant film and print little snapshots but ive always secretly wanted a 35mm
by astoria_p on Jul 18, 2026
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shooting 400 speed. outside everything looks clean, inside it all goes grainy and kind of brown and sad. is that just the film being too slow for indoor light or am i messing…
by sabrinaq on Jul 17, 2026
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platter just spins free now, no resistance at all. its an old second hand thing i got for cheap so im not scared of breaking it exactly, i just dont want to loose it completely.…
by bellingham_j on Jul 5, 2026
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loving the simple phone thing but the one thing that keeps getting me is my kid does something funny and by the time id get a real camera out the moment is gone.
by tacoma_dan on Jul 5, 2026
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I load a roll and then I just do not shoot it. Every frame costs money to develop, so I stand there waiting for something worth spending a click on, and it never quite arrives.…
by renata_k on Jun 27, 2026
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left it leaning against the wall near the window and now there is a visible wave in it. the needle rides up and down and the whole thing sounds sea sick on the first track. is…
by pdxmel on Jun 25, 2026
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walked into a goodwill on a whim and there it was on a shelf next to a bread maker. 40 bucks. i think i blacked out a little. cue lever is loose and theres no dust cover wich i…
by tomnottommy on Jun 25, 2026
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They have terrible godawful sound quality and I dont care because the act of playing them is so satisfying.
by miareyes on Jun 24, 2026
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just over a week into using a little flip phone and something shifted already. i keep reaching for my pocket out of habit and then remembering theres nothing in there to scroll.…
by tacoma_dan on Jun 3, 2026
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Did this in my bathroom on Saturday with a cheap tank and some Ilford chemistry. Most of the roll is a disaster. I got light struck edges on about a third of it and something went…
by kmartinez88 on Jun 2, 2026
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so i was helping clear out my grandpas closet and there was a canon ae-1 just sitting in a bag. it fires and the light meter needle still moves?? im 16 and have never shot film in…
by leo_again on Jun 2, 2026
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I keep seeing the cute suitcase ones for like 50 bucks with the speakers built in and every single time theres alot of people in the comments going "that will destroy your…
by kate_b_92 on May 30, 2026
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picked up like 30 records at a garage sale for almost nothing and a bunch of them are grimy. not scratched grimy, just dusty and kind of sticky in places. im scared to touch them…
by dparker77 on May 28, 2026
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hey everyone, jojo here. this is the room for all things analog and retro, records, film, cassettes, old cameras, the lot. quick house rules so we all have a good time: be kind to…
by jojo-rewindcity on May 27, 2026
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