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[–] bestagon 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of historical photos we seen were taken in situations where the photographer couldn’t meter for light or pull focus precisely without letting the moment slip away but film photography can look really good. All of these are much older than the 1930s

1919:

1917/18:

1919:

[–] bestagon 8 points 2 months ago

For some reason the last photo is being compressed down to 1MP. The version I have is 9MP and you must trust that it’s a good looking photo