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Hi everyone!

I recently had some troubles with my Nikon F3. Since a few months some of my picture had an unexposed area on one side of the negative. Today I decided to shoot a test roll of Foma100 at different shutter speeds to diagnose the problem!

I thought it was shutter capping but now I am not sure anymore.

Now these are the results. I really need help interpreting this, since I am not sure what happened. Some shots are completely underexposed and there is nothing on the negative (it is completely clear). I am wondering about the different exposures since it was in Aperture Priority mode!

Developed myself, Foma100, scanned by myself, Nikkor 35mm f1.4

Hi everyone!

I recently had some troubles with my Nikon F3. Since a few months some of my picture had an unexposed area on one side of the negative. Today I decided to shoot a test roll of Foma100 at different shutter speeds to diagnose the problem!

I thought it was shutter capping but now I am not sure anymore.

Now these are the results. I really need help interpreting this, since I am not sure what happened. Some shots are completely underexposed and there is nothing on the negative (it is completely clear). I am wondering about the different exposures since it was in Aperture Priority mode!

Developed myself, Foma100, scanned by myself, Nikkor 35mm f1.4

I recently came across something pretty questionable about the Tokina Global photography contest, and I’m curious what others think.

The original winning image turned out to be heavily AI-manipulated, to the point where the moment shown basically never existed in reality. After people noticed, Tokina deleted that winner. Fair enough.

But then they announced a new winner… who is also clearly an AI “photographer.”

That made me dig a bit deeper, and honestly, it gets weirder. If you check the photographers Tokina is promoting or linking to, a large number of them seem to be using AI in their work. And not subtly since you can often tell pretty quickly just by looking at their profiles or images.

One more thing that really stood out: they often include supposed camera settings and explanations of how the image was captured, if it were a real photograph. If these images are actually AI-generated or heavily constructed, that feels misleading at best, if not outright dishonest. What’s more, when people ask questions or point this out, those comments seem to get ignored.

So now I’m wondering: is there some kind of system or agenda behind this? Is Tokina intentionally shifting toward AI-generated imagery while still branding it as photography? Or is this just a coincidence and weak curation?

I’m not against AI as a tool, but presenting AI-generated or heavily altered images as “photography” in a contest feels misleading—especially without clear labeling.

Curious to hear your thoughts. Has anyone else noticed this?

https://www.instagram.com/tokina_global/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxfPUsloYlX/

The winner: https://www.instagram.com/midlands_night_sky/

Other winners: https://www.instagram.com/jadr_photo/

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