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27 February, 2020

Some Thoughts and Experiences in Favor of the Price Hikes on Film – Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

Every time a manufacturer like Kodak or Fujifilm announces a price rise on one or more film stocks, there is a lot of howling online, whether in the comment sections of articles...

18 September, 2019

There Is No Such Thing As 120mm Film!

By Hamish Gill

Right. There’s no such thing as "120mm" film. The format is called just “120”!I’m writing this post as part of a concerted effort to correct this bizarre misconception that seem...

7 May, 2019

Dilemma Dilemma: What Shall I Use, Color or Black & White? A Short Comparison – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

When the digital tsunami overwhelmed the world of picture-taking in the mid-2000s, I bought various digital camera and used them for color work. However, I continued to take bla...

25 February, 2019

Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, Film Speed (ISO) & The Relationship Between Them

By Hamish Gill

I’ve thought about covering off some of the basic principles of photography a few times on this website, but often find myself coming to the conclusion that someone else will ha...

2 May, 2016

Overexposure latitude or: how to cheat your way to perfect film photography

By Hamish Gill

Film photography doesn’t need to be difficult, in fact in many ways I think it can be much easier than digital. I've had a few people ask me recently how I have the guts to shoo...

26 March, 2016

Metering for Film, Understanding the Basics of Exposure – By JK Lockwood

By JK LOCKWOOD

Shooting film is a challenging process for many new photographers, especially those used to the instant feedback of digital cameras. Modern DSLRs are precision instruments that ...

12 March, 2016

The Yellow Filter And Why I Love This Community – by Aukje

By Aukje

My first year of shooting film Part 7 (Read Part 6 here) A couple of months ago I wrote a guest post about my first roll of Tri-X. In fact it was my first roll of black and whit...

Miky on Sony Mavica Floppy Disk Camera and the Shitty Camera Challenge
Thank you for your reply Bill. I bit the apple and got myself an FD97. In the coming weeks I'll…
Safiyyah on Pakistan With the Olympus E1 and E3 – Part 2 Overlanding the Karakoram and Hindu Kush by 4×4
So many incredible images of an incredible people and culture! Thanks for sharing!
Geoff Chaplin on Divided Development – An Introduction
The solutions are far from saturated at normal temperatures (16+). I guess somehow the local temperature (perhaps caused by nearby…

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