Overexposing colour negative

Petapixel has Daniel Lachman tell us how much you can over expose colour negative film: “What I took away from this is that film basically can’t be overexposed, it can just be too dense for the scanner to be able to shoot through the negative. But the information will always be there.” My quick take… Continue reading Overexposing colour negative

New film products

Early December Ilford announced two new disposable cameras with their black and white film, one with HP5, the other with XP2. Strangely, disposable cameras still sell well in comparison, and Ilford is just trying to capitalize on this. There is a version with processing included for the HP5 film as it is traditional B&W. The… Continue reading New film products

Home C-41 colour negative film processing

Pixelogist talk about Developing C-41 Colour Negative Film explain how simply it can be done at home. Alright, developing C-41 is pretty similar to the black and white process. The equipment is the same, so just check out my previous post on developing equipment to know what you will need. All of it applies —… Continue reading Home C-41 colour negative film processing

Bye bye Fuji Reala 100 in 120

Fujifilm Reala 100 Discontinued in 120 Format: It is with great sadness that I have to report the announcement of the discontinuation of Fujifilm’s Reala C-41 colour film in 120 format. Thanks to the phoblographer.

Goodbye Ektachrome

In Kodak bankruptcy reorganisation, the announcement of Ektachrome being discountinued mark the end of the Kodak slide film, after discontinuing Kodachrome in 2009 and stopping development at the end of 2010. The won’t stop producing E-6 chemistry though. This is very hard on slide film shooters. Now the only source for colour reversible film is… Continue reading Goodbye Ektachrome

Kodachrome 2010

A small documentary “Kodachrome 2010” by Xander Robin, with an interview of Dwayne’s Photo lab manager and how it came to an end. The video was taken down on YouTube due to a copyright claim. Robert Cohen found his last roll of Kodachrome and went to the Missouri fair to shoot it ; then drove… Continue reading Kodachrome 2010

Amazing photos of water drops

Heinz Maier’s amazing photos of water drops (archived from the original): just view these awesome pictures. And look at the setup.