A little bird that is definitely real and can obviously read minds told me that analog is king and people want to develop their own 35 mm film. That’s a noble cause and you even get a prize at the end. The prize is not Nobel. For 35mm home development you need stuff, the stuffContinue reading “Jobo Auto-Mat 35”
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Fuji Super RX-N X-Ray Film
Holidays are coming and people who have them will make the way back to their ancestral homes. Parents and grandparents and great second what-have-yous-once-removed will be in abundance. Ask these people if they have any old cameras. You’re not looking for 35mm point and shoots, not looking for SLRs, or anything that takes a battery.Continue reading “Fuji Super RX-N X-Ray Film”
Developing 2¼ x 3¼ in Daylight Tanks
The best format in the whole of photography is 2¼ x 3¼. Call it 2×3, call it 6×8, call it mini, call it 9 frame 120. 2×3 is perfect. Why is it perfect? How could something that sells at just under $1 for a frame of the cheap stuff, or just over $1.50 for IlfordContinue reading “Developing 2¼ x 3¼ in Daylight Tanks”
Arista Ortho Litho 3.0
Cheap film abounds boys and girls! It’s just not what you might think. Lithographic film isn’t for photography the way film film is. Lith film is photographically used for masking and copy work. If you want to create a mask so you can block out part of a negative that prints too dark you don’tContinue reading “Arista Ortho Litho 3.0”
Translations from a Box of Soviet Medium Format film (120)
Свема Svema ЦВЕТНАЯ Color ДС-4 DS-4 Негативная для дневнога Negative for the day (daylight color correction) 45 гост 18 DIN 50 ASA 45 gost 18 DIN 50 ASA Врем проявл. [7] мин Development Time [7] min. Обработать до [09 85] Process to [09 85] (Use by September 1985) Партия No [3019] Party no [3019] 8 кадров 6 x 9 cmContinue reading “Translations from a Box of Soviet Medium Format film (120)”