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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Voigtländer Bessa 1 Folding Camera

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The Bessa I wasn't the first Voigtlander to have that name there was an older pre-war Bessa too which I have an article on here: Link T...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Kodachrome: A celebration of a legend

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Kodachrome was born in 1935 the product of two musicians Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes giving the phrase to Kodak employees 'Koda...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Found Negatives

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After some thought I think the above is the correct way round and the image below is reversed, I can't find a city hall in Lancashire th...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Kodak 'Retires' Kodachrome

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Some sad news today, after 74 years of production Kodak will be retiring their iconic Kodachrome film: The Kodak announcement I'm not s...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Early Colour Processes: Autochrome

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In a previous post I have explored the early colour methods using RGB filters to make colour images . In this post we'll be looking at t...
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Phenix DN60

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It isn't everyday that a new film camera is announced, so here is the latest in a dwindling breed. The Phenix DN60 which boasts specific...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Kodak Ektar 100

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Kodak Ektar 100 according to Kodak: Featuring ISO 100 speed, high saturation and ultra-vivid color, EKTAR 100 offers the finest, smoothest g...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Filmwasters

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Here is a link to a site called Filmwasters.com The site was formed by five like minded individuals. Here is a quote from their about us p...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Sad News: Franke and Heidecke file for insolvency

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According to sources on the internet (though no statement appears on their website yet) Franke and Heidecke GmbH have filed for insolvency. ...
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Friday, December 12, 2008

How it works: Kodachrome

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The film structure Kodachrome is a non substantive emulsion which basically means it has no built in colour couplers, it at time of exposure...
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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Fuji Neopan 400

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Fuji Neopan 400 is a film I've always liked, but somehow seems for me at least to have been a third choice after Tri-X and HP5. Thats no...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

"If cows didn't like mustard we couldn't go to the movies"

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The above quote is from C.E.K Mees the great 20th Century film emulsion expert, a fascinating man (how many people have a crater on the moon...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

The Great War in Colour

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Like most people my overriding image of the first war is black and white, a war fought in shades of grey. These pictures are shot on a early...
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Sunday, November 02, 2008

Found Film: ILFORD HP4

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Ilford HP4 was introduced in 1965 as a replacement for their HP3 emulsion, although the two were available concurrently until 1969 when the ...
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Monday, October 20, 2008

Clumps and Chumps (or why film isn't binary)

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There has been much talk on the internet about how many pixels it takes to out resolve film, the answer is 'it depends' Many ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

Ctein Dye Transfer Print Sale

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Above are two works for sale by Ctein one of the finest Dye Transfer print makers in the world, if you want to see high res versions please ...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Pushing The Envelope

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In a recent post I looked at Ilford Delta 3200, and was especially impressed with the emulsion in its 120 roll film format. One of the bigg...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Rolleinar Close up Lenses

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When I sent in my Rolleiflex for its service to Brian Mickleboro, I had a chat to him about my use of the camera. I said my only criticism i...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

Rolleiflex T

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The Rolleiflex T was originally designed to fit between the budget Rolleicord and the Rolleiflex F models. The 'T' designation is ...
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