Even before I had purchased my first film camera, I always had a love for film. The whole process. Loading the film into the camera, firing the shutter, using the film advance lever, scanning, developing, the whole nine yards. I think the reason I was so captivated by film, like many others, because it was so […]
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Fujifilm is Raising Film Prices by 30%+ Starting April 2019
Fujifilm issued a statement earlier today announcing a “worldwide price revision” for their films and photographic papers. Minimum increase of 30% for Color Negative Film, Color Reversal Film, Quick Snap, and Control Strips Minimum increase of “a double-digit percentage” for all photographic paper Price increase effective from April 1, 2019 onward Fujifilm cites rising costs […]
Continue readingPolaroid Sun 600 Instant Film Camera Review
For years and years Polaroid has reigned as the top instant film camera on the market, providing beautiful, soft color and black & white film in a matter of minutes. In particular, the Sun 600 is a camera that has been used by many photographers for professional and personal use. The Sun 600 is able […]
Continue readingHow to Load 120mm Film into the Mamiya M645
Loading and unloading your camera is never the part that people look forward to, yet everyone that shoots with film still has to know how to load and unload their film. This is especially true if you’re shooting anything larger than 35mm film because everything has started to get more expensive and you don’t want […]
Continue readingJammed Shutter Fix for the Nikon FE Film Camera
Are you having a problem with your Nikon FE and you can’t figure out why the shutter won’t click and why the lens won’t open up? I had this same problem recently and couldn’t figure out how to fix it. When looking through the viewfinder, my lens was black and I couldn’t see anything. I […]
Continue readingHow to Load Film into a 35mm Camera
Let’s take it back, back to the old days. Where everything was hands-on, manual, and controlled by the operator. Film photography is not as common as it used to be, but it is still so different than digital photography. There are so many more options from start to finish and everything is more precise with […]
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