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It’s been almost a couple of months now since film nerds around the world rejoiced at Kodak releasing their popular, budget-friendly Gold 200 film on medium format. Gold was already a revered 35mm film by all photographers, professional or amateur, but the introduction of Gold in 120 format just moves it up another step in […]
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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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Before I start this review, I’d just like to share that this is not a paid review, nor have I ever gotten paid directly by anyone to review a film stock. Let me also say that I’ve only shot about 5-10 rolls of Fujifilm Pro 400H. However, regardless of both of these facts – I […]
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Today Hasselblad introduced the second generation X1D medium format digital camera, the X1D II 50C. With dramatic user interface improvements and a lower price, the X1D II is sure to catch plenty of people’s attention. Especially as competition heats up with Fujifilm. X1D II 50C has an MSRP of € 5000 / $ 5750 / […]
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Today Zeiss announced the addition of a new tele focal length to its line of lenses for full frame Canon and Nikon DSLRs. The ZEISS Otus 1.4/100mm is a sharp lens for studio work and beyond. ZEISS Otus 1.4/100 available immediately at a price $4,500 USD Built for Canon and Nikon full frame DSLRs Exceptional […]
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Over the past decade or so film photography and the analog industry in general has started to make a great comeback. One of the many steps of this resurgence is the introduction of all the ‘disposable camera apps’ for your mobile phone. These apps have introduced analog photography and other retro film looks to the […]
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Today Phase One introduced the XF IQ4 150MP Camera System. The IQ4 system is made up of three new digital backs and a processing platform called the Infinity Platform. With these new developments, Phase One “lays a new foundation for image quality advancement, workflow optimization and feature development today and well into the future”. Three Full-Frame […]
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Shooting black and white film is completely different from shooting color film, in my eyes at least, I know many photographers that shoot either film whenever, and to extent I will shoot either film whenever too. However, after shooting black and white film for a little while now, I realized that if you shoot black […]
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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 […]
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While shooting any black and white film, Ilford HP5 Plus included, you have to think from a alternative perspective, something different than if you were shooting in color. You’re forced to know where your lighting is coming from and it how it will affect your image at all times. Granted you must do the same […]
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