As short months go, February 2018 was still a busy one here on EMULSIVE. Those 20 days saw 49 articles and images published – 30 and 19 respectively. That’s a whole lotta stuff to get lost in. Of course, I have my personal favourites but this month in review isn’t about those; it’s all about you and what you, the community found the most useful.
I’ve put together a quick list of the top ten articles published in February 2018, according to what you found most useful or engaging. The ten articles listed below are sorted by publish date and just under them, you’ll find a complete list of everything published across the month.
Let’s begin.
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~ EM
The Hasselblad V-System master guide: Overview
The Hasselblad V-System Master Guide is a hub of in-depth articles and reviews intended to be an exhaustive resource for real, user-verified data on this classic film camera system.
EMULSIVE interview #173: I am Rachel Brewster-Wright and this is why I shoot film
January 27th 2016. Let that date burn into your memory. The was the first time today’s interviewee and I first made email contact.
Introducing Chroma: Inside 2018’s unique technical 4×5 field camera [with exclusive creator Q&A]
Update 2018-02-10: Chroma was fully funded mere hours after launch and currently sits at nearly 200% of its goal.
EMULSIVE interview #174: I am Ian Bartlett and this is why I shoot film
If you remember 2017’s Mamiya C220 TLR review, or spend any time at all with the wonderful film photography community on Twitter, then you’ll be more than familiar with today’s interviewee, Ian Bartlett.
I’m looking forward to this!
Dear Benice #2: Valentine’s Day love for a film photographer?
Dear Benice,
As we head towards Valentine’s Day, is there any advice you can offer a lonely landscape photographer to help me find love, and turn my life from a sad monochrome to a vibrant Velvia?
Yours forlornly with film
EMULSIVE interview #175: I am Ioana Tăut and this is why I shoot film
I’m so pleased to be able to bring you the words and work of Ioana Tăut, set in the wonderful world of her instant photography.
Over to you, Ioana!
Hi Ioana, what’s this picture, then?
IT: I randomly
Gear review: the Peak Design Slide Lite (v2)
At the end of 2017 the folks over at Peak Design were kind enough to send me the latest version (v2) of their Slide Lite camera strap to try out.
The return of KODAK PROFESSIONAL T-MAX P3200 film in 35mm format
Update: New T-MAX P3200 at EI 80 with the Leica M-mount 7artisans 35mm f/2 lens
Update: New 5 Frames With… showing printed examples of P3200
It’s back, folks.
…and then there’s everything else
March 2018 film photography horoscope – ‘mystic’ help to better photography
I’d like formally to introduce you all to Barry “Stardust” Gibb, EMULSIVE’s brand new horoscope writer, or as we know him here, our horoscope-ologist.
Film review: Rollei Retro 400S aka Street Shooting with Rollei Retro 400S
I think I just fell in love with Rollei Retro 400S…. Here’s how it happened.
Photography: One outta two – Shot on Kodak Portra 400 at EI 400 (120 format)
One outta two
Shot on Kodak Portra 400 at EI 400
Color negative film in120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 3200 / 35mm format / Nikon F100)
My go to black and white film has always been ILFORD HP5 PLUS for its excellent versatility, I love the grain I get especially when pushing it.
Photography: Hard grind – Shot on Kodak BW400CN at EI 400 (120 format)
Hard grind
Shot on Kodak BW400CN at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Fujichrome Velvia (EI 50 / 35mm format / Leica M6)
1990 was a good year.
The world looked on as the Berlin Wall fell and Germany embraced reunification. I bought a Canon AE1.
Photography: Please make my friends fat – Shot on Fuji NEOPAN SS at EI 100 (35mm format)
Please make my friends fat
Shot on Fuji NEOPAN SS at EI 100
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Photography: Naughty chair – Shot on Fuji NEOPAN 400 at EI 400 (35mm format)
Naughty chair
Shot on Fuji NEOPAN 400 at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Photography: Sweetspot – Shot on Fuji Superia 400 Premium at EI 1600 (35mm format)
Sweetspot
Shot on Fuji Superia 400 Premium at EI 1600
Color negative film in 35mm format
Push processed two stops
Why shoot film part 2: Seeking the Hasselblad XPan
It has been a couple of months since my first post, on Why I Shoot Film, and I thought that now would be a great time to provide an update.
Photography: The Buddha of Immeasurable Life and Light – Shot on Agfa Scala 200X at EI 200 (35mm format)
The Buddha of Immeasurable Life and Light
Shot on Agfa Scala 200X at EI 200
Black and white reversal (slide) film in 35mm format
Reversal processed
5 Frames… With Kosmofoto Mono 100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Pentax K2)
In November 2017 I signed up for EMULSIVE’s 2017 Secret Santa gift exchange. Luckily for me, my name was drawn for one of the super secret sponsor gifts, in addition to a Secret Santa match.
Film review: Lomography Color Negative 400 in 120 format
I noticed a 3 roll box of 120 Lomography Color Negative 400 film in my local Boots Pharmacist some time ago.
Photography: Postie – Shot on Lomography Redscale XR 50-200 at EI 100 (35mm format)
Postie
Shot on Lomography Redscale XR 50-200 at EI 100
Color negative film in 35mm format, redscaled
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 160S (EI 100 / 120 format / Pentacon 6 TL)
Fuji Pro 160S, the newer NS version, or even the older NPS versions are among my favourite film stocks.
Featured project: Submit to Let’s Explore Magazine issue 02, Perseverance
Back in late 2015 I published an article introducing Let’s Explore Magazine issue 00 and creator Kilian Idsinga’s Kickstarter campaign to bring this “when ready” periodical to life.
Photography: Call a spade a spade – Shot on Kodak Portra 400 (35mm)
Call a spade a spade
Shot on Kodak Portra 400 at EI 400
Color negative film in 35mm format
Featured project: Photowalk.me – Creativity can take many forms
For the past year or so I haven’t felt particularly creative photographically and on a number of occasions felt like packing it in altogether.
Camera review: the Holga 135BC
When I was writing my eBook on the Holga cameras, I made the assumption that I would be covering as many Holga models as I could get my hands on—medium format Holgas, that is.
Photography: Lane control – Shot on Maco Eagle AQS 400 at EI 320 (35mm)
Lane control
Shot on Maco Eagle AQS 400 at EI 320
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Photography: Recyc – Shot on Fuji Natura 1600 at EI 1600 (35mm)
Recyc
Shot on Fuji Natura 1600 at EI 1600
Color negative film in 35mm format
Travelogue: Hong Kong
I am a huge fan of EMULSIVE.org. I spend a lot of time reading and sifting through it. It’s one of my favorite websites for film photography. I travel a lot and I even download pages when I am traveling
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Venus 800 (EI 800 / 35mm format / Nikon F6)
I had never heard of Fujifilm Venus 800 before just the normal Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 800. A bit of research confirmed that this was a different stock to the Superia.
Blind film review #01: Fuji Natura 1600 vs Kodak Portra 800 vs Lomography Color Negative 800 (35mm)
At the end of 2017 I mentioned to Aislinn Chuahiock that I’d received some 35mm Kodak Portra 800 to test out and was planning on pitting it against Lomography’s Color Negative 800 in a side-by-side review.
In her infinite wisdom
Photography: Transfixed – Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 400 (120 format)
Transfixed
Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 400
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With Kodak EKTACHROME 100 Plus EPP (EI 100 / XPRO / 120 format / Mamiya RB67 Professional)
When I first got back into film photography starting in 2009 I came down with a near fatal case of G.A.S.
Photography: Evening glow – Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 400 (6×6)
Evening glow
Shot on Fuji Pro 400H at EI 400
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
The best of #FP4party January 2018
Here we are with the best of #FP4party January 2018 and it’s time for you to place your votes on your favourite of the 28 shortlisted entries below.
January saw a strong start to 2018’s roster of film parties.
Photography: Famous express – Shot on Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X 5222 at EI 1600 (35mm)
Famous express
Shot on Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X 5222 at EI 1600Black and white negative film in 35mm formatPush processed 2 and 2/3 stops
Famous expressShot on Kodak Eastman Double-X 5222 at EI 1600.Black and white motion picture film in
Photography: Used daily – Shot on Kodak Portra 400 at EI 400 (35mm)
Used daily
Shot on Kodak Portra 400 at EI 400
Color negative film in 35mm format
Photography: Porka #02 – Shot on Kodak BW400CN at EI 400 (120 format)
Porka #02
Shot on Kodak BW400CN at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With Expired Agfa Fibre Based Multi Contrast paper and the Ceramic Pinhole Camera
Having a Wife that is also a Ceramicist was handy the day I decided to build my own pinhole camera.
What was not so handy was having ILFORD chemicals that were two years out of date and a box of
Photography: Time machine – Shot on Lomography XPRO Slide 200 (35mm)
Time machine
Shot on Lomography XPRO Slide 200 at EI 200
Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm format
Cross processed
5 Frames… With Bergger Pancro 400 (EI 200 / 35mm format / Leica M2)
A lot has been written about Bergger Pancro 400 on this website, so this is me just adding my small bit to the general happiness people get from using this film.
Photography: Grow around Shot on Fuji NPH II 800 at EI 800 (120)
Grow around
Shot on Fuji NPH II 800 at EI 800
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Thinking outside the box: the Hamm Camera Nubox 1 aka self-support in the analogue film community
There’s no argument that 2017 was a good year for the analogue photography community but in my humble opinion, the assumption that it was the industry driving the analogue resurgence – or whatever you want to call it – couldn’t
Photography: Ready for the rain – Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 at EI 400 (35mm)
Ready for the rain
Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
And that’s a wrap. See you next time.
~ EM
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