Some great news to help round out the year! Pentax (now a division of Ricoh Imaging) is starting the development of new film cameras. Announced through a collection of videos, a mini-site and a press release today, the company states the project involves the “research and development of new PENTAX-brand film camera products” and is […]
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I'm EM, founder, overlord, and editor-in-chief at EMULSIVE.org. I may be a benevolent gestalt entity but contrary to increasingly popular belief, I am not an AI.
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6 Frames… Of Kodak Ektar 100 in Paris on a Canon A-1 (35mm Format / EI 100 / Multiple lenses) – by Nick Orloff
I’ve never really been an Ektar fan. It’s not that I dislike it, but in my personal hierarchy of colour negative films it seems there is always something I prefer… My first choice is usually Portra 800, typically shot at 200 or 400 — I love the way the colours saturate when it’s overexposed — […]
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5 Frames… Of golden hour on a Balda Baldi 29 and Fomapan 100 Classic (120 format / EI 100 / Baldanar 80mm f/2.9 Triplet) – by Leon Blankenhorn
Where your comfort zone ends is where you discover something new and fun. Keeping that euphemism in mind, I decided against a slow and cozy morning one Sunday in this past August, and went to get my bike out of the shed instead. The lockdowns in recent history have blessed many of us with new […]
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5 Frames… Of Eid-al-Fitr 2022 on Fuji Superia 1600 and a Pentax ME (35mm format / EI 1600 / SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2.8) – by Yusuf Husain
This story begins on Eid, the last day of the holy month of Ramadan. Usually, on Eid, you give cash as gifts. But instead, a friend gave me an expired roll of Fuji Superia 1600. Context: Superia 1600 wasn’t necessarily a hard film to find when it was still produced but these days, it’s reached […]
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EMULSIVE Secret Santa 2022: Registration for year 8 is open until November 13th
Welcome to the 8th annual EMULSIVE Santa film and traditional photography gift exchange! Registration is officially open until November 13th, 2022. A huge thank you to the 850-ish players in over 50 countries who came together to participate in 2021’s 7th annual EMULSIVE Santa. It was a strange event following a stranger year but we […]
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5 Frames of… Redscaled Kodak ULTRA MAX 400 (35mm format / EI 100, Canon AE-1 + Canon FD 50mm f/1.8) – by Piper McManamon
A friend of mine told me once that she had a special surprise in mind for a roll of film she was shooting. She left me in the dark about what exactly it was for about a week until the roll was completed and she showed me the results. The photos were all bathed in […]
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5 Frames… Of ILFORD FP4 PLUS with my new Contax clone (35mm format / EI 100 / Kiev-4a + Jupiter 8M 50mm f/2) – by John Tarrant
I am a long-term Leica user, but have always admired the Contax aesthetic and Contax users were usually as enthusiastic about the Zeiss product as Leica users were about the Leitz products. So I recently took the opportunity to acquire fairly elderly Kiev-4a camera and prepared to enjoy the Contax experience. The Kiev-4a is sometimes […]
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5 Frames… At Westonbirt Arboretum on ILFORD Delta 100 Professional Rolleicord Va + Xenar 75mm f/3.5
Rolleicord Va is a medium format (6×6) camera using 120 size films, with which you will get 12 frames per roll. It is a Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) camera and has a Xenar 75mm f/3.5 as the taking lens and a 75mm f/3.2 as the viewing lens. My Rolleicord Va is a version 2, according to […]
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5 Frames… Around Blois on LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 (35mm format / EI 200 / Yashica FX – 3 + Yashica Lens ML 50mm f/2) – by Steven Munday
To Describe the Town of Blois, I would begin with the picturesque gardens, the venerable buildings woven together with cobbled streets. Cemented in the history of France, Blois is a stunning destination for anyone with a love for culture, situated in the centre de Loire region and 2 hours south of Paris. Now, I had […]
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Photography: A delivery in 4 parts… – Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 800 (35mm Format)
Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 80035mm format black and white film in 35mm formatPush processed 1-stop Development notesKodak HC-110: 1+47(E), 20°C/68°F, 11:30 (N+1)No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 inversions/minute, normal stop/fix/rinse A delivery in 4 parts… – Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 800 (35mm Format) A delivery in 4 parts… – […]
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Month in review: June 2021
These are the 31 days and 33 articles that made EMULSIVE in May 2021. As usual, you’ll find a recap of all the articles published, starting with the most popular 10 articles of the month in order of publication (as decided by you).
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New Fugufilm 400 slide film: More test roll shots + Bellamy Hunt Q&A
I’ll admit to being taken back a bit by the two new film announcements so far this week (Kodak Gold in 120 format and CineStill 400D), and it looks like we’re capping it off with a third: brand new FuguFilm 400 colour slide film in 35mm format from Japan Camera Hunter and Street Silhouettes. I […]
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A new “everyday” film from CineStill: 400Dynamic in 35mm and 120 format
Initially only available through the CINESTILL FILM MAKER Campaign at cinestillfilm.com/400D, the motion-to-still-photography company, CineStill have announced the launch of 400Dynamic, a 400 ISO daylight-balanced color negative film in both 35mm and 120 medium format and later, in 4×5 large format. Expected (initially) in limited supply, the new film stock’s release is supported by a […]
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25% cheaper than both Portra and Ektar: the return of Kodak Gold 200 film in 120 format
Following months of speculation, and around two decades since its original discontinuation, Kodak Alaris* has finally announced the rerelease of its popular consumer-grade Kodak Gold 200 colour negative film in 120 format, which is available right now for stores to purchase in 5-pack “Pro Packs”. It’s going to take a few days before you see […]
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The new Lomography DigitaLIZA + / Max film scanning kits for 35mm and 120 film
I’ve been a long-time user of Lomography’s DigitaLIZA 35mm and 120 film masks. They work great on my Epson Perfection v750 and keep film generally flatter than Epson’s normal film masks — even when scanning 35mm film shot on a 6×12 format camera or 6×17 format. In terms of value for money and performance, they’re […]
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Photography: Pecan pie – Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format)
Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format). Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6. Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
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Photography: Power up – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6x6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here. Power-up – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI […]
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Photography: Be careful out back – Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800 (120 Format)
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800.Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6.Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8. Check out my Lomography CN 800 vs Kodak Portra 800 vs Fuji Natura 1600 (day and night) blind film test.
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Camera review: The LEGO VIP Rewards Vintage Camera + build video
It’s not a Leica, but if you’re a film photographer, you’re probably going to Like-uh-it a lot. If you like LEGO, you’ll likely be quite partial to it, too. Yes, it’s the (limited edition?) LEGO VIP Rewards Vintage Camera. This article reviews the camera in full with a start-to-finish video of the build (condensed to […]
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Photography: It can wait – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6x6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) cross processing and push processing guide here. It can wait – Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP […]
