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Film Stock Review: FPP RetroChrome 400 (EASTMAN EKTACHROME High-Speed Daylight Film 2253) – by Simon King

by Simon KingNovember 8, 2019July 31, 2021

FPP RetroChrome 400 is the name given to a stock of 35mm Kodak EASTMAN EKTACHROME High-Speed Daylight Film 2253 (PDF datasheet) that expired in 2004 and is bulk loaded and sold by the Film Photography Project. The film was apparently very well cold-stored, meaning that it is still very useable without needing to change anything […]

Shooting 100-year-old film: Primor B2 Panchromatisch - by Maxime Evangelista

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Shooting 100-year-old black and white film: Primor B2 Panchromatisch

by Maxime EvangelistaSeptember 24, 2019July 31, 2021

“Where in god’s name did he find 100-year-old film?”, you might be asking yourself. Well I recently went to Budapest, Hungary for a vacation with some friends. During our stay, we happened to stumble upon a flea market on Gozsdu Udvar, a beautiful little street filled with bars and restaurants. One of the stands caught […]

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Film review: Kodak Gold 200 vs Fujicolor C200 comparison

by Daniel MarinelliSeptember 13, 2019July 31, 2021

I was a Kodak Gold 200 user forever. I’m not really sure why. I think it might have been taking those purple and yellow 3-packs out of my mom’s camera bag from a young age.

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Fujifilm Pro 400H: The Best Film I’ll Never Shoot Again

by Simon KingAugust 23, 2019July 31, 2021

A lot of my early digital work was rooted in colour theory, and as a result (despite wanting to limit my film photography to black and white) I have shot through as many different colour films as I could find.

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Polaroid Originals SX-70 film review and user guide

by David HumeMay 16, 2019July 31, 2021

If you want my Cliff notes on the Impossible/Polaroid Originals SX-70 Film – here they are:

It’s shit – but it’s the only shit we got.It’s useful today in a way the old stuff wasn’t back then.

Allow me

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Film review: ORWO N 74plus ISO 400 black and white negative film

by Nandakumar NarasimhanMay 14, 2019July 31, 2021

Disclaimer: Unlike most film reviews that have comparison shots of the same subject, taken under different settings and exposure values, this review will feature a set of photos that show the film’s capability to perform under different lighting conditions.

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Blind film review #02: CineStill 800T vs Kodak Portra 400 in 120 format

by EMMay 9, 2019July 31, 2021

This article pits Kodak’s medium format Portra 400 against CineStill’s 800T in a head-to-head.

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Why did it take me so long to start shooting Kodak Tri-X?

by Simon KingApril 17, 2019July 31, 2021

There are a few reasons it’s taken me so long to become comfortable with shooting Tri-X, and I thought it might be useful to share these, both so that I can understand my process more coherently (as with most

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Film showdown: ADOX Silvermax 100 vs original Agfa APX 100

by Ray RapkergApril 4, 2019July 31, 2021

Is ADOX Silvermax 100 film the same as the old and revered Agfa APX 100 film? One day I decided to find out.

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Film stock review: Comparing Kodak Ektar 100 to Fujifilm Velvia 50

by Gregor SinclairMarch 19, 2019October 15, 2021

To the analogue landscape photographer, choosing one’s film stock is one of the most crucial steps in the creative process.

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My first time with slide film: new Kodak EKTACHROME E100

by Adi MitracheNovember 28, 2018July 31, 2021

Most of the frames which make up this mini-review are from the first roll of slide film

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Film stock review: Kodak Pro Image 100

by Hannah ForsythNovember 27, 2018July 31, 2021

I’ll begin this review with a quick disclaimer – I’ve been shooting film for less than a year at this point.

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Film stock review: Kodak EKTACHROME E100 – shot at EI 100, 200, 400 + 800 first impressions

by EMOctober 31, 2018July 31, 2021

Here’s a quick look at a recent shoot of new Kodak EKTACHROME E100 shot at box speed, then up to EI 200, 400 and 800 – one, two and three-stops of push processing. *1

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Film notes: Kodak Professional T-MAX 400

by Michael NealOctober 17, 2018July 31, 2021

Kodak T-MAX 400 is by far one of my favorite black and white films to shoot. It has a great balance of classic grain and also great latitude. Negatives are easily identified by edge markings stating “TMY-2”.