The pandemic lockdown probably spawned lots of new behaviors, routines and interests for many people out of sheer boredom. For me, it resurrected a love for the darkroom. I’m an old film guy having studied fine art film photography in college and used film; large format almost exclusively, in my commercial photography days but that […]
Tag: Graflex
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My first roll… Well, plate: 4×5 format J. Lane Speed Dry Plate, El 25, Graflex Speed Graphic + Graflex Optar 135mm f/4.7
I’ve always loved vintage camera equipment. The engineering and care that went into the creation of old cameras have always fascinated me. The science and chemistry of film development have also intrigued me. Who doesn’t want total control of their image from start to finish? So, with all of that in mind, and some free […]
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Shooting 4×5 in 2021: Affordable Czechnology with Fomapan 200 Creative
Like many commodities affected by the COVID pandemic, photographic film prices have soared to unprecedented heights. I acutely remember 25 sheet boxes of ILFORD Delta 100 Professional 4×5 film selling for $45 at my local camera store in 2019, only to see that price rise almost 70% to $65 in September 2021 — before tax. […]
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5 Frames… Photographing Beau with a Rollei Heidosmat 150mm f/2.8, Graflex Speedgraphic Pacemaker and Arista EDU ULTRA 100 4×5 film
If you go back and read my Return to Film article, you’ll see I mentioned I wanted to get into large format. Well, I have done just that since 2017 and I am now on my second large format camera. This portrait session found me switching to black and white film — Freestyle Photo’s Arista […]
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5 Frames… Around Hai Phong, Vietnam on my 1920 Graflex RB Tele 4×5 and ILFORD HP5 PLUS (4×5 Format / EI 400 / Voigtlander Heliar 210mm f/4.5 c.1920 lens)
I’m from Seattle, WA, US yet I have been overseas for the last 13 years, working, exploring, and experiencing what you see in travel vlogs. I’m now in Hai Phong, Vietnam, around 2 hours to the west of Hanoi on the coast near Ha Long Bay. I arrived from Birmingham, UK with previous stops in […]
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Disassembling the only 35mm Graflex Film Holder Ever Made
Disassembling the only 35mm film holder made for Graflex Cameras isn’t something you get to do every day. Some sixty years ago, a photographer had a distinct need to shoot 35mm on a 2×3″ format Graflex SLR and they were not going to wait for the market to catch up. What they created is most […]
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EMULSIVE Interview #220: I am Frank Thorp V and this is why I shoot film
Today’s interviewee is a busy man, he’s a producer and off-air reporter covering the US Congress for NBC News, past Chairman of the Radio & Television Correspondents Association on Capitol Hill, oh and a film photographer who also happens to shoot some of our favourite film stocks (and cameras) while doing the day job. Looking […]
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The evolution of the camera as seen through X-ray imaging
It’s no secret that for many film photographers, taking photos of their cameras is as enjoyable as making photographs with them. Don’t take my word for it, just take a quick look on social media (and probably your own phone’s camera roll) to confirm it’s the norm rather than the exception. Fine art photographer Kent […]
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Film photography in album cover design
I discovered my love of film photography by accident. Being a collector, I have always frequented thrift stores for anything I could find of interest.
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Photography: Nook #02 – Shot on Kodak AEROCHROME III 1443 (Large format)
Nook #02
Shot on Kodak AEROCHROME III 1443 at EI 400
Color infrared aerial surveillance film in 4×5 large format
AEROgraphic / Kodak Anastigmat 161mm f/4.5 / Orange #21 filter
Read the Kodak AEROCHROME review / Prints available here
 
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Photography: Stumps #02 – Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200 (4×5 format)
Stumps #02
Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200
Black and white film in 4×5 format
AEROgraphic (Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic) / Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5 / Orange #21 filter
Read the Bergger Pancro 400 film reviews here.
Posted inArticles, Darkroom, Darkroom Equipment, Developing Film, Gear Reviews, Reviews
Review: Comparing FF No.1 and Cinestill Df96 monobath developers
Monobath film developers feel like the in thing for 2018.
Posted inLarge format, Photography
Photography: The left of right – Shot on Rollei Infrared 400 at EI 400 (4×5 format)
The left of right
Shot on Rollei Infrared 400 at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 4×5 format
Graflex Speed Graphic, Graflex Optar 135 f/4.7
Developed in Cinestill Df96 monobath
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Photography: Stumps #01 – Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200 (4×5 format)
Stumps #01
Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200
Black and white film in 4×5 format
AEROgraphic (Graflex Pacemaker Speed Graphic) / Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5 / Orange #21 filter
Read the Bergger Pancro 400 film reviews here.
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Above as below – Shot on ILFORD Delta 100 Professional at EI 100 (4×5 format)
Above as below
Shot on ILFORD Delta 100 Professional at EI 100
Black and white negative film in 4×5 format
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Oregon Sunset #02 – Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 format)
Oregon Sunset #02
Kodak Portra 400VC shot at EI 320
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×12
Graflex Speed Graphic / Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5 / 6×12 film back
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Top half – Shot on Fuji Pro 160NS at EI 100 (120)
Top half
Shot on Fuji Pro 160NS at EI 100
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×7
Posted inLarge format, Photography
Photography: In vein – Shot on Fomapan 200 Creative at EI 200 (4×5 format)
In vein
Shot on Fomapan 200 Creative at EI 200
Black and white negative film in 4×5 format
AEROgraphic / Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5
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Photography: To the light – Rollei INFRARED 400 (4×5)
To the light
Shot on Rollei INFRARED 400 at EI 12
Black and white negative film in 4×5 format
AEROgraphic / Kodak Anastigmat 161mm f/4.5 / R72 filter
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Photography: V – Shot on Fomapan 200 Creative at EI 200 (4×5 format)
V
Shot on Fomapan 200 Creative at EI 200
Black and white negative film in 4×5 format
AEROgraphic / Kodak Aero Ektar 178mm f/2.5
