Tag: ILFORD
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Olympus OM-1 and Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5 – Mercedes van study
Well what can I say about the wee Zuiko lens, this little classic which I picked up for buttons. A mere 50 euros, a bargain second hand. If you can get your hands on this tiny beauty don’t hesitate on it. I took the OM-1 and the Zuiko Macro out and about around my neighbour…
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5 Frames… With a new-to-me rangefinder on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 400 / 35mm Format / Yashica Electro 35 CCN Wide)
I was in grade school when my father took a photography class at a local community college. He was an engineer and natural math whiz, so the technical side of photography came easy to him. It was my dad’s artistic side that was put to the challenge. Our family was often the subjects of his…
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5 Frames… Of the Dolomites on ILFORD Delta 100 Professional (EI 400 / 120 format / Bronica RF645)
As a passionate climber and long distance hiker in the mountains i was in search of a medium format camera reasonably light, affordable and simple to use in every conditions. So when I found this Bronica RF 645 in “like new” condition for no more than 500€ I decided to buy it and see if…
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5 Frames… In Baku on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (35mm format / EI 800 / Leica IIIf)
I wasn’t ever a big fan of pushing or pulling film; developing prices tend to increase drastically, and try as I may I could not wrap my head around it. However, now that I develop my own film, and after seeing some photos online, I decided to have a shot at it with some ILFORD…
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5 Frames… On 50+ year expired ILFORD HP3 (120 format / EI 12 / Agfa Isolette II)
My first foray into medium format photography nearly 3 years ago was a trusty and time-tested Kodak Brownie, however the lack of control and only getting 8 frames per roll of film made me want to try something new. So I hopped onto eBay and managed to find an Agfa Isolette II 120 camera for…
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5 Frames… On the last day before lockdown with ILFORD FP4 PLUS (EI 125 / 35mm format / Robot Royal 24 Mod III)
It was Sunday, I had loaded a roll of FP4 PLUS for the #FP4Party (but of course the party was already finished) in a new to me Robot Royal 24 Mod III. FP4 PLUS is not my usual slow speed film, as I usually go cheaper for that, and it had been a while since…
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5 Frames… At San Xavier Mission with ILFORD Delta 100 Professional (EI 100 / 120 format / Holga 120N)
The Holga 120N, known to be a regular participant in crappy camera challenges around the world and very underestimated, in my opinion. Serving its users with random distortions like image blur, vignetting, and light leaks. The result of an inexpensively built plastic body accompanied by a cheap meniscus lens with an aperture of 60mm. Nothing…
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5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 6400 / 35mm format / Rollei 35S)
I got into photography as a music recording engineer and with that, a lot of the practices migrated with me. I started photography taking film photographs as slowly and methodically as possible, shooting medium format with a tripod, mirror lockup, and cable release even in bright daylight. Slowly, I started to shoot handheld more and…
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5 Frames… Pushing Ilford Delta 3200 Professional to EI 25000 (35mm / EI 2500 / Canon EOS-3)
I recently revisited the Delta 3200 datasheets looking for recommendations to get less grainy results than with Rodinal-type developers. I was intrigued to see that if I used ILFORD ILFOTEC DD-X, there was the option to push all the way to EI 25000. I thought I’d give it a try… The first hurdle: Find a…
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5 Frames… At Connecticut’s Hammonasset State Park with ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 400 / 120 format / Fujica GSW690)
After acquiring a Fujifilm GW690II and having so much fun with it, I felt I could use a wider angle for landscapes, so I set out looking for the GSW version, which sports a 65mm f/5.6 lens as opposed to the 90mm f/3.5 lens on the GW series. I found a GSW first series model…
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5 Frames… From my third trip to Iceland on ILFORD HP5 PLUS 400 (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Pentax Spotmatic SP)
Iceland is a photographer’s fairy tale island. It’s almost impossible to take a bad picture in the land of ice and fire.
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Up to 15% price increases on ILFORD products coming in May 2020
Effective globally from May 11th 2020, HARMAN Technology Limited, producers of ILFORD and Kentmere photographic film, paper, chemistry and cameras will be increasing prices for most products by between 1% and 15%. The prices increases are part of a planned annual schedule — albeit delayed for as long as possible — and not in any…
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5 Frames… With ILFORD PAN F PLUS (EI 50 / 120 format / Vermeer 6×6 Pinhole)
Earlier in 2019, I built a shoebox pinhole camera, and had a blast using it. But I wanted something a bit more reliable in its outcomes, so I went online and ordered a handmade pinhole from Poland. The Vermeer 6×6 Pinhole Camera came with a 34mm focal length, and a 2mm pinhole that results in…
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EMULSIVE interview #215: I am Tony Warren and this is why I shoot film
Regular readers will be familiar with the writings and photography of today’s interviewee in the form of his large format pinhole camera build and light meter articles here on EMULSIVE. It’s high time we pulled back and learned a bit more, don’t you think? Over to you, Tony. Hi Tony, what’s this picture, then? TW:…
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Essay: It’s all been done before so why bother taking photographs?
I’m constantly getting back to this thought and feel it’s about time to share something with you that comes very close to my inner monologue. You have been warned. I highly doubt that we all have the same motivations to take photographs but it is interesting to explore my own situation and hear your experience,…
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5 Frames… Of Bethmoora on ILFORD Delta 3200 Professional (EI 3200 / 35mm format / Canon EOS-1V HS)
I know the drummer of the Danish heavy metal band Bethmoora. In October 2019 they were performing at the legendary concert venue…
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ILFORD Photo’s new interview series kicks off with EMULSIVE
Welcome to “Lockdown Sessions” a new series of interviews by the folks over at ILFORD Photo. This new series of interviews with members of the global film photography community kicked off with none other than EMULSIVE — me — a little earlier this week. Speaking with Matt Parry, ILFORD’s Marketing Communications manager (and past EMULSIVE…
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5 Frames… With ILFORD FP4 PLUS (EI 125 / 35mm format / Nikon F2)
The two things I like the most are surf and film photography so naturally, the beach and the waves are a constant in my photos. Photography was always on my mind. It’s an old love that never, till now, was taken too seriously. I remember when I was twenty my friends used to pay me…
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On COVID-19, ILFORD Photo suggest stockpiling rolls of film, not toilet paper
Something a little lighthearted for you from the folks over at ILFORD Photo in the UK. The company recently made a statement on the impact of COVID-19, which included the…