Tag: Kodak
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EMULSIVE interview #218: I am Andrew Whitehurst and this is why I shoot film
Greetings! If you’re a regular reader of EMULSIVE, you’ll no doubt already know of today’s fresh EMULSIVE interviewee, Andrew Whitehurst. If you’re not for any reason, then you’re in for a treat. All I have to say is that for someone who spends so much of his waking life dealing with colour, I’m not totally…
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5 Frames… With a medium format shift lens on Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Pentax 67II)
I’d originally got my Pentax 67II primarily for portraits and the chance of using the sublime 105mm f2.4 lens. For me, that is the perfect portrait lens, as it delivers a wonderful spatially separated look, usually only found from a large format camera set up. Whilst there are plenty of merits of a one-camera and…
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Camera review: Fixing a bad rep… It’s time for the Pentacon Six to shine
Can the Pentagon Six take pictures as sharp and contrasty as a Hasselblad or a Rolleiflex? After all, this is the only question that matters apparently and — spoiler alert — I would not have written this review if it couldn’t. Overlapping frames, unreliable shutter times, frame counter off sick, jammed self timer, blurry images…
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My first roll… Of 120 film: Kodak Portra 160 in a Seagull TLR
I think that it is a wonderful idea to share the thoughts we have when trying something new. Sharing not only perfection in photography but also personal bewilderment makes one more humble towards others’ results and preferrably one learns things in the process. My first roll of 120 film wasn’t entirely my first ever but…
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Film stock review: Kodak EASTMAN DOUBLE-X (5222) – 35mm format
Any cinephiles reading this have seen Kodak’s DOUBLE-X 5222 shine its magic even if they didn’t know it. It’s the stock that Manhattan, Schindler’s List and Raging Bull were shot on, as well as parts of Casino Royale, Kill Bill, and Momento. When shot properly, it yields fantastic results. Those familiar with Cinestill’s films may…
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My First Roll… Of self-developed black and white film (Kodak T-Max 100, Nikon F2)
I’m going to push the definition of this series but bear with me. First, I’d like to say that this was a disaster but also a learning experience. Like all good stories, this one has a bit of a background to it so let’s start with the question, why get into self-developing film at all?…
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5 Frames… of the Emerald City on Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Bronica ETRS)
In late August 2019 my wife and I and our then 6-month-old daughter boarded a British Airways flight from London Heathrow en route to Seattle, Washington, USA. Amongst our entourage of luggage was my Bronica ETRS medium format camera. With it, I packed my two Zenzanon MC lenses — a 50mm and a 75mm —…
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EMULSIVE interview #217: I am Nat Meier and this is why I shoot film
I’m so pleased to be able to bring you today’s fresh film photographer interview with none other than Nat Meier. If you’ve spent any time at all on the Twitter film photography community over the past few months, you should be no stranger to Nat’s wonderful photography of San Francisco and beyond. For now, it’s…
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5 Frames… In freezing Manhattan on Kodak T-MAX 400 (EI 100 / 120 format / Arax 60)
On a frigid Sunday in Manhattan, I wanted to try out TMY, Kodak T-MAX 400. The film choice was based upon my constant use of black and white filters, which lower the film speed. With an ISO 400 film, 1-stop brings me to 200, and 2-stops (an orange filter) lowers it to 100. At 100…
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Featured project: Human Remains / Restes humains
June. Rain. July. Rain. August… Rain again. The days were all the same. What to do in Paris during a summer as rotten as that of 2007? My wife had already been working abroad for several months. I felt lonesome and I was doing my best to keep on carrying on when the phone rang…
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5 Frames… Of Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Hasselblad 500CM)
Red has always been my favourite colour. Additionally, in my culture, the year I was born essentially gave me the fire feng shui; hence, the colour red (should) provide protection and luck. So this project RED has always been a dream of mine. I mean, this idea wasn’t original, of course, I was inspired by…
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5 Frames… at the Fiesta de Santo Tomás with Kodak Tri-x 400 / 120 format / EI 320 / Zenza Bronica ETRSi)
Every year from the 13th to the 21st of December, the town of Chichicastenango in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala celebrates its yearly festival. The name of the town is a mouthful, so it’s better known as simply Chichi. The town seems frozen in time honoring a fusion of traditions imposed by the Spanish conquistadors…
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EMULSIVE interview #216: I am Tom Sebastiano and this is why I shoot film
Today’s EMULSIVE interviewee should not be a stranger to regular readers. From his thoughts on the Contax S2 and RTS series to a quick delve into scanning film with the $20k Imacon 949, Tom Sebastiano has already given us a peek into some of his photography. It’s time to take a much deeper dive. Over…
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They took my Kodachrome away…so I brought it back
Legend has it there was once a film that held in its grasp the bright greens of summer and made all the world a sunny day. That was until a fateful day in 2010 when Kodak brought it’s benevolent reign to a fateful halt. We are, of course, talking about Kodachrome, the legendary color reversal…
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5 Frames… Shooting three National Parks with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Zeiss Ikonta 521/2)
In May of 2019, my partner and I embarked on a 2000-mile road trip to Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Zion and Death Valley National Parks. It was a wonderful experience and the perfect opportunity to slow down with film. Shooting film in nature, especially 6×9 120 format, gives us more time to take in…
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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… In the deserts of West Texas with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Olympus OM-2N)
On good days, the deserts of West Texas seem to tolerate human presence. The bad days bring flash floods and lightning storms that would faze even Zeus. I often travel to the region for work, regardless of what day it is, and when I do I make sure to bring my Olympus and a backpack…
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5 Frames… With Kodak T-MAX 100 (EI 50 / 35mm format / Leica IIIf)
I go to visit my family in Argentina once a year, and ever since I got into film photography I have been returning from these trips with my carry-on filled with their old and unwanted cameras, flashes, and meters. This year, my aunt (who was an avid film photographer) found a bag of expired film…
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36 keepers: Working towards a perfect roll of film in India
One of the things I tried while in India was to set myself a simple challenge: to shoot a “perfect” roll of 36 exposures.
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5 Frames… Of mewithoutYou on Kodak T-MAX P3200 (EI 3200 / 35mm format / Canon Canonet G-III QL17)
When my favorite band — Philadephia’s mewithoutYou — came to town in Fall 2019 fall, I knew I wanted to shoot the concert with film. I’ve been going to punk rock shows since the mid-90s, but have only taken up film photography in earnest over the last year or so. For my first foray into…
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