Tag: Rollei
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5 Frames… From psychedelic expired Fujifilm Provia 100F (EI 100 / 120 format / EI 100 / Rolleiflex Automat 6×6 – Model K4/50)
Photography with expired film is always an adventure that I relish. I set my expectations low and hope for something interesting. Especially when I further add the unexpected color shifts that result from cross processing. I had a roll of expired (1999) Fujifilm Provia 100 E6 slide film that I wanted to use up. Since…
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The East African Savannah on medium format film: Twice the weight for black and white? Any time.
I hate travelling light. Truth be told, I always surprise myself with the amount of gear I consider necessary on a trip. That’s better. You see, I always have a perfectly good explanation for every piece of gear I carry. As you might expect, this is largely focused on being prepared for any situation, thousands…
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My first roll… Of 120 film – Kodak T-MAX 400 and Rolleicord III K3B
I came back to film in early 2019. The camera I bought was a Rolleicord III. It was the same model as the first serious camera I owned back in the late 1990s. I got that first Rolleicord from my grandmother, who had bought it when she was studying in Switzerland in the 1950s, but who by…
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5 Frames… With Rollei Retro 400S (EI 400 / 35mm format / Olympus XA4)
I’d shot this film a few times earlier in 2019, with some very pleasing results in 120 format from my Minolta Autocord, and some less pleasing ones from my Nikon F75 and 24mm f/1.8G. The latter was shot in midsummer Maltese sunshine, but did come out basically black OR white! This made me wonder if…
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EMULSIVE’s most popular film stock reviews of 2019
There are a few days left for 2019 but fingers crossed, it’s the first year for quite some time where we haven’t seen one or more film discontinued – great, isn’t it? In fact, we’ve seen somewhere in the region of three new film stocks announced AND released – ILFORD ORTHO PLUS, Fujifilm NEOPAN 100…
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 320 (EI 320 / 120 format / Rolleiflex Automat 6×6 Model 2 K4B)
It had been 20 years since I handled black and white film. “Here’s a Rolleiflex with 8 rolls of Kodak Tri-X 320”, my friend said. It expired 12 years ago, but it should be OK.” Even though I had never shot with a medium format camera and I couldn’t wait to snap my first picture.…
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5 Frames… Of the French Alps on Rollei Infrared 400 (EI 25 / 120 format / Fujifilm GSW690III Professional)
On a recent trip to the French Alps I decided to try and shoot some infrared-sensitive film for the first time. I live in Central Scotland and we haven’t seen many ultra-sunny days this year… I decided to take the Fujifilm GSW690III Professional because the quality of the Fujinon 65mm f/5.6 lens is just stunning…
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5 Frames… With ILFORD FP4 PLUS (EI 400 / 35mm format / Rollei 35T)
I’d always wanted one of those fancy little Rollei pocket cameras, but— for whatever reason— hadn’t ever bought one. On a recent whim, I took a “today is the day” -type moment, and followed it to its logical conclusion. Thus, a lovely Rollei 35T with a Rollei Tessar 40mm F/3.5 and non-functional (unnecessary?) meter came…
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Reviewing the Rolleiflex 2.8GX Expression 75 years edition (it’s gold!)
Let’s start with the elephant in the room – this camera comes with some serious bling. It is in fact, a special gold-dipped version officially called the “Rolleiflex 2.8GX Expression 75 years edition”.
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5 Frames… With Cinestill 800T at night (EI 1600 / 120 format / Rolleiflex K4B)
I bought my Rolleiflex K4B off eBay about a year ago and got a pretty sweet deal for it. Since then, it has become pretty much my favorite camera to shoot personal work with. Mine came with the Carl Zeiss Tessar 75mm f/3.5 lens, and the images it produces are just stunning. Lately, I’ve been…
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5 Frames… In Cuba on Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Rollei 35S)
I had been to Cuba about five times since 2014 before my most recent trip last year to Viñales, in the far western province of Pinar del Río.
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5 Frames… in the Namibian Desert with Rollei Retro 80s (EI 25 / 120 format / Mamiya 7II)
Last year in summer my wife and I started a trip to Namibia. We travelled around 3000 miles with a rented 4×4 on mainly dusty gravel roads.
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5 Frames… With Rollei CR200 (EI 200 / 35mm format / Minolta X-700)
I had wanted to collaborate with a friend of mine, a very talented performance artist working under the name Roxxie Botoxxie.
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Campus lights: documenting local light pollution on film
I’m Sam, physics and astronomy student and amateur photographer. I started shooting seriously when I bought a Bronica from the charity shop I was volunteering at four years ago.
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5 Frames… With Rollei ATP 1.1 (EI 32 / 120 format / Yashica Mat-124G)
On Valentine’s Day 2018, I stopped by my school’s photo lab on a whim and was unexpectedly treated to blindly pick from a grab bag of various films.
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5 Frames… With Rollei Retro 80S (EI 50 / 120 format / Bronica ETRC)
Rollei Retro 80S is not a new kid on the block anymore, it’s been around since mid-2000s and plenty has been written about its most prominent characteristics: extended red sensitivity, high resolution and contrast – all signs of its
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5 Frames… With Rollei Infrared 400 (EI 400 / 35 format / Nikon FE)
I have always found the look of black and white infrared photographs intriguing and really wanted to try it myself.
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EMULSIVE interview #195: I am David Jazay and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to EMULSIVE interview #195 and film photographer David Jazay, Berlin-based urban and rural photographer. It’s an interesting read ahead, so I’ll bow out and pass you over to David. Hi David, what’s this picture, then? Antique Shops and
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EMULSIVE’s most popular film stock reviews of 2018
It’s the fourth article in 2018’s end-of-year lazy post, this time counting down the most popular film reviews here on EMULSIVE over the course of 2018. Ready?
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EMULSIVE’s most popular film photography posts of 2018
2017’s end of year listicles seem like they went down pretty well, so I’ve decided to put my personal prejudice against them to one and put together a few more for 2018.