This incredible YouTube channel tells the history of and reviews old film cameras

Like many photographers, I’m a connoisseur of old, analogue cameras. Sure, many of them don’t work and others can’t be shot due to the film stock no longer being produced, but there are a dozen or so that I continually cycle through when I go on a random film spree. Something I haven’t yet done […]

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This ‘Portable’ darkroom once owned by the US Army can be yours for just $2500

If you’ve ever wanted your very own, military-grade portable darkroom, now’s your time to come forward and claim your desired possession. Up for sale on Hillsborough, North Carolina’s Craigslist classified pages is a completely contained darkroom once used by the United States Army. Painted the signature olive green of army equipment, this ‘portable’ darkroom comes […]

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Lab2Cam turns Impossible Project’s Instant Lab into a manual SX-70 instant camera

In 2012, the Impossible Project launched the Instant Lab, a contraption that turns your iPhone snapshots into Impossible instant prints. While awesome on its own, analog aficionados SUPERSENSE decided to further improve the usefulness of the Impossible Instant Lab by creating the Lab2Cam Conversion Kit, a manual Polaroid SX–70 lens lens attached to a mounting […]

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Fuji Instax Mini 8 Review

The Instax Mini 8 is one of the most popular cameras in the world and is part of the epic line of compact instant film cameras from Fujifilm. Although the Mini 8 is several years old, it is a perennial best seller for both casual and enthusiast shutterbugs. As I write this review, Instax Mini film sits […]

Fujifilm says it will raise film prices 10%, making it the 5th price increase in 3 years

Film might not be dead, but it’s about to get a whole lot more expensive for Fujifilm fans. The Japanese multinational photography and imaging company has announced it will be raising prices for all of its film, again. If you remember, last July, Fujifilm announced it was increasing the price of its film stocks by 20% and […]

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Projectionist Captures Gorgeous Time Lapse of 70mm Film Reel Playing The Hateful Eight

The latest Star Wars movie and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight played a major role in the recent comeback of 70mm film and its gorgeous qualities. Photographer Andrew Walker was a projectionist on the 70mm roadshow for the latter and created this time lapse of the celluloid film being projected, showing the behind-the-scenes experience is […]

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Projectionist Captures Gorgeous Time Lapse of 70mm Film Reel Playing The Hateful Eight

The latest Star Wars movie and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight played a major role in the recent comeback of 70mm film and its gorgeous qualities. Photographer Andrew Walker was a projectionist on the 70mm roadshow for the latter and created this time lapse of the celluloid film being projected, showing the behind-the-scenes experience is […]

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Still not dead—Kodak shows off brand new Super 8 film camera at CES

CES is all about the latest and greatest technology. Sometimes though, the greatest tech isn’t anything new at all. No one knows this better than Kodak, who’s revealed a Super 8 camera capable of, you guessed it, capturing video on good ol’ gelatin-based film. To celebrate 50 years of the creation of Super 8 film, […]

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Hold On Hipsters, Holga Cameras Will No Longer Be Produced

Freestyle Photographic Supplies, the distributor of Holga cameras in the United States, has announced it will no longer produce or sell Holga cameras and accessories. In the press release, Freestyle Photographic Supplies seems almost passive aggressive towards other manufacturers who created ‘tens of thousands of cameras were sold in twenty different countries with almost no […]

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