Category: Film,

A Journey Through The History of Photography in Kodak’s Technology Vault

Liron Samuels

From a complicated, time-consuming and expensive process to the simple press of a button, photography has come a very long way since the first cameras came along in the early 1800’s. The vast majority of this fascinating evolution can be seen in this video where Chris Marquardt went on a private tour of Kodak’s technology […]

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The Filmomat is a homemade, automated film processing machine

Gannon Burgett

Film photographers, prepare your hearts (and wallets…if you’re lucky enough). This is the Filmomat, an automated film processor capable of developing both color and black and white in almost any format you can throw its way. The man behind the machine is German photographer Lukas Fritz, who spent a year building the Filmomat out of […]

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Hold On Hipsters, Holga Cameras Will No Longer Be Produced

Gannon Burgett

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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Quickly Browse Through Your Film Negatives Using Only Your iPad

Gannon Burgett

Have you ever scanned film negatives on your own? If so, you know it can be a time-consuming process. To help make sure you don’t waste time scanning unwanted negatives, YouTuber Adam of Ekenstam has shared a clever way to preview your negatives using an iPad. All you need to preview your photos is a […]

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VSCO Drops the Price on All Seven of Its Film Packs to Honor Its 4 Year Anniversary

Gannon Burgett

It’s been exactly four years since Visual Supply Co. (VSCO) launched its very first VSCO Film® film emulation preset pack. Since then, they’ve added six more, created a collection of smartphone apps and even developed an artist grant ‘that provides artists the resources to pursue their creative vision, no matter what the medium.’ To honor […]

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Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With The Sound of Film

Liron Samuels

Past and present film shooters will love this short video while newcomers to photography will scratch their heads wondering what’s going on. Robert Marshall of Round One Films captured the entire film process, step-by-step, from beginning to end. You’ll have to imagine the smell, but the sounds and sights of this critically endangered process were […]

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Plustek Announces ePhoto Z300 Single-Sheet Photo Scanner

Eric Reagan

Plustek has announced its new ePhoto Z300 single-sheet photo scanner that is designed to digitize photos without scratching or harming them. With a flatbed photo scanner, users need four steps to scan: lift the scanner’s lid, lay the photos out one-by-one on the scanning bed, close the lid and scan.  ePhoto Z300 replaces all these […]

The KONO! Donau from lomography is an Ultra-slow ISO 6 35mm film

Anna Gunn

Looking for something new for your film camera? Look no further: Lomography have just announced a new limited-edition KONO! Donau 35mm film: This limited edition, hand-rolled film is available in extremely limited quantities and only available through Lomography. Because Donau is made out of material used in post-production that isn’t typically used in cameras, it gives your photos a […]

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