Lomography has announced what it is calling a "totally experimental," super-wide, easy-to-use 35mm film camera called the LomoApparat. It offers fixed settings, takes any 35mm film, and is packed with what the company calls "creative features." [Read More]
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A nostalgic graphic designer spent four years drawing 1,000 photo film boxes to reproduce the lost 35mm containers of history. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-24 15:32
Dubblefilm, a specialty 35mm film and analog camera manufacturer, has launched a new movie-inspired color film named CINEMA that is made from repurposed movie film. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-07 20:29
My photography journey began over 20 years ago with black and white film in the darkroom. One of my best friends and I were in charge of ensuring plenty of developer and fresh fixer. In exchange, we were given a key to the darkroom to utilize whenever we wanted. thephoblographer.com »
2022-06-03 07:00
The German black-and-white film brand ORWO has announced Wolfen NP100, a new ISO 100 black-and-white 35mm film. It's the first professionally finished film launched by the company in 50 years. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-06 22:19
Do you have $650 burning a hole in your pocket and a desire to have one of the more unique 35mm point-and-shoot cameras we’ve ever seen? If so, this Ricoh Mycrystal being sold by Japan Camera Hunter is just the camera you’ve been looking for. dpreview.com »
2022-04-22 16:00
It's one thing to build your own photo camera. While not necessarily easy, the core components are relatively straightforward. A homemade movie camera, on the other hand, is much more complicated. dpreview.com »
2022-04-11 18:21
It’s been a good week for film photographers. Just a few days ago, Kodak Moments announced it was bringing Kodak Gold 200 to 120 format. Now, CineStill has followed it up by announcing it’s releasing 400Dynamic, a 400/27° ISO color negative film stock for 35mm, 120mm and, eventually, 4x5 format. dpreview.com »
2022-03-25 16:00
CineStill has announced a new 400 speed color film for 35mm and 120 medium format called 400Dynamic. This 400 ISO daylight-balanced color film is starting in limited supply now with plans for larger-scale production down the line. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-21 22:00
35mm film is wonderful! At its best, it delivers a look that can't be had digitally without a lot of work while letting you be in the moment. So we recommend always combining it with the best film camera that you can get your hands on. thephoblographer.com »
2021-12-18 08:00
The best gifts for film photographers in 2021 Do you love film photography, or are you shopping for someone who does? If so, you're in luck, because film photography is making a comeback and manufacturers are bringing a modern touch to the more analog art form. dpreview.com »
2021-11-23 18:00
A medium format Hasselblad camera. Photo: Classic-Photographic Once you start shooting film, it won’t be long before you hear the siren song of medium and large format. What are medium and large format film photography, and are they right for you? This Absolute beginner’s guide to film aims to point you in the right direction. dpreview.com »
2021-08-06 17:00
Iranian photographer and camera tinkerer Alireza Rostami has created a new homemade wrist camera that operates in a neat way: two 35mm film cassettes are attached to the strap under the wrist, and 35mm film travels through the camera inside the straps. petapixel.com »
2021-06-28 21:08
A 126 format film cartridge loaded into the back of a Kodak Instamatic X-15 camera. Photo: Robert Couse-Baker Just as digital photography has multiple sensor sizes, film photography has multiple film formats and sizes, some of which are easier to get than others (and some of which are impossible). dpreview.com »
2021-06-18 17:00
Kosmo Foto has announced a “noir-inspired” ISO 400 panchromatic black and white 35mm film called Agent Shadow and is currently seeking crowdfunding for its release on Kickstarter. Kosmo Foto is perhaps best known as a blog that highlights analog photography. petapixel.com »
2021-06-16 18:52
Lomography still makes 110 film cartridges. A single color cartridge sells for about $9 (24 exposures). 110 film was first introduced in 1972 as an alternative to 35mm/135 format. A cartridge-based system, 110 film offers a more user-friendly experience than 35mm: The cartridges can only be inserted one way, so they're easier to load. dpreview.com »
2021-06-11 16:00
Common film formats & types Just as digital photography has multiple sensor sizes, film photography has multiple film formats and sizes, some of which are easier to find than others (and some of which are nearly impossible). dpreview.com »
2021-05-28 16:00
Fujifilm has announced it is discontinuing production of its Pro 400H color negative film in both 35mm and 120 formats. In a notice posted on the Pro 400H product page, Fujifilm says the ‘unique’ film is being discontinued due to issues with ‘procur[ing] the raw materials needed to produce Pro 400H film. dpreview.com »
2021-01-15 08:20
A new Kickstarter campaign for VALOI 360 promises to deliver an affordable, high-quality way to digitize rolls of 35mm and medium format film. VALOI 360, which is over halfway toward its roughly $74,000 USD goal, is a system of modular physical components you can use to digitize 35mm and 120mm film negatives using a digital camera. dpreview.com »
2020-11-21 22:58
Photographer Mathieu Stern recently got his hands on a handful of cheap expired film rolls to see what results he could get out of them. You can see his experiment in this 5-minute video. One commonly cited rule of thumb for shooting expired film is to add an extra stop of exposure for every decade […] petapixel.com »
2020-11-18 21:09
Braedon Flynn from Film Supply Club is back with another film photography shootout. Except this time, instead of comparing two different film stocks (see here), he’s comparing two formats using the same film: 35mm and 120 format Fuji 400H. petapixel.com »
2020-10-27 19:34
Waiting while flatbed scanners scan a color negative film is nothing to be excited about. This process and the subsequent color precorrection can take anywhere from an hour to two. Tools available today, such as Negative Lab Pro, make it easy to achieve great color negative conversions. So fastening the scanning process using a camera […] petapixel.com »
2020-09-23 21:14
Analogue Wonderland has just announced Analogue WonderBox, a new subscription service that sends a curated set of 35mm films to analog photographers every month. “Every week we get questions from folk getting into film photography – either for the first time or returning after a couple of decades in the digital world – asking for […] petapixel.com »
2020-09-18 19:15
Cameradactyl camera maker Ethan Moses has announced the new Cameradactyl Mongoose, an automatic 35mm film carrier for people who want to quickly scan their film using a digital camera. The device is designed to pull an entire roll of 35mm film over a light source while triggering an exposure by an overhead camera for each […] petapixel.com »
2020-09-16 20:16
Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. petapixel.com »
2020-08-20 20:41
Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. petapixel.com »
2020-08-20 20:41
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_8194224590","galleryId":"8194224590","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); Between the DPReview TV crew up in Canada and the rest of the staff here in the USA, we were able to get our hands on several 35mm and 120 rolls of the newly-formulated Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 II film stock, set to hit shelves in North America toward the end of the month. dpreview.com »
2020-04-14 15:00
Lomography has announced the impending release of Fant&W ISO 8, a new high-contrast black and white 35mm film stock. The panchromatic film is cut from a roll of German cinematic production film, according to Lomography, who calls it a ‘monochrome masterpiece [that] evokes the theatre in your everyday. dpreview.com »
2020-03-29 21:47
For his latest project, Iranian photographer and camera maker Alireza Rostami collected 35mm film canisters and used them to construct the bodies of medium format and large format cameras. The project is called “Unity Camera. petapixel.com »
2020-02-11 20:55
A company called Negative Supply has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a 35mm film holder for camera scanning called MK1. The product exists in two components, the Film Carrier MK1 and the Pro Mount MK1, the latter of which is an optional weighted base with adjustable feet. dpreview.com »
2019-07-02 18:03
I took some of the best photos of my life on 35mm film. It will always have a special place in my heart, even though I haven’t shot on film in years. If you ask me what I love about film, I can rattle off lots of reasons: Film grain looks painterly and artistic; The […] petapixel.com »
2019-04-23 17:04
Those who follow my work know that I consider myself a large format photographer. I will photograph with a medium format camera, particularly when I’m trying to save weight on a backpacking trip or save time when I’m teaching a photography workshop, but 35mm has been somewhat shunned in my arsenal, being a format I […] petapixel.com »
2019-01-16 22:48
I’m sitting in the end zone and Tennessee’s quarterback is ready to throw for a touchdown against Missouri. There are only three frames left on my roll of film and I think to myself, “That’s more than enough. petapixel.com »
2018-12-06 21:10
The Lomography Black & White 400 35mm Berlin Kino Film is Cut from an old roll of German cine film that casts delicate grain and soft tones. photographyblog.com »
2018-11-08 19:00
While it's hard not to see the endless announcements of new-better-bigger digital cameras and accessories, slowing down and rolling some film will help you become a better photographer faster than relying on a computer with a lens attached on the front. thephoblographer.com »
2018-08-07 10:00
The folks over at Negative Feedback recently paid a visit to one of the hallowed grounds of film photography: Kodak’s sprawling headquarters and film factory in Rochester, New York. In the 12. petapixel.com »
2018-04-09 22:19
Whether you've just started shooting with film or have been an ardent analog lover for years, you better make this rare film a top priority. Fujifilm's Natura 1600 is legendary for all the good reasons. thephoblographer.com »
2018-02-01 20:00
Imagine finding a truck full of brand new 35mm film processing machines. That’s what happened two weeks ago, though the reality of what we found has taken a few days of research and a lot of Googling to understand. petapixel.com »
2017-12-04 20:41
Dubble and KONO! have teamed up to launch two new films called Dubblefilm Sunstroke and Dubblefilm Moonstruck. Both varieties are 35mm Kodak film that has been pre-exposed to give photographs unique color effects based on which version of the Dubblefilm that is used. dpreview.com »
2017-10-30 18:39
The European analog photo company Kono! has joined forces with the mobile-app Dubble to produce a new range of 35mm film, created as a response to the “global resurgence of film photography.” Kono! is already known for being rather creative with film, having developed an ISO 6 film back in 2015. The two new 35mm films […] petapixel.com »
2017-10-26 18:13
During last week's Save Analog Cameras live broadcast, it was announced that Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) is working on a new 35mm compact camera project, according to Kosmo Foto. dpreview.com »
2017-09-29 21:08
Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful results. Without any post-processing work, you can get a distorted effect with vivid streaks of color and interesting textures. thephoblographer.com »
2017-08-03 07:00
I love 35mm photography. Especially since Instagram came on the scene, before then I had spent time creating the right Photoshop effects to create that vintage feel - suddenly, everyone was doing the same on an app - and I was frustrated. boredpanda.com »
2017-07-29 22:01
Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful results. Without any post-processing work, you can get a distorted effect with vivid streaks of color and interesting textures. petapixel.com »
2017-06-06 23:14
For a while, 35mm to 120 Film Adapters have been around though not really very common. Well Japan Camera Hunter has a perfect solution for you in the form of 3D printed little knobs that will work with the 120 cameras that you happen to have. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-18 16:20
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While Kodak Portra, Fujifilm Velvia and some of the others tend to steal the spotlight there are a number of pretty good yet affordable color films out on the market. George from Negative Feedback decided to put a number of them to the test in a video released earlier last year. All the images were thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-10 23:03
I am Lithuanian who lives in Singapore for two years. You will never get bored in this little piece of wonderland. boredpanda.com »
2017-01-04 10:43
As point-and-shoot cameras are growing in popularity at the same time manufacturers have all but pulled back on making new models, Panasonic is recommitting to the format with the announcement of a new ZS99 -- a successor to the ZS80 and ZS80D. [Read More]
Point-and-shoot cameras are having a moment right now, but many now-popular models have been long forgotten by manufacturers. Cameras are selling with high markups on eBay and used marketplaces, and the latest generation of pocketable compact models from 2019 are widely sold out. [Read More]
Younger photographers continue to be attracted to older point and shoot cameras and, in absence of their general availability, appear to be turning to very affordable alternatives such as the Kodak PixPro FZ55 -- a camera very few enthusiasts have likely even heard of. [Read More]
FilmNeverDie introduced the Nana, a compact and uncomplicated 35mm film point-and-shoot that is designed to mimic the ease of a disposable but in a reusable design. [Read More]
In a fascinating experiment, a complete photography novice was given a Fujifilm X100 to see if he could take "great" pictures. [Read More]
Leica has announced a new variant of the Q2 camera: the 007 Edition, released to help celebrate the 25th Bond movie, “No Time To Die.” The camera is limited to just 250 copies globally. The base camera of the 007 Edition is the same as the standard Q2, but in typical Leica fashion, much of […]