What options are there besides D-76, and do they really make a difference in how your prints will look? You’d be surprised! By Mason Resnick Honestly, developing negatives is boring; I know, you want to get to the fun part, watching that print emerge in the developer. I know I do. But when processing film, […]
Good Stuff: Instant B&W Film & Cameras You Can Buy Now!
Instant film photography has returned, and it’s better than ever. Here’s a buying guide to cameras and film packs for B&W instant photography. It was the original image sharing technology: Long before Instagram, flickr and Facebook, people shared their images by handing them to each other. Polaroid was the first, and for the longest time […]
10 35mm Film Cameras That Survived the Digital Apocalypse
You know that the jig is up for film photography when the category “Film Cameras” has been placed by a major photographic retail web site under the subcategory “Specialty Cameras”. And yet, there are many enthusiastic film shooters out there. And it is interesting which, of all cameras, are still in the pipeline. And yes, […]
Convert your laundry room, bathroom or kitchen into a full- or part-time darkroom
Wake up and smell the Dektol! You can set up a fully-functioning black-and-white darkroom in your home that you can set up and break down in minutes. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons Do you love articles like this and want to see more of them? This free website’s biggest source of support is when you […]
8 35mm ISO 400 Black & White Films You Can Buy Right Now!
Are you an analog holdout? A die-hard traditionalist who still loves your 35mm rangefinder or SLR? The most popular speed film for many years was ISO 400. In our first of a series of guides to currently available film, let’s look at which emulsions you can go online and buy right now. Remember when ISO […]