Film Ferrania resumes production of its ISO 160 P33 black-and-white film.
The Italian company has been out of view for several years, apparently due to internal issues that were recently resolved through a change of ownership.
Late last year, Film Ferrania announced the resumption of production, and their recent update seems to make good on that promise.
Last year’s update and further info about Film Ferrania business and films: analog.cafe/comments/1k81
TIL: You can use *uncontaminated* C-41 fixer for black-and-white film.
I had an extra bottle of Flic Film C-41 Rapid Fixer concentrate and a few rolls of black-and-white film that needed processing. Rodinal was on hand, but no monochrome fixer. So I’ve looked and learned that an extra bottle of my colour-negative film fixer may be compatible, as long as it isn’t used for C-41 film (due to potential contamination with bleach). And I gave it a go.
So far, no signs of fading or fogging. Excellent contrast (this…
Analog.Cafe’s Etsy shop, FilmBase, is on vacation until Jan 2, 2026!
The listings are down, and I won’t be dispatching any new orders. If you have questions, feel free to message anytime. Analog.Cafe website will continue to be fully operational, and there will be new posts coming out as scheduled.
I have plans to list items you may like next year, so make sure to follow the shop! New film, new cameras, the works.
Analog.Cafe Podcast s1/e5 “Kodak Snapic A1: Best In Class!”
In this episode, you’ll hear me accidentally open my loaded film camera and ruin a few frames (gasp!). But more importantly, Daren and I shoot, develop, scan, and share our first impressions with the new RETO/Kodak film camera. We are impressed.
Kamerastore/Camera Rescue is handing off StantaColor 100 (Kodak Aerocolor IV) spooling production to Optik Oldschool.
If you’ve read the review or already have heard of the film, SantaColor is a respooled colour-negative film for aerial surveillance photography still manufactured fresh by Kodak. The Finnish Camera Rescue team was the first to discover and distribute this film for 35mm cameras, but, according to their announcement today, the operation will be handed off to the German maker Optik…
Unfortunately, Lomography discontinued the Soviet-designed LOMO LC-A cameras.
According to Kosmo Foto, the historic design will no longer be produced, with the last of the stock being it for the camera. The LC-A platform is now being replaced by Lomography’s new point-and-shoot camera, the LOMO MC-A (analog.cafe/comments/4qqw), while the LC-Wide and the LC-A 120 will continue production.
I realized the other day that my fixer solution is over a year old. This may be acceptable, but my Tri-X negatives, which are normally transparent, have already begun to look purple (a sign of expiration). It would be nice to have an advanced warning for something like that! (TL;DR — get advanced warning for expired/exhausted chemicals with Chem Log — analog.cafe/app/chem-log).
Today’s update, Analog.Cafe v3.32.46, adds the long-overdue 2-level warning system to…
¹ — Please watch this Analog Resurgence video to understand what you’d be getting yourself into first: youtube.com/watch?v=QrZaQV…
I’m giving away this pack of very expensive film because it looks like a 1) pain to assemble, 2) pain to operate, and 3) I have no compatible camera or even experience shooting pack film.
But I know that there is someone out there who knows how to shoot this film, has the right tools, and the desire to deal with the challenges of…
How to get a “pushed film” look without actually push-processing it.
Push-processing means adding development time or temperature to your film so it acts as a more sensitive film than it’s marked on the box. For example, you can push an ISO 100 film to EI 200 by simply metering it as if it were an ISO 200 film (giving it one stop of light less) and then either asking your lab or, by yourself, keep it in chemicals for a set time longer so that the shadows and highlights develop more.
If you Google my full name, you’ll find articles, like “This is the First Photograph to Ever Be Developed With Weed,” the existence of which is owed to the incredible versatility of the Ilford HP5+ film and the three friends who helped that experiment come to life.
Another world’s first was when I pushed HP5+, an ISO 400 film, to behave like an ISO 100,000 film (+8 stops of push processing). And no one, to my knowledge, had before shot it at EI 3 — which I also tried…
Analog.Cafe Podcast s1/e4 “OKTO35: Make Movies on 135 Film with Blaž Semprimožnik!”
In this episode, Daren and I sit down (remotely¹) with Blaž Semprimožnik — a Slovenian engineer who invented a new way to shoot movies on regular 35mm film — the kind we buy for our still cameras!
¹ — Please note that this is our first podcast interview — expect some echoes and a few hops around the topic 😅. We’re still learning. That said, the episode delves deep into the inner workings of the camera and Blaž’s ideas behind…
Kodak Snapic A1 is a new film camera with a 3-element glass lens and automatic film transport.
RETO Project has released their new affordable ($99 MSRP) yet practically unique camera with a 𝒇9.5 25mm ultra-wide lens, built-in flash featuring red-eye reduction, and fully automatic film transport. The camera comes in two colours: Rhino Grey and Ivory White.
It has a fixed 1/100 shutter, which means you’ll need to be mindful of your exposures — this is not a point-and-shoot camera. You can, however, estimate…
Last week, I wrote about a project that hopes to make shooting movies on regular 35mm film cartridges a reality for anyone interested (analog.cafe/r/okto35-a-gen…).
This week, I found a video by a YouTuber who attempted (and succeeded) to replicate the technology inside 16mm movie cameras using his skills, 3D printing, and a few extra parts.
Reducing dependence on Amazon AWS and guarding against AI slop.
Analog.Cafe stores and distributes a large number of PDFs, high-resolution sample images, and other downloadable content. Previously, it was stored on Amazon S3 for quick, easy access. However, as the company’s uptime stability has recently been brought into question and its business ethics have long been questioned, I’ve decided to replace some of its services.
Substituting the essential tools that are deeply intertwined in all internet…
Pro Image is my favourite ISO 100 colour-negative film. I’ve been shooting it since 2017. Since I posted my review of this stock in 2022, I’ve done a lot more with it — from pushing two stops to ISO 400 to overexposing it for pastel tones and improving my own scanning techniques. Today’s update adds everything I’ve learned about it and photography in general in the past three years.
This website is a book, five thousand pages and nearly a million words long. Whatever happens to the open web or to me personally, you can keep a piece of it forever.
Six hundred and fourteen articles, essays, guides, and reviews are now available for download as expertly formatted PDFs with high-resolution images.
With the two-column layout, large and inline images, and a new, minimal design built from scratch for the task, each PDF is a zine. Better than…
Film Ferrania is working on reintroducing its films.
The company has been going through a series of internal struggles and transformations during the past two years. But since being acquired by InovisCoat (better known as ORWO), Film Ferrania has been working to restore production. Today, they reconfirmed those efforts.
Unfortunately, there’s no timeline for bringing their films back onto store shelves. Film Ferrania’s email update (see attached screenshot) shares no dates. The email address in the header is…
Like a totally normal person, I look forward to my trips by debating which cameras and how much film I should bring months in advance. Alas, someone took advantage of my wanderlust, and they’re looking for their next victim. A company advertised by a trusted travel search website with fake reviews and an extremely aggressive telephone manner is operating a bait-and-switch scam.
TL;DR: Avoid SkyTrend and beware of Trustpilot surfacing fake reviews.
Kodak Gold and Ultramax are now redesigned and sold directly by the Rochester film factory.
Last month, Kodak made a splash by reintroducing the Kodacolor brand with its ISO 100 and 200 colour-negative films. Today, we’re learning that more Kodak films are getting a design lift, a change in distribution, and, possibly, cheaper prices on the horizon.
Kodacolor? Redesign? What’s this all about?
In last month’s newsletter, I explained the existence of another Kodak brand, Kodak Alaris, which is separate from the…
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