Confirmed: Kodak is no longer selling its motion picture reels (this includes Vision 3 250D, 50D, 500T, and Ektachrome) for bulk loading/still photography.
Previously, avid photographers and businesses bought 400+’ Kodak Vision 3 or Ektachrome film to bulk-load into 36exp. cartridges (I did this recently with Cinema Shorts, analog.cafe/r/new-film-cin…). The purchase could be made directly from Kodak, which was cheaper than getting it from a reseller. This gave birth to many new brands that sold film with remjet, spooled Ektachrome, and even films like Amber T800 (analog.cafe/r/amber-t800-f…), which removed remjet for standard C-41 processing — using the same process CineStill enacts to make CineStill 800T.
But last week, I came across a Reddit post (reddit.com/r/AnalogCommuni…) in which a user complained about Kodak now requiring movie production credentials.
Reflx Lab confirmed this is also their experience and added that they now have to acquire film from third parties at a higher cost.
Paul McKay of Analogue Wonderland also shared his thoughts on the news: “I think the impact would be that it dries up a lot of secondary branding in the market… That would be ultimately bad for the choice we face, but could also avoid some issues I’ve seen where folks don’t do it very well and the poor results put off casual film shooters.”
Lomomatic 110 Bellagio is a new premium film camera from Lomography that features a brass exterior and “the sharpest, most creative pocket-sized camera on earth” underneath.
This is a follow-up to this March’s Lomomatic 110 release (covered here: analog.cafe/comments/0jn2).
Lomography has been championing the tiny 110 format for years, and Lomomatic has become its flagship camera. Lomomatic is relatively affordable and comes with a multi-coated glass lens, which, according to the company, is the sharpest lens for the format — including even the vintage offerings.
This new premium brass edition features a 23mm Minitar CX multi-coated glass lens, automatic exposure control, adjustable ISO, flash, and multiple/long-exposure shooting modes. Note that brass trim is limited to certain parts of the camera — see photos on the website:
The brass Bellagio Lomomatic 110 camera is listed at $189, but there are a few versions of this camera at the shop (shop.lomography.com/us/cam…) with prices starting at $99.
Дмитрий, Вы — творческий человек, очень интересно читать Ваши статьи, обзоры, размышления… считаю Вас большим професионалом и очень компетентным человеком. Я желаю Вам успехов, развития и новых вершин в Вашем творчестве, такие как Вы очень помогают многим людям получать новые знания и умения, в России таких людей раньше называли " Подвижниками ", Вы из их числа, желаю Вам успехов!!! С искренним уважением, Владимир…
Thanks, Jim. Yes, I had one of these Times cameras and a few other promotions. It’s interesting to see that the trend is coming back to some degree with, as mentioned in the video, BTS, and, as reported recently, Dua Lipa (amongst others): analog.cafe/comments/tc5p
From the 80’s to the rise of digital compacts, film cameras were often given away by the high street photo stores with a roll or two of film. The marketing schtick was you would take it back to the same store for processing and all you paid for were your prints.
According to 73 Degree Films, disposable film cameras didn’t get their start until the ‘80s with introducton of Fujifilm disposable camera. Their rise in popularity was swift, mainly fueled by brands, celebrities, and their commercial interests.
That growth led to various innovations, including Polaroid instant packs and underwater disposables. Today’s disposable, still in wide distribution after a brief lull of the ‘00s-‘10s, feature slimmer design and return of branding by well-known names like BTS.
73 briefly mentions the contraversy associated with waste, providing what I thought a nowel point of view suggesting that “reusable” plastic cameras are no better as their build quality may still inspire a trip to landfill after the first use.
Very brave of you. Taking Kosmo Foto full-time is something I’d eventually like to do, but even with a film brand aligned to it, I’m still cautious. DEFINITELY look at amping up the camera sales, that’s been a really fun extra string to my bow the last couple of years. Above all — good luck, I’ll be reading.
New ways to support Analog.Cafe are launching soon for all readers!
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I understand that reoccuring fees aren’t for everyone. I’ve also come across a few folks asking if they can do more to keep this website going. I appreciate everyone who ever considered helping (thank you!), so I’m gradually rolling out two new ways to contribute:
🔜 One-time donations. You can give as little as $1 anytime — even if you’re an existing subscriber.
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Along with these options, I’m adding a few behind-the-scene improvements to the security and usability of this website, including an easy way to subscribe and unsubscribe from the monthly member-only newsletters. I’m testing these features with a select group of readers this October — they should be available to everyone by the end of the month.
Crown & Flint, an app for keeping a record of your film exposures with a built-in light meter, has just got a significant update.
I covered this app and its most prominent features earlier this year (here: analog.cafe/comments/uyb3). Today, its founder is adding a few features requested by the community:
- Improvements to the light meter,
- A Quick Shot button for jumping back into the action from anywhere in the app,
- A way to filter and sort your equipment catalogue,
- And fixes to the UX, design, and support for FilmTrackr imports.
Crown + Flint is free to try (you can store data for five frames) and $24.99 for unlimited use.
Speaking of app updates, I’ve been working on a few significant improvements to Analog.Cafe’s GOLD membership experience. I will gradually roll them out over the course of this month, starting with a few select subscribers.
I’m also taking feedback for the Film Log app (analog.cafe/app/film-log), a lightweight, web-only alternative to Crown + Flint. It will also get an update this fall.
Nice! Rokkor lenses are some of my favorites in terms of price for quality. Better yet, the 28mm on Minolta TC-1 is one of the best lenses I ever used in a camera.
Спасибо на добром слове, Дмитрий! Мне недавно повезло купить очень недорого приличную TLR-камеру Минолтафлекс 2 В 120 формата плёнки, в отличном рабочем состоянии, с полным комплектом светофильтров, блендой и крышкой обьективов, в аутентичном кожаном кофре. Поразительно, но это чудо мне стоило чуть менее 160 $ USA! Я отснял пробный B/W фильм в разных условиях и был поражён резкостью, чёткостью и контрастностью объектива Роккор, по схеме Тессар, это в самом деле потрясающее японское качество начала 50-х годов прошлого века! Сейчас в камере плёнка Фуджихром Астиа 100 и я планирую завтра окончить съёмку и проявить её, надеюсь что результаты меня не разочаруют !
Polaroid just made a new special-edition film available at their store: Reclaimed Green.
You may remember last year’s Reclaimed Blue release (analog.cafe/r/polaroid-rec…), which sold out quickly as it was the first emulsion of its kind.
Unlike the Duochrome editions, which are essentially black-and-white films with added dye, Reclaimed Blue is a colour film capable of rendering whites (Duochromes use colour dyes which cover whites of the black-and-white positives, yielding darker images).
Reclaimed Green is nearly identical to Reclaimed Blue in the way it works (including its ability to produce whites), only with a yellow dye added to the formula, which turns it green. However, the resulting effect is lighter than that of Duochrome Green (see analog.cafe/r/polaroid-gre…).
Polaroid Reclaimed Green 600 is available at the web store for $16.99 ($3 cheaper than the regular colour film): polaroid.pxf.io/an3RPZ [affiliate].
You can learn a bit more about this film from the excellent In An Instant channel on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=5sSpVp….
Доброго времени суток Дмитрий! Вчера сделал проявку Е6 четырёх фильмов, в том числе Провия 100 Ф в 120 формате, результаты меня очень обрадовали, чудесная плёнка, приятные и красивые цвета, несмотря на то что плёнка просроченная, обработать до 2007 года. Это мой первый опыт проявки Е6 и работа с форматом 120. К сожалению нет возможности показать здесь снимки, еще не отсканировал. Но уверяю что они достойного качества. Не обошлось и без моих досадных ошибок, наложения кадров, двойной экспозиции… но в целом хорошо получились 9 кадров, из них 5-6 прекрасного качества! Два других фильма Эктахром 100Д, 35 мм, свежие были сняты и проявлены без сучка и задоринки. еще один фильм 120 формата Эктахром 100 ЕРР 2004 года был изначально неисправным, после прояки полупрозрачный с большим чёрным облаком через весь фильм 12 кадров. Но я не расстроен, я готов был что с просроченными фильмами это возможно
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