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Dmitri

Polaroid, Instax, One Instant

A list of all modern instant film dimensions in millimetres and inches with sources and explanations.

Instant Film Dimensions

Daren

Annie Spratt

Learn How to Use Mechanical SLRs, TLRs, and Rangefinders

Take advantage of the great wealth of affordable, working, creatively liberating film cameras by mastering exposure and manual focus.

A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Manual Film Cameras

Avoid Disasters and Maintain Quality Results With a Simple Snip Test

Contaminated C-41 chemistry will yield you a blank roll. A simple snip test can easily prevent this.

How to Test Your C-41 Film Chemicals

A Versatile,  Affordable Medium-Speed Monochrome Film of Mysterious Origins

This film is an excellent value for the money: it has a wide dynamic range, renders fine grain, and is available in bulk. But it needs a thoughtful process for the best results.

Rollei RPX 400 Film Review

The One and Only

Hasselblad XPan is a true panoramic rangefinder that makes the most of 35mm film.

Hasselblad XPan/Fuji TX-1 Pano Rangefinder Review

A tried and tested way to index and organize your negatives and film scans. Quick, easy, and effective.

How to Store & Organize Film & Film Scans

No Modifications, ND Filters, or Flash Needed

Make your SX-70 use the incompatible Polaroid 600 film without any modifications, accessories, or even touching the exposure dial.

Shoot Polaroid 600 Film in SX-70 With Backlit Scenes

Kodak

“The Most Expensive Film Money Can Buy!” 💸

Kodak Aerochrome is the only film of its kind — a false-colour infrared. This emulsion has been out of production for over a decade, and yet it’s still high in demand: as of this writing, a 24exp. 35mm film canister may cost you north of $250 or over $10 per frame.

Kodak Aerochrome — a Colour IR Film Guide & Review

With CineStill Film Cs41 Powder Developing Kit

Developing colour-negative film has a lot of steps, but it’s surprisingly easy to get good results, especially when you got the right tools.

Developing Colour Film as an Absolute Beginner

Fujifilm

Discontinued, Pricey, Yet High in Demand — Why?

Natura is the highest box-ISO colour film ever sold. It produces natural colours and contrast via remarkably-fine grain.

Fujicolor Natura 1600 Film Review

Linus Johnson

A Versatile, Fine-Grained Colour-Negative Film, Available in All Formats

400D is a medium-speed, high-resolution film, that renders natural colour with a slight mint-green cast and the signature red halos.

CineStill 400D Dynamic Film Review

Kodak Alaris

Now Available in Medium Format!

Throughout its 36-year history, this film was marketed as a cheaper alternative to Kodak’s professional portfolio films. This review explains why.

Kodak Gold 200 Film Review

For Fast Action, Night Photography, and Specialty Cameras

Zone focusing is a powerful technique that can help you be faster, more confident with your camera and take better shots in subdued light.

How to Zone Focus Quickly and Accurately

Cinema Colour in a Little Blue Box

CineStill 50D is a relatively slow, fine-grained/high-resolution, colour-accurate negative film that shows prominent red halos around bright highlights. In this review, I share numerous samples made with this film (along with a downloadable high-res scan), explain its origins, cover technical aspects, and give a few exposure tips.

CineStill 50D Film Review

Betty

A huge list of photo essays from many corners of the world. All stories are courtesy of Analog.Cafe’s film photographers’ community.

100 Photo Essays About Places and Travel

Using Adobe Photoshop and Spot Healing Tool

Intermediate — How to Remove Dust and Scratches From Film

You can improve the quality of your scans drastically with this technique. Better than Digital Ice.

How to Remove Dust and Scratches From Film Scans

Shooting Kodak Aerochrome vs. Lomochrome Purple

AR-5 — Aerochrome

A Guide to Shooting Aerochrome & Lomochrome Purple

Intermediate — How to Shoot False Colour Film

False Colour Film Comparison

A colour film that can see things human eyes can’t. This in-depth field report and shooting guide compares Aerochrome to Lomochrome Purple — a cheaper “effect” film meant to simulate the results.

Stefano Fristachi

Humanidade

Mood & Story

South America – Brazil

The warm humanity. The charm of Bahia, the island of Boipeba, and its animated, colourful landscape with their daily struggles and hopes. Their genuine humour, the wealth that sweats through the adventures of their stories. They live, absorbed in their smells, their senses, in contradictions and pains; immersed under the shade of palm trees, protected by the coral reefs, among a thousand types of mango, fragrant, sweet — redeeming, at least in some small part, the echoing sufferings of the ancient colonialism.

Using Flash with Manual Film Cameras

Beginner — Flash Photography

Achieve Greater Control Over Your Artificially-Lit Photographs

No light meter, no exposure guesstimates — just zone focus, look up your 𝒇-value, and click. Operating flashguns with no sync at all, like in the photograph above, can be done with any camera that has a Bulb setting and provides control over the aperture.

A Simple Guide to Using Flash on Manual Film Cameras

How To Keep Your Film and Cameras Safe

Logistics – Travel With Film

Everyone — Travelling With Photographic Film

Protect Your Film From X-Ray Damage and Loss

Travelling with film requires a few precautions. Protect your film from X-Ray damage and loss with these tips.

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Instant Film Dimensions

Polaroid, Instax, One Instant

September 18, 2023

A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Manual Film Cameras

Learn How to Use Mechanical SLRs, TLRs, and Rangefinders

August 23, 2023

How to Test Your C-41 Film Chemicals

Avoid Disasters and Maintain Quality Results With a Simple Snip Test

July 16, 2023

Rollei RPX 400 Film Review

A Versatile, Affordable Medium-Speed Monochrome Film of Mysterious Origins

April 2, 2023

Hasselblad XPan/Fuji TX-1 Pano Rangefinder Review

The One and Only

March 7, 2023

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