Click on the Audio Blog logo to listen to a 5 minute discussion on film production today at Kodak and how it has changed from the above video from 1958 “How Film Is Made… for your camera“. The audio references my recent trip to Eastman Kodak and a white light tour of Bldg. 38 where [...]
Archive for June, 2009
How Film is Made… Then and Now at Kodak
Posted in analog film technology, digital revolution, film capture, Interview, kodachrome, kodak, kodak ektar, photography today, stephen schaub, tagged future of film, how film is made, kodak bldg 38, kodak film plant, new film production, white light tour kodak on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Announcement from the Figital Revolution
Posted in Admin, wrist wonder, y strap on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“If you’re photographing, and you’re not having fun, you’re not photographing.” Greta, Aspiring Photographer, Age 9 Just a quick note regarding Y Straps and Wrist Wonders: Be it resolved…All Y Straps and Wrist Wonders will now, henceforth, be expertly sewn by a professional, local, vermont seamstress, with all final quality check and packaging/ shipping still [...]
Informal Review Kodak Zx1 HD Video Recorder
Posted in video recorder, tagged kodak zx1 review, record your photo, video of still photography on June 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Here is a quick informal video review of the new Kodak Zx1 HD video recorder. I have used for videos here on Figital Revolution everything from a Canon G9 to the Vado HD and now the Kodak Zx1. I find devices like these are great not only for the obligatory family videos but also for [...]
Working at Less Than 100 Percent
Posted in creativity, d'Vinci Noir, film scans, hand-made paper, imacon scanner, indian hill imageworks, kodak, leica, New Artwork, pinhole, pinzonie, scanning film, stephen schaub, visualization techniques, zone plate, tagged kodak bw400cn and pinhole, pinhole on leica m, pinhole photography alt process, pinzonie pinhole photography on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Most pinhole images are made using a pinhole that is very close to- or at the optimum size for- the chosen focal length and in most cases this is a good choice for general photography: it lets you get the best quality image a pinhole can produce. That being said, while testing the PinZonie I [...]
Kodak Retires Kodachrome – So What Now?
Posted in analog photography, death of film, film capture, kodachrome, kodak, photography today, tagged kodachrome film discontinued, kodachrome look, kodachrome retired, kodak digital film future, new kodak films on June 22, 2009 | 18 Comments »
We all knew this day would arrive: when the iconic Kodachrome film would be retired. This film that has been with us for 74 years is intertwined with the very fabric of our photographic history, images, and emotions. Last week I was invited to a “secret” meeting at Kodak to hear the news and to [...]





