Cool Girls Shoot Film: NPR from March 1, 2013…. Viva La Revolution!
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=174043507&m=174044709
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Presenting The Cuboid Selectascope
After quite a while working with my Cuboid camera I asked Matt Abelson of Abelson Scopeworks if a turret with 6 scopes would be possible to retrofit to my Cuboid while maintaining the ultra wide 25mm focal length… all I have to say is that it is spot on for my artworks and damn does it look nice!!
With the custom SELECTASCOPE option I have the choice of F196 – F32 with a Zone Plate at F45! The varying degree of sharpness and the option of overlaying different levels of sharpness on the same negative through multiple exposure is a creative A-Bomb…. ART Bomb that is!
Previous articles on the Cuboid:
https://figitalrevolution.com/2010/02/08/the-cuboid-pinhole-camera-pimped-out/
https://figitalrevolution.com/2009/12/18/new-addition-to-the-cuboid/
https://figitalrevolution.com/2009/10/29/the-cuboid-multi-aspect-ratio-pinhole-camera-part-2/
For those of you who are curious I believe only one Cuboid is left for sale!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Does Airplane Travel Damage Digital Sensors?
I believe this issue needs additional clarification from the Photo Industrial Complex… is the damage a result of cumulative exposures? are specific sensors more prone to gamma rays, CCD or CMOS? and at what point can software no longer “fix” dead pixels?… I don’t know the answer as of now (stay tuned) but I am glad that my trip to Italy on Sunday is all film!!
And for the crazy conspiracy theory readers out there: don’t forget that Kodak invented much of the digital technology used today and makes sensors for many camera makers to include Leica and the DOD… so this is not some PR push to sell more film.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
PS- lots of good info covered in this video!!
The End Of Film? Or… The End Of Digital?
Click on the audio play button to listen to this 14 minute discussion on the future of photography by Stephen Schaub.
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New Kodak Professional Portra 160 Film Review
When Kodak released the Portra 400 a few months ago many of us speculated that a new Portra 160 would be just around the corner… and guess what? Kodak has announced today that Kodak Professional Portra 160 will be released starting in March 2011 in: 35mm, 120/ 220, 4×5 and 8×10… fantastic!!! Click on the audio-play button to listen to a 13 minute in-depth review of this new film (I tested 120) and be sure to look at the sample images provided below while listening to the audio… What a nice way to start the week!!!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Please click on the images below to see larger versions of each.
Article for Consideration
First click on the link below and read the article and look at the examples…
http://www.twinlenslife.com/2011/01/digital-vs-film-canon-5d-mark-ii-vs.html
Now here are my thoughts…
1. The film looks fantastic! The latitude is much better and I like the feeling of the film file much more.
2. The test was very good. It would have been even better if the film scan was done on a higher resolution scanner like say an Imacon. This would have also leveled the field a bit as the RAW processing done to the digital file corrects a lot (but apparently not enough) and the film image was stuck with a relatively middle of the road scan on a Fuji Frontier SP-2500. It is a shame that the scanned image had to be upsampled (due to the scanner resolution limitation) as this film has a lot of subtle detail that a higher quality scanner could have showed optically.
3. I would also like to hear their thoughts regarding a side by side print analysis say at 2 or 3 different sizes… the proof is in the print!
4. The digital wins in the high speed test but the film is still quite good.
In the end will this article sway any true blooded digital shooter to consider film…? I don’t think so, as there will be a myriad of excuses on the RAW conversion technique or other BS that really does not matter. It is a good solid test and it confirms once again the many strengths that film and the hybrid workflow provide for the working creative photographer
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Kodak Portra 400 Pinhole Reciprocity Test
Click on the audio play button to listen to this quick post on reciprocity correction for the New Kodak Portra 400 film. In a nutshell: double and triple everything beyond 1 second and you should be spot on.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Goodnight Kodachrome: 1935-2010
Click on the audio play button to listen to this bed time story read by Eve Schaub… but first be sure to get a glass of warm milk. Today is the last day to get Kodachrome processed.
Goodnight Kodachrome
In the big yellow room
There was a camera
and a classic film
and a picture of Paul Simon jumping over the moon.
Goodnight Kodachrome
Goodnight moon
Goodnight slide show in the living room
Goodnight 25
Goodnight 64
Goodnight dynamic range eight stops more
Goodnight Dwayne’s
Goodnight flare
Goodnight little Afghan girl’s haunting stare
Goodnight mail order
Goodnight rush
And goodnight to Steve McCurry whispering “hush”
Goodnight plastic carousel
Goodnight transparencies rare
Goodnight glorious old color film… everywhere.
–“Goodnight Moon,” original text by Margaret Wise Brown
–”GoodNight Kodachrome,” text by Eve O. Schaub and Stephen Schaub, Copyright 2010
Two Buck Chuck… Good Cheap Film Does Exist!
Yes Virginia, good cheap film does exist. Click on the audio play button to listen to my thoughts on new approaches and needs for film in this figital / hybrid world.
The test images below are Fuji 400 Superia X-Tra which is a fantastic film and is readidly available at only two bucks (24 exp)… that’s $2 Dollars, 1.51 Euro, 1.28 United Kingdom Pounds, 167.94 Yen… about the price of a cup of coffee!
And for those of you who want even smoother results here is an example of the portrait of my wife (same file as above) that has been processed through Imagenomic Portraiture Photoshop Plugin at default settings and then faded back to 50%… very nice!
Thoughts On Testing And A Quick Lens Review
Click on the audio play button to listen to this 10 minute audio on real world testing and a quick review of Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F2.0 SL-II Lens vs Nikon’s 45mm F2.8P lens… real world!!
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