Media on the frontlines – Listening Post – Al Jazeera English.
Very powerful!
You Have Nothing To Fear But Film Itself
Ok, total crap move by Nikon! Â Who’s afraid of the quality of film cutting into their digital sales?… apparently Nikon is.
Considering the vast history of amazing images made with Nikon film cameras this strikes me as nothing more than a money grab… and yeah, photo contests like this suck anyways.
http://www.nphotomag.com/2012/10/29/nikon-photo-contest-bans-images-from-film-cameras/
Viva la Revolution-
Stephen
Cine Film for Still Shooters with C41 Processing
Interesting….
http://www.fotoimpex.de/shopen/films/cinestill-xpro-c-41-800-tungsten-13536.html
“Our very custom Premoval (patent-pending) process makes motion picture ( ECN2 / ECN-2 ) film safe to process in standard C-41 photo lab chemicals or at home.”
I may have to order a roll or two….
Viva la Revolution-
Stephen
The Photographer from Riga – Witness – Al Jazeera English
The Photographer from Riga – Witness – Al Jazeera English.
A must watch!
Street Photography?
Doing a bit of pinhole street photography…. Not sure if the horse draws too much attention 😉
More new posts here soon on FR!!
Happy 16 Anniversary to Eve
Happy anniversary to my beautiful wife… As silver is the contemporary gift for 16 years of marriage I could think of no better gift!
PS…. Does anyone have a sofa I can sleep on for the next few months 😉
News From Kodak on Film Production Materials
So in case you missed  the hysteria: Kodak is no longer going to make acetate which is a base material for most roll films… HOWEVER!! this does not mean the end of film for Kodak. Kodak reportedly has several years worth of  material on hand, their sheet films are on ESTAR base material- which they still produce- and they are looking for additional vendors to fill their acetate needs when their supply runs does out… again not for several years. This is really not as big a deal as some would suggest. Other sources of acetate exist- there will be a lot more news like this in the coming years from all current film makers, so we as film shooters need to take it in stride and not freak out – yet! For now just go shoot some freaking film!
Link to article:
http://motion.kodak.com/motion/About/The_Storyboard/4294971668/index.htm
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
A Leica Worth Showcasing
I am sure many of you are as disappointed in the new Leica introduced today as I am…. the Leica X Vario. This coupled with the M 240 which I am NOT a fan of makes me think Leica needs a swift kick to get back into the game. A note to Leica… do not try to compete with Fuji or Canon or Sony as you can not… Instead, do what you do best and make cameras like the M9P and my MP a la carte. Anything else is just a waste of time.
Now to put a smile on your face (well, it did mine!)… here is my newest camera with some fun additions…. a black paint Leica MP a la carte with my PinZonie 28mm pinhole lens as well as a 18mm pinhole lens in the Leica Lens Holder M on the bottom and the very cool Leica Universal Viewfinder – The Frankenfinder!! (covers 16mm-28mm with a brilliant clear view and also has parallax correction for close up distances which is sooo nice… for me the perfect walk around camera!
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Emulation – Film Is Still King
Please click on the audio play button below to listen to a 3 minute discussion why digital emulation “proves” that film is still king!
More Diafine Thoughts
So currently in my JOBO CPP2 I am running Diafine full strength Part A and full strength Part B for 5 minutes for all BW films at rotation setting “F” which is around 40 rpm. After part B I increase the rotation to “P” which is around 80 rpm and keep it at that for the remainder of the process. My tests have shown that times around 7+ minutes in A/B can stain some films- yet  5 minutes in A/B at 75F seems about spot on to me and perfect for most scanning applications. The 1:1 development of Diafine decreases the shadow detail at higher EI… for example at 1:1 TX dies after about EI 800 whereas with the full strength process as outlined above EI 1600+ is very solid (note: box speed at 1:1 is about perfect- for box speed). With regards to streaking…. none, full strength or 1:1. An obvious advantage to full strength is that Diafine can be used over and over again for a lot of film where as the 1:1 is a one shot developer. I have personally used Diafine (1 gal A/B) full strength for well over a year without issue…. if it becomes a bit dirty just run it through a new clean coffee filter and presto! Perfect developer ready for more film.
Viva la Revolution- Stephen
Figital Revolution 