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petapixel.com /4 weeks ago

Ilford Pan F+ Is a Beautifully Sharp, Dramatic, and Fine-Grained Film

There is a certain clique of photographic films, let’s call it the “Sub-100 Club.” This is a group of films who flaunt ultra low ISO ratings below 100. [Read More]

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petapixel.com /1 day ago

Vintage Tones on a Budget: Why We Love Kodak ColorPlus 200

Today’s Film Friday takes a look at a blast from the past: Kodak ColorPlus 200. This all-purpose film is one of the most affordable color negative films available for loading into...

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petapixel.com /3 weeks ago

Ilford SFX Is a Superpanchromatic Film That Works Wonders with a Red Filter

One of our staff members used to joke that combining a Holga with a red filter and a roll of Ilford SFX was like shooting fish in a barrel: you couldn't miss. While that sentiment...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Shooting and Processing Black-and-White Film Off-Grid in Scotland

Shooting film is one thing. Developing and scanning it yourself, hundreds of miles from home, inside a van with blackout blinds and a couple of red lights, is a different level of...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Rollei Retro 400S Is a Film for Making Loud, Brash, Dramatic Statements

Welcome to another Film Friday review, where we like to dig into a particular film emulsion, lay out a bit of its history, share our personal experiences with it and provide some i...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Eight Legendary Darkroom Tools Most Photographers Under 40 Have Never Seen

Making a single black-and-white print used to take a locked room, a red bulb, and roughly eight specialized tools that have almost no equivalent on a modern desk. If you started sh...

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121clicks.com /2 weeks ago

47 Remarkable Photos From the 2026 Analog Sparks Awards That Celebrate the Magic of Film

Film photography has something special that digital cameras just can’t quite replicate. From beautiful grain and rich tones to unexpected moments of magic, analog photography makes...

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analog.cafe /1 month ago

The Risks and Rewards of Experimental Photography: On the Edge of Loosing Memories and Finding a New Look With Provia 10...

A short photo essay on the experimental nature of film photography with examples from my latest near-failure with Fujifilm Provia 100F, (improperly) developed via the C-41 reversal...

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Five Experimental Film Tricks Tested on a Zero-Dollar Budget

Experimental film photography rarely gets a fair shake because most of the ideas floating around live in old technical manuals or die in a single frustrated attempt. Testing them y...

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analog.cafe /1 month ago

Film Photography News — August 2026 Recap: Shitty Camera Challenge, Polaroid Pikachu, Phoenix 125 🎞, Comparing Film...

Shitty Camera Challenge with Adam James (interview), Polaroid + Pokémon collaboration, Becky’s Purse (book), updates to Harman Phoenix colour-negative film, Kodak film distribution...

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petapixel.com /2 weeks ago

Fujifilm Instax Wide Film Review: There Is a Reason Instant Film is Thriving

Amazingly enough, not only is instant film not dead, it is actually thriving. That is in large part due to the popularity of the Fujifilm Instax films, so it is time for us to give...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

A Glowing Endorsement of CineStill’s Super Popular 800T Film

With this week’s Film Friday we are hitting the highest point on the Cinestill triangle so to speak. Today we are taking a look at Cinestill 800T, arguably their flagship film and...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Kodak Ektar 100 Brings Fine Grain and Vivid Color Saturation

Welcome back to Film Friday. We’re featuring one of our heavy hitters this week with Kodak’s Ektar 100. Alongside the Portra films, Ektar is one of the most popular films on the ma...

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blog.adafruit.com /1 month ago

Semi-Permanent E-Paper Camera with ‘Digital Film’ #piday #raspberrypi

Camera with Digital Film, image from Strange Inventions Lab   Strange Inventions created this…strange invention: a cartridge-based Raspberry Pi camera that ‘prints’ to e-paper. The...

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petapixel.com /1 week ago

Kodak Portra 160 Might Be the Best Fine-Grain Color Negative Film

We stated in our Film Friday review of Kodak Portra 400 (and again in our Portra 800 write up) that it is pretty much a perfect color film, so you’ll hopefully understand and forgi...

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petapixel.com /4 days ago

Flashback’s New Analog-Inspired Half-Frame Digicam Is All Grown Up

Flashback has announced the One75, a new reusable digital camera that promises to bring the spirit and vibes of a classic half-frame film camera. [Read More]

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fstoppers.com /1 month ago

Why the Expensive Film Shot Still Wins, Against All Logic

A single medium format film shot cost about 470 times what the same scene cost on a digital camera. That kind of math should end the film-versus-digital debate outright, and yet th...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Super-Cool DIY Digital Instant Camera ‘Prints’ Photos On Reusable Cartridges

Strange Inventions Lab has designed a custom instant camera that uses full-color e-paper displays as physical "digital film," and it's awesome. [Read More]

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phsc.ca /3 weeks ago

shine a light on me

Toronto. When film/plates were the way to go, ISO (ASA) ratings on the media were so slow professionals and advanced amateurs used studio lights (or flash) to soften shadows and al...

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fstoppers.com /2 weeks ago

Can a Better Process Lead to Better Landscape Photos?

Two hours of loading sheet film at camp after a long day in the field can make large format feel like a job. How you handle the dull, repetitive parts of photography shapes how muc...

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petapixel.com /3 weeks ago

This Film Photography-Inspired Camera is for People Experiencing Digital Fatigue

Modern life is overwhelming many people and analog pursuits are on the up. Enter Await, a camera made by Swiss-based electronics company Rolling Square. [Read More]

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analog.cafe /3 weeks ago

Film Photography News — September 2026 Recap: Polaroid Mod, Phoenix in 4x5, Save $ on Film, and Develop C-41 at Room Tem...

Polaroid Mod is a new camera — launched just now¹! Kyle McDougall got to try experimental sheets of Harman Phoenix and Kentmere 400 in 4x5 — the results are impressive. Photography...

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alexluyckx.com /3 weeks ago

Classic Film Review Blog – Kodak Direct Positive Panchromatic Film 5246

Kodak Direct Positive Panchromatic Safety Film, or Kodak DPPSF, is probably the oldest film that I have ever taken in for review. Kodak DFFPSF is one of the many motion picture fil...

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alexluyckx.com /2 weeks ago

Camera Tales No.10 – Graflex Crown Graphic

I knew, I just knew that one day I would end up here with a large format camera. You could say I was influenced by the Film Photography Project and one of their hosts specifically....

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