Nikon Z system got its first 50mm F1.4 lens
Everybody loves a 50mm lens! Fast fifty is the staple of any lens mount, Nikon Z users were already spoilt for choice, and they just got another fast fifty — the cheapest yet!
The bad, the ugly and my roll of Kodak HIE
Kodak High-speed Infrared film, also known as HIE, is a black-and-white film with extended sensitivity in the infrared zone. It was discontinued in 2007, and all that’s available for the last decade has expired a long time ago.
The first roll of Original Wolfen Color NC500
I finally managed to test the newly available colour film from ORWO – the Color NC500.
12 Months of film – April: April Everlasting
Of all of the possible excuses for being extremely late with writing a monthly post (it’s July, for fuck’s sake!), the “everything went well and I don’t know how to put it into words” must be the most insane one. Not that it matters one …
What have we learned about Pentax 17?
A month passed since the release of Pentax 17, the camera has reached many hands, and more than a few rolls of film have already been shot and developed, so let’s run over the things we learned in the meantime!
Another new film camera gets announced
Yes!Star, a Chinese company making new films for Fujifilm, announced a new simple, reusable point-and-shoot film camera.
Pentax 17 is here!
The first brand-new film camera since the early 2000s is finally here, with just a few hours of waiting, Pentax is about to officially release its half-frame film camera at 22:00h CET. Update: release video below.
12 Months of film – March: A Clockwork Turquoise
This blog post took way too long to be written and published, as life–and writers block–got in the way but here it is finally. I’m currently too tired to write a witty intro, possibly due to being far too excited about finally being able to …
Choosing a Pentax 100mm macro auto-focus lens
There are six Pentax 100mm autofocus macro lenses and choosing the right one is not as straightforward as it sounds.
12 months of film – February, part 2: Return of the Zenit
This one will be short and sweet because, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, literally nothing went wrong…
110 lives on!
Quite unexpectedly, Lomography has announced a brand-spanking-new camera that uses 110 format film – Lomomatic 110. Despite the low quality usually tied with the film format, the new camera looks like it’s a well-thought-out one.
12 months of film – February, part 1: One flew over the cuckoo’s bulb
You know that old saying “if you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans”? WELL…
Live film development thread
From time to time, it’s fun to jump into live-action film development, writing about the process in real time.
Using two-shot film developers
If you’re developing black & white film on your own, you’ve probably heard about those one-shot developers. Mix ’em, use ’em and trash ’em, because they got depleted in that one development process, right?
Adox announces new color film
Adox has quietly announced the next step of their colour film mission – Color Mission Helios film, a C41 colour film with a usable sensitivity of ISO 1.5.
Kodak announces a film price reduction
Kodak announced a price reduction on Tri-X 400 black and white film, up to 30%.
Expanding and updating the range, the OM System way
The brand formerly known as Olympus is not sitting still, it looks like two new (or “new”) lenses are coming – 300–1200mm equivalent long telephoto and compact 18–36mm ultra-wide.
Shooting infrared – a tripodless journey
Overconfidence of a lazy person or “nah, I don’t need a tripod, how hard can shooting the same frame twice even be?”, a cautionary tale.
Twelve months of film – January: The Cat Returns
First film in this project was shot in a span of just two days (even though it’s a monthly film), but the developing process robbed me of at least a month of my life in terms of stress and annoyance, so it all balances out.
Twelve months of film
I’ve started the project “Twelve months of film” in 2024, and decided to write about my experience. So..let’s start from the top.
Snow, January 2024.
After a few false alarms, snow finally arrived, and naturally, I had to take a walk through the park nearby.
Broadside Can(n)ons
Three Canon EF-mount cameras spanning thirteen years in one place, with photos. And my opinions.
