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.
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 …
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 …
This one will be short and sweet because, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, literally nothing went wrong…
You know that old saying “if you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans”? WELL…
From time to time, it’s fun to jump into live-action film development, writing about the process in real time.
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.
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.
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.
I’ve got an East German camera to test, and the results are going to surprise you! Well, not really, what would you expect from a camera that’s been sitting on a shelf for who-knows-how-long!?
The second part of my adventure with Kodak Technical Pan. TL;DR: I shot the only roll of Technical Pan I’ve had in Zenza Bronica GS-1, and developed it, despite having no Technidol, its designated developer.
I was given a roll of Kodak Technical Pan film, which expired in May 2001. I’ve been keeping it in the fridge for a decade, and just now decided it’s time to finally put it to good use.
