film Q is a new app that inverts film negatives on the Analog.Cafe website without the need to install any software. It connects to your Dropbox account and processes your files in the cloud. #editorial Read in full on Analog.Cafe ..read more

VueScan is an app that works with over 7,400 scanners, many of which were manufactured over twenty years ago. After switching from SilverFast, which I felt was cumbersome, expensive, and frustrating, I’ve stayed with VueScan for over five years. In this review, I’ll go over the interface, capabilities, drawbacks, my workflow, and the reasons why I think VueScan is indispensable for any photographer who scans film at home ..read more

film Q is a new web app that inverts film negatives without the need to install software. At its core is a simple, time-proven technique: histogram equalization. film Q is made for batch processing, and you can control it with any device with a browser (including that Windows 95 laptop you may be using with your vintage scanner!) This article explains how this new app works and how to get on a list to be one of the first to try it ..read more

Last week, Ethan Moses of Cameradactyl posted a video about his invention, a new “film” format that uses roll RA-4 paper to make about 100 4x5 exposures in a giant daylight canister. The rolls can be used in Ethan’s enormous TLR-like camera or adapted to 4x5 cameras as a back. #editorial Read in full on Analog.Cafe ..read more

The fiddliest task of developing film is feeding it onto reels. Reels arrange it so that there’s spacing/no contact across the entire strip. This allows water and chemicals to flow freely across the entire surface, but it has to be done in darkness. #editorial Read in full on Analog.Cafe ..read more

New colour film from Harman, film prices are lower than they’ve been in years, Lomography releases two new instant film cameras, their (and Ferrania’s) accounts get hacked, and ONDU Pinhole stops making pinhole cameras ..read more

Now is a good time to buy film as the prices have actually lowered worldwide. A new market report breaks them down by type, currency, and availability. Speaking of prices, I’ve got plans for the most expensive roll of colour film you can buy. I’ll share them right after I introduce the new Members’ Handbook and update you on my progress with Film Q ..read more

Thank you for joining the Analog.Cafe GOLD membership program! You are supporting a small, ad-free, privacy-friendly independent publisher. This handbook summarizes all the things you get in return for your patronage ..read more

Kodak Vision 3 250D is a colour-negative film made for motion picture cameras. Its image quality is on par with Kodak Portra 400 and other colour-accurate fine-grained low-contrast emulsions when developed in ECN-2. But for this review, I’m processing it in C-41. I also compare my results to CineStill 400D, which has been claimed by many to be 250D w/o the remjet. (It is not ..read more

Harman, the company that makes the famous black-and-white Ilford emulsions, has just released a redscale version of their Phoenix 200 film. #editorial Read in full on Analog.Cafe ..read more