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All points and corners… the Olympus Ecru (Pic: Hiyotada/Wikimedia Commons) For this week’s installment of Film Friday, we’re highlighting a fun little list from Kosmo Foto that looks at the ten quirkiest compact film cameras to ever go into production. dpreview.com »
The new camera system covers formats from 6 Steve Lloyd, founder of Chroma Cameras, has unveiled a pair of modular medium format film cameras designed to shoot 6x9 and 6x12 format film photographs. dpreview.com »
Stephen Dowling, founder of Kosmo Foto, has shared a video highlighting five compact film cameras that you can use to get started in film photography without breaking the bank. As film photography continues to claw back at least some of the user base it once had in the late 90s and early 2000s, the price of many working 35mm compact cameras has increased. dpreview.com »
Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex cameras – along with Yashica and Mamiya TLRs – can still be found in working order on the used market for a fair price. They offer an excellent gateway to medium-format shooting. dpreview.com »
The 7 common film camera types One of the complications of film photography is that there are so many different types of film cameras. A hundred-plus years of development has led to several different ways of getting images onto film. dpreview.com »
Photos Dan Bracaglia Film photography is alive and well. Though digital photography is by far the dominant medium, film is still around, and has been growing in popularity over the last decade as photographers discover (or re-discover) the joys of chemical, analog photography. dpreview.com »
Russian climber Valentin Ivanov using a Smena Symbol. Photo: Technointorg In this week's Film Friday, from our pals at Kosmo Foto, we join up with a group of Soviet climbers prepping to summit Mount Everest. dpreview.com »
I think it's easy to say that one of Fujifilm's most beloved features is the film simulations in their cameras. For a long time now, we've been able to select Acros, Classic Chrome, Velvia, and more very easily. thephoblographer.com »
Today we’re going to take a look at two film cameras. We have the Pentax 645nII and the Contax 645: two of the last medium format film bodies ever produced, and the two most popular go-to cameras for wedding shooters who are still shooting film. There are lots of reasons why this is the case. […] petapixel.com »
Photo: Dan Bracaglia Back in the 1990's virtually every camera manufacturer produced a line (or multiple lines) of premium autofocusing pocket cameras. Many of these cameras packed excellent optics and great metering into impossibly small, easy-to-use bodies, making them perfect for capturing spontaneous moments. dpreview.com »
Photo: Stephen Dowling We figured with the sad news regarding the inevitable sale of Olympus' camera division, it'd be nice to celebrate the company's history designing some of the coolest film (and digital) cameras of all time. dpreview.com »
What if the gangsters in crime movies battled it out with cameras instead of guns? That’s the premise of this new 5.5-minute parody short film titled “Camera Wars.” Created by filmmaker and vlogger Tim Pan of Mediastorm, the film is about two gangs that meet in an abandoned warehouse to do a deal for an […] petapixel.com »
12 Things Not To Do When Buying Your First Film Camera You’ve got your flannel and your beanie and you’re ready to buy your first film camera. So… now what? I can’t tell you exactly what to do, because then you’d risk turning into me, which means drowning in an ever-deepening lake of 35mm SLRs, but I can tell you a few things to avoid. dpreview.com »
It should come as no surprise to long time readers of The Phoblographer that we're quite fond of shooting with film. Astronomical megapickle counts are all the rage these days. Improvements in computational photography are helping smartphone cameras punch well above their weight as well. thephoblographer.com »
For a lot of photographers today, vintage point and shoot cameras often serve as the gateway drug into film photography. They’re compact, easy to use, and often inexpensive. Some of these cameras also produce or enhance the distinct look of nostalgia that film photography has come to be known for. thephoblographer.com »
If you’ve been looking for some great cameras to begin your film photography journey with or add to your vintage camera collection, we can see how it can be overwhelming given all the choices out there. thephoblographer.com »
The Canon T90 is just one of the 20 film cameras worth buying right now. Check out Analog Gems - part 1 and Analog Gems - part 2 to view them all. Photo: Dan Bracaglia Happy Film Friday! In the spirit of celebrating all things analog, we felt today was the perfect time to take another look at our two popular film camera buying guides. dpreview.com »
Instant photography is very much alive, albeit with limited film options. Because of this, we’ve been seeing some bright minds coming up with accessories like instant backs to help increase our options for cameras that can accommodate the instant films available today. thephoblographer.com »
What do you do with all of the extra 35mm film canisters you have after getting your film developed? Well, if you’re photographer Alireza Rostami, you turn the film canisters themselves into cameras. dpreview.com »
Are you a long-time Canon user who goes back to your film photography roots once in a while? Or, are you just embarking on your film photography journey? Whichever the case, among the cameras you’ll find yourself considering or shooting with are Canon FD mount cameras. thephoblographer.com »
Before EXIF data landed on the scene through the rise of digital photography, film cameras could superimpose the current date directly onto your photos, allowing you to see when you shot each one as you flipped through an album. petapixel.com »
Polaroid Originals has announced that it is discontinuing production of its wide-format Spectra film. The reason, CEO Oskar Smolokowski said in a statement on the company's blog today, is due to the degraded nature of existing wide-format cameras. dpreview.com »
When I went on my journey to grow as a photographer, some of the best tools that I had were film rangefinder cameras. I'm still very much of the belief that any and every photographer should shoot film and use cameras that don't have metering built in to become better. thephoblographer.com »
In the last few years, film based photography has seen a huge surge in popularity. More and more photographers are returning to analog cameras because of the low cost of many great cameras, and because of the overall look and feel of film based images; something that digital cameras have trouble replicating. thephoblographer.com »
Canon has announced that it has now stopped making its last ever film camera, the EOS-1v SLR. photographyblog.com »
Last summer, I visited Gifford Stevens at his home in Bradley, Maine. He was one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. He taught English at Hampden Academy. His classes were always fascinating, and a few favorites were Folklore and Outdoor Life. petapixel.com »
My name is Skyler Adams, and I’m a photographer. I’ve noticed that camera communities these days excitedly share news about new cameras, lenses, and lighting equipment, but hardly anyone posts an actual photo anymore. petapixel.com »
Keen on getting into film photography but want to start with something cheap? If you want something more advanced than point and shoot cameras so you'll have more control over your exposures, film SLR cameras are the way to go. thephoblographer.com »
Keen on getting into film photography but want to start with something cheap? If you want something more advanced than point and shoot cameras so you'll have more control over your exposures, film SLR cameras are the way to go. thephoblographer.com »
The alternative title for this pretty personal blog post was something along the lines of "Compact Film Cameras are the Absolute Best And I Don't Care If You Call Me a Hipster You're a Hipster" but after a few rounds of video games to clear my mind, I decided against this motion. thephoblographer.com »
A new Kickstarter called I'm Back is finding a way to give old school film cameras new life in the digital world. Not that many of those old film cameras need it, but the ability to shoot digital with the older style film cameras has always been a dream of many photographers. thephoblographer.com »
Yes, I know; if you're an experienced photographer then this sounds pretty crazy. But this question was typed into our search bar a number of times and so I decided that I'd take a stab at answering exactly what's going on here. thephoblographer.com »
Compact film cameras are a great thing for any photographer to be able to throw in their bag. More often than not, they're more durable than digital cameras and they use good old film--which is bound to give you great results that you simply cannot get with digital if you're doing it right. thephoblographer.com »
Mint Camera has been the creator of a whole lot of fantastic cameras over the past few years, and now they're launching their flagship--the Mint Camera SLR670-S Classic! This new flagship camera is a whole lot like the other SLR-670 cameras in that they can use the Mint Time Machine to get manual control over the shutter speeds, the flash attachment, and use Impossible Project film. thephoblographer.com »
Instant film cameras, otherwise called Polaroid cameras, are incredibly fun and have been incredibly popular with lots of people. Typically, the cameras and film are most in use with young adults though in recent years, there have been more efforts to expand the category to make it appeal to those who want something a bit more serious. thephoblographer.com »
This addiction of mine began a few years ago and continues into today; it helped spur a movement. Remember a few years ago how Fujifilm came onto the scene with cameras that had retro aesthetics, looked gorgeous and actually functioned well while doing it nowhere as expensive as Leica? Then Olympus hopped on board. thephoblographer.com »
So previously we have talked about some great budget medium format film camera options for those on a budget, but all of those cameras were manual focus only. Today we wanted to bring a few options into focus that feature something that many of you can't live without - Autofocus. thephoblographer.com »
Maybe for a really long time, we've been going about trying to get manual control over Instax Film totally wrong. Instead of trying to hack medium format cameras and camera backs to accommodate the film, why haven't we tried hacking the cameras available to start with? Well actually, the folks over at Camera Film Photo have been for a while now. thephoblographer.com »
One of the cooler things about owning a camera with a legacy lens system is that you can use their lenses with old school film cameras loaded with fresh film. That typically goes for lots of new lens options on the market. thephoblographer.com »
If you have approximately one and a half minutes to spare, you could do far worse with your time than watch this delightful speedrun cartoon tour through the history of photographic cameras. Created by Barcelona-based animator/editor Portero Delantero, this extremely short film provides a fluid rundown of every major milestone camera from the Kodak Brownie in 1900, to the iPhone 6 in 2014. digitalrev.com »
