2022-07-04 15:00
Introduced in 1900, the Kodak Brownie was instrumental in bringing photography to the masses. It sold for US$1.00 (around US$44 in 2022 terms), and included film and processing. Essent… Read More
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2022-07-03 15:00
I have to start this article with a confession… I had never planned for film photography to be a part of my life. I was never interested in film and wanted a digital camera so I could… Read More
2022-07-01 15:00
The pandemic lockdown probably spawned lots of new behaviors, routines and interests for many people out of sheer boredom. For me, it resurrected a love for the darkroom. I’m an old fi… Read More
2022-06-27 15:00
This trip to New York City was my first time there in about 15 years. I have always admired several photographers who were known for capturing New York street photography. Some of my favorit… Read More
2022-06-26 15:30
The concept seemed simple — pick a specific place and explore it every day for thirty-six days, use only one camera and one lens, and take one photograph each day. One click of the shu… Read More
2022-06-24 14:00
I am a long-term Leica user, but have always admired the Contax aesthetic and Contax users were usually as enthusiastic about the Zeiss product as Leica users were about the Leitz products… Read More
2022-06-20 15:30
Rolleicord Va is a medium format (6×6) camera using 120 size films, with which you will get 12 frames per roll. It is a Twin-Lens Reflex (TLR) camera and has a Xenar 75mm f/3.5 as the… Read More
2022-06-19 15:00
I have a number of Exakta RTL 1000 cameras, having something of a “thing” for the underdog. Coming across a reference to an Exakta TL 1000 (no “R”), I initially assum… Read More
2022-06-17 15:30
At the time I shot these frames, I had owned the Contax G1 for a little less than two months. It was my first film camera and I fell in love with her immediately. You just want to hold it in… Read More
2022-06-13 15:30
I’ve been shooting film for over 45 years having shot my first roll of infrared film back in the 80’s. This type of film and others are getting impossible to find these days, rec… Read More
2022-06-12 15:30
As a beginner film photographer, all I had ever heard was Portra 400 this and Portra 800 that. Kodak’s one color stock that reigned above all other colors stocks — with its accur… Read More
2022-06-10 15:30
To Describe the Town of Blois, I would begin with the picturesque gardens, the venerable buildings woven together with cobbled streets. Cemented in the history of France, Blois is a stunning… Read More
2022-06-06 15:30
Film is time travel. By the time I got this roll of Kodak Portra 400 developed and scanned, it had been sitting in my Pentax Spotmatic for three years, waiting to be developed. I shot the fi… Read More
2022-06-05 16:00
…or, forcing myself to take photos on large format film during a pandemic for an entire year. In 2021, I decided to give myself a photo challenge – to take one shot per week, on… Read More
2022-06-03 15:00
I met up with my friend Erik in late November 2019 near the Christmas market in Strasbourg. However, the Christmas market was not our main destination, no, it was the city of Strasbourg itse… Read More
2022-05-30 15:00
“It’s a pretty little town, isn’t it?” the man in the pickup truck asked, nodding at the camera in my hand. He’d seen me shooting pictures and stopped to chat… Read More
2022-05-29 15:00
Large format photography issue #1 – is it a 5×4 camera or 4×5? The answer seems to depend on where you live, and I’m in Australia, so I’m calling it 5×4… Read More
2022-05-27 16:30
When Adox photo released their new film Color Mission, I knew I had to test it out. I purchased two rolls and received them just in time for St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin! I arrived earl… Read More
2022-05-23 15:00
This past Easter I planned a trip to Grenoble, a good opportunity to take landscape shots of the French Alps. At the same time, I was been keen to try out an attractive low ISO film that I r… Read More
2022-05-22 16:00
In my second year of participating in the EMULSIVE Secret Santa, I was fortunate enough to be gifted a box of discontinued Fuji FP-100c colour peel-apart instant film. For some of you, the m… Read More
2022-05-20 15:00
I’m happy to have been able to shoot a roll of ADOX’s COLOR MISSION 200! I know rolls of this are hard to come by, and I really hope they release more of it soon. From what… Read More
2022-05-16 16:00
I moved to Memphis in 2012 from Brooklyn and shortly after that got my first DSLR, graduating from long-zoom point-and-shoots I used to document the sights of NYC. I took a photography class… Read More
2022-05-15 16:00
Earlier this year I had the chance to travel to the arctic islands of Svalbard for two months as part of a field campaign for my studies. Being the photography fiend that I am I immediately… Read More
2022-05-13 16:30
To begin with, it is always difficult to refer to a particular combination of camera, developer, and film that one is not used to using regularly, but I think for sure that this one is certa… Read More
2022-05-09 16:00
I think that I first stumbled upon Jorge Otero’s wonderful little Lumenbox on Etsy when I was searching for pinhole cameras. The Lumenbox is very much not a pinhole camera. It uses a s… Read More
2022-05-08 16:10
Whenever I shoot film, I number every roll of film that I shoot as part of my archiving system. Keeping detailed roll notes is the second piece of the puzzle that makes my photo archive usef… Read More
2022-05-06 16:00
Until late March this year (last week at the time of writing), I hadn’t shot a roll of film in more than 10 years, since around the time Kodak discontinued Plus-X. I recently discovere… Read More
2022-05-02 16:00
I was recently in a farming community outside Columbia, Missouri, where my in-laws have a wonderful farm. It’s where my wife, my daughter, and I go to get away from the city and relax… Read More
2022-05-01 16:00
2016 hit me hard. 100-Series pack film for Polaroid cameras would no longer be produced and it was only a matter of time before all of my packfilm cameras would become orphans. By 2019, my f… Read More
2022-04-30 16:00
The reputation of Kodak Portra 400 precedes itself. Warm, forgiving, with a soft grain that shows up velvety. The colors that Portra highlights well are warm ones; reds, ambers, earthy brown… Read More
2022-04-27 16:00
Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 80035mm format black and white film in 35mm formatPush processed 1-stop Development notesKodak HC-110: 1+47(E), 20°C/68°F, 11:30 (N+1)No presoak, 1-mi… Read More
2022-04-25 16:00
On August 8th 1925, Boys’ Village opened up near St. Athan, South Wales. It was a holiday camp designed to provide some much-needed relief for Welsh miners from the intensity of work i… Read More
2022-04-22 15:00
What I hesitated for a long time. No, I don’t need this camera. Why should I? I have a Minolta X-300 and I’m very happy with it, so why should I get an SR-T 101 or 303? Damn, it… Read More
2022-04-18 15:00
Being on voluntary lockdown on COVID leads to boredom, but it also lead me to explore my vast collection of photography books which I began to draw inspiration from for a little project. I l… Read More
2022-04-17 16:15
These are the 31 days and 33 articles that made EMULSIVE in May 2021. As usual, you'll find a recap of all the articles published, starting with the most popular 10 articles of the month in… Read More
2022-04-16 16:00
I am endlessly fascinated by tulips. So far, so unoriginal. Even supermarket bouquets can yield extraordinary beauty, especially if left a little longer than most florists would deem appropr… Read More
2022-04-11 15:00
A few months ago there was a presentation of various black and white films on emulsive.org. It made me curious. Without further ado, I ordered the High ISO Set with films No. 99 and No. 10 f… Read More
2022-04-08 16:15
Lately, I found myself in the urge of shooting my trusty old Minolta SRT MC-II. While firing away some shots, to see if the shutter sounds reasonable at different speeds, I came to realise t… Read More
2022-04-04 14:00
These frames were selected from a recent test shoot on my new (to me) Bronica SQ-A and first medium format shots that I had ever taken with extension tubes. I began my film journey mainly by… Read More
2022-04-01 14:00
I’ve been into photography since 2004 when I first picked up a Canon AE-1. Since then I’ve explored many different brands and lens combinations for both professional work and hob… Read More
2022-03-29 03:00
I have shot film since my childhood, but I completely switched to film 5 years ago. During all this time I gained a lot of experience experimenting with different film, formats, and cameras… Read More
2022-03-25 13:50
I’ll admit to being taken back a bit by the two new film announcements so far this week (Kodak Gold in 120 format and CineStill 400D), and it looks like we’re capping it off with… Read More
2022-03-25 13:00
This past November, I had the opportunity to visit a close friend of mine in Los Angeles, California. Given the current situation with covid, I didn’t really know what to expect on my… Read More
2022-03-22 15:00
I brought my Pentax K1000 (a combined birthday and Christmas gift in 1988) back into service in 2021, after a decades-long hiatus from it, and after 15 or so years of not shooting film at al… Read More
2022-03-21 19:00
Initially only available through the CINESTILL FILM MAKER Campaign at cinestillfilm.com/400D, the motion-to-still-photography company, CineStill have announced the launch of 400Dynamic, a 40… Read More
2022-03-21 13:00
Following months of speculation, and around two decades since its original discontinuation, Kodak Alaris* has finally announced the rerelease of its popular consumer-grade Kodak Gold 200 col… Read More
2022-03-20 16:30
There are far too many cameras made by Zeiss from the last century, which is to be expected with a history that goes back over 110 years. While they have recently released their first digita… Read More
2022-03-19 16:00
When my good friend Jonas visited Gothenburg in June 2019, we spent some quality time visiting our favorite places, trying out a ramen restaurant, and in general having a great time! The res… Read More
2022-03-18 18:00
My mom’s favorite camera was her Canon AE-1 (no P). My dad convinced her to give it to their tour guide in Hong Kong on their honeymoon. He said he would replace it with a nicer camera… Read More
2022-03-14 14:00
I’ve always enjoyed using slow film so I decided to give Lomography’s Babylon 13 from the Kino line a try. This is my first roll and honestly, I’m very happy with it, the d… Read More
2022-03-12 15:00
It used to be that one of the delights of visiting the UK occasionally was to fetch the things that one could not get abroad. Yet for the last decade, this notion has become outdated. Consum… Read More
2022-03-11 14:00
The Kaucminde Manor is an impressive palace building from the early 19th century. In 1920-30 this facility was house to Latvia’s most popular Housekeeping School. The property was belo… Read More
2022-03-09 17:00
I’ve been a long-time user of Lomography’s DigitaLIZA 35mm and 120 film masks. They work great on my Epson Perfection v750 and keep film generally flatter than Epson’s norm… Read More
2022-03-07 14:00
Lomography is a contradiction in terms, and I love that. I am a traditional film photographer who takes Lomography seriously. There are 10 Golden Rules of Lomography which is funny because r… Read More
2022-03-06 15:00
The darkroom is, I believe, the ultimate escape — if you are a photographer, that is. Whether you call it a she-shed, a man cave, darkroom or by another name, once the door is firmly s… Read More
2022-03-05 14:00
The Weltax is a nice little 6x6 folding camera, introduced in 1938 by Welta Kamerawerke, which became VEB Welta after WWII and later still...
The article Rheinmetall Weltax + Meyer-Optik Tri… Read More
5 Frames… With A Canon A-1 And A Roll Of 1987 Sainsbury’s Colour Print Film (CPF) And A Canon A1
2022-03-04 14:00
The effect of more than thirty years on colour negative film is unpredictable. That I had in my hand a roll of Sainsbury’s CPF, a budget film from 1987 marketed by a UK supermarket, wa… Read More
2022-03-02 15:00
Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC at EI 320 (120 Format). Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6. Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
The article Photography:… Read More
2022-02-28 14:00
Just over a year ago, whilst hunting for the mythical £10 Leica in an antique shop, I came across this old Rolleiflex disguised amongst about twenty box brownies. The focus dial was bo… Read More
2022-02-27 15:30
I had been planning to upgrade from my Leica IIIf for a while; it’s a great camera but it makes taking photos a complicated process. First, cut the film so that it fits the camera, pla… Read More
2022-02-26 14:00
I was 22 and we were eating at my grandfather’s. I knew he had a camera when he was younger, so I asked him “Do you still have it?” After his “Do not break it”… Read More
2022-02-25 14:00
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA has a back lot with about 2 acres of the sort of hardware that fueled my nightmares in the ’90s. Mi… Read More
2022-02-23 14:00
Okay, so when things go wrong the best thing to do is chalk it up to experience and make sure you don’t do it again. In the real world this is sometimes easier said than done, fortunat… Read More
2022-02-21 14:00
The Pentax Super ME is a beautiful little camera, introduced in 1979, superseding the old Pentax ME. It’s an extremely compact camera, with aperture priority and manual mode, making it… Read More
2022-02-20 14:00
A year or two back I was given a box of old cameras, four in total. These included a Voigtlander Vito B. a couple of Soviet-era rangefinders, and a Lipca Rollop TLR. I tested the Vito B with… Read More
2022-02-19 14:00
Everybody knows the AE-1 and AE-1 Program. Maybe that’s because Canon produced so many of them. In reviews of this camera, they mention it was one of the products that opened the world… Read More
2022-02-18 14:00
I bought a Mamiya RB67 Pro SD and 180mm f4.5 C lens in fall 2021 and did)n’t want to stray too far from home for the first roll through the camera. We recently moved to the Hudson Vall… Read More
2022-02-17 14:00
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Pl… Read More
2022-02-15 14:00
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 at EI 800.Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6.Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8. Check out my Lomography CN… Read More
2022-02-14 14:00
The Ikoflex is the only true Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) made by Zeiss Ikon — the WWII Tengoflex is actually just a box-camera with a large, simple brilliant finder which does not aid focus… Read More
2022-02-13 14:00
It’s not a Leica, but if you’re a film photographer, you’re probably going to Like-uh-it a lot. If you like LEGO, you’ll likely be quite partial to it, too. Yes, it&r&hell…Read More
2022-02-12 14:00
Traditionally I have avoided the point and shoot class of camera because I wanted to be able to make my own exposure decisions. I either shoot Manual, or in Aperture Priority modes with… Read More
2022-02-11 14:00
When my wife turned 40, she wanted just one thing: to have a nice vacation in a warm place with a beach. After negotiating that our destination be all-inclusive so that I might walk around w… Read More
2022-02-10 14:00
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Pl… Read More
2022-02-09 14:00
This series of textile collages began with finding a collection of seemingly random Polaroid images from my late Great Aunt Thelma’s house. As one of the executors of her estate, my fa… Read More
2022-02-08 12:00
A new, very limited ISO 200 35mm color film from ADOX is upon us just 41 days into 2020. It’s released today, Thursday, February 10th, 2022, and available in limited quantities in 24 e… Read More
2022-02-07 14:00
For what am I not trying to capture if not the essence of the character of my motifs? That´s why I like to shoot the woodlands and other things I find interesting with a portrait lens… Read More
2022-02-06 14:30
Above the Arctic Circle, amidst the wide green plains, enclosed in looming blue peaks, the ‘King’s Trail’ covers 400km of land devoid of civilisation, save for the indigeno… Read More
2022-02-05 14:00
Earlier this summer I shot a roll of ADOX HR-50. I had seen this film online and since I live in a country which can be very sunny I had decided to try slower films this summer. I went to th… Read More
2022-02-04 14:00
Last December, I was fortunate enough to take a solo trip to New York City after my semester finished up. I settled on staying in the Lower East Side, where I could easily walk to museums an… Read More
2022-02-03 14:00
Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 100Color negative film in 35mm formatNikon F6 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 AF-D
The article Photography: Under the over – Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 200 (35mm f… Read More
2022-02-01 15:45
Both shot on Lomography Color Negative 800 (EI 800, meter readings differ by 2-stops).Color negative film in 120 format shot at 6×6.Hasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 8… Read More
2022-01-31 15:40
My Olympus OM-2 comes with me everywhere I go. I recently traveled around France and took this small but mighty camera along for the ride. It handles most shots perfectly however, operation… Read More
2022-01-30 18:00
I started out writing a 5 Frames article for this excellent website but my typing ran away a little and I ended up realising it had turned into a mini-review of my latest 35mm acquisition, t… Read More
2022-01-29 15:35
In August of 2021, I was sent to Panama to work as a documentary photographer on a campaign. Because of one reason or another, I had a lot of free time on my hands to explore Panama City and… Read More
2022-01-28 15:00
I’ve always loved vintage camera equipment. The engineering and care that went into the creation of old cameras have always fascinated me. The science and chemistry of film development… Read More
2022-01-27 15:50
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Pl… Read More
2022-01-25 15:00
Shot on LomoChrome Metropolis XR 100–400 at EI 400Color negative film in 120 formatHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Planar F 80mm f/2.8
The article Photography: Cloccian &ndas&hell…Read More
2022-01-24 14:00
We decided a fine brisk November morning called for a day trip to a nearby annual charity horse race meeting at Exeter Racecourse, one of England’s oldest racetracks. It’s also t… Read More
2022-01-23 16:00
Many photographers look back at their work at the end of the year, to assess, critique, and, if you’re like me, to convince themselves that they’re moving forward with their work… Read More
2022-01-22 15:00
I like collecting old film as much as I like collecting old cameras. So, when I came across an auction for an interesting film container and exposed film from Europe, I bid on it…and… Read More
2022-01-21 14:00
Glorious colour shifts of red, orange, yellow and green all from one film? Totally achievable with Redeye Redscale film! I visited RSPB Fairburn Ings, an ex-industrial site rich in heritage… Read More
2022-01-20 14:30
Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed in C-41 ChemistryHasselblad 2000FCW + Hasselblad Pl… Read More
2022-01-18 14:00
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100G at EI 1600Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm formatCross processed and push processed 4-stopsRicoh GR1s + GR Lens 28mm f/2.8 lens Read the Kodak EKTACHRO… Read More
2022-01-17 14:00
I looked up to the man biking down the hill. As I waited for him to come down, I stood behind a row of parked cars waiting, camera in hand, finger on the shutter release. He came nearer. I p… Read More
Camera Review: Pentax ME Super (featuring Portra 400 And The SMC-M Series Lenses) – By Trevor Hong
2022-01-16 14:00
I used to hate electronic cameras because people keep saying “they might break”. That was until I stumbled across the Pentax ME Super. Actually, I had the chance to use the origi… Read More
2022-01-15 15:00
I think we’ve all been here, buying a camera and lens rated by a seller as “very good” and not realizing all the photos had the lens caps on. When the Minolta X-370 with th… Read More
2022-01-14 14:00
Despite a number of potential problems, I bought a Pentacon Six medium format SLR earlier in 2021. I had wanted one for a while and the article by Ludwig Hegelstein here on Emulsive convince… Read More
2022-01-13 15:00
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100VS at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed Read the EKTACHROME 100VS reviewRead the EKTACHROME 100VS experi… Read More
2022-01-11 15:45
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E100VS at EI 100Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6Cross processed Read the EKTACHROME 100VS reviewRead the EKTACHROME 100VS experi… Read More
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