Analogue Wonderland has this great video on a new product that they are selling that adapts modern film to cameras that use long discontinued film formats.
This new product will breathe life into all sorts of old cameras that would otherwise be left to the wayside. Camerhack of Italy has made adaptors for a number of different formats, including 116, 118, 122, 130 and 130 roll film formats.
Even the 1970s hit format, the drop in instamatic 126 catridge has an adapter that will spool modern 35mm film. Note that some 126 cartridge cameras will have issues with the extra sprockets in the 35mm film, while other cameras will be fine. The original format had one sprocket per frame.
Photographer, Nick Carver, compares three scanning methods for his 6x17 film. He compares scanning both a negative and a slide, for a total of six scans. He concludes with the easiest and quickest method for each type of film. The three methods tested were: a drum scan from a lab, a scan from a flatbed scanner and stiching shots from a still digital camera.
The results of the scans were then printed each to the same size print, and then the prints were compared.
Due to the rather wide nature of the frame used, stitching digital frames to get rhe full resolution was required. This was a non-starter, so no surprise, this method did not win in this competition. A more conventional format that conforms better to the sensor size of a digital camera may not require stitching, which might change the scenario.
Nick found that the quality of a drum scan can vary from lab to lab, so he took up an offer from another photographer with the equipment necessary, with spectacular results. So your mileage with drum scans may vary depending on the lab. Nick recommends Michael Strickland for his drum scanning.
Nick's Epson flatbed scans were wet mounted, a method that he recommends, using the Better Scanning fluid mount.
Checkout his full video with the methodology, results and conclusions, on Youtube, time that will be well spent for the hybrid film photographer:
B&H Photo Video has issued a notification that Kodak Ektachrome E100 is available for ordering. Pricing at time of writing is $59.95 for 10 sheets. Compared to a box of Fujifilm Provia 100F, another slide film, which is currently listed at $89.95 for 20 sheets, Ektachrome is a little bit more expensive per sheet.
The comparison price per sheet would be $6 for a sheet of Ektachrome E100 vs. $4.50 for a sheet of Provia 100F. Of course, Ektachrome is Ektachrome, there is no other film quite like it, so price is just a factor, not necessarily a deciding factor.
This past week, the Project has announced the return of the C41 development 1 liter kit and the availability of the E6 development 1 quart kit. The 1 liter C41 kit is labelled as being able to process up to 8 rolls of 35mm film. However, FPP reports that at least one person managed to coax 20 rolls out of the kit.
