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Why waste water? Use the Ilford Archival Wash Method

After processing your film or printing paper, it is necessary to remove the chemicals from the photographic material. Mostly the fixer will...

Thursday, August 24, 2023

PetaPixel: Ilford Colour Half Frame Camera


PetaPixel is reporting that Ilford is instroducing a colour film disposable camera:  Ilford’s New Disposable Camera is the Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame.

No details as to the source of the colour film, since Ilford currently does not manufacture colour film.  B&H lists the camera as "coming soon", with ISO 400 film and 54 exposures (due to being half frame, having double the number of exposures of a regular 35mm camera).

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

PetaPixel: Film from Amazon May Be Improperly Stored


PetaPixel is reporting that a lab claims that film from Amazon may be improperly stored.  After seeing issues with film from Amazon sent for processing by customers, the lab looked to the source.  In a sample purchased and processed by Coastal Film Lab, possible heat damage to fresh colour print film from Amazon may have occurred.  The operator claims that the results from film "developed in fresh, control strip tested C41 chemistry came out severely fogged with incorrect base color and poor tonality."

The lab is imploring customers to buy film from reputable photographic dealers and, of course, local camera stores.  Support local, particularly if your camera retailer offers quality services and properly stored, quality film.

Read the article and see the post by Coastal Film Labs yourself, at PetaPixel.