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Optik Old School OptiColour 200 Film

Ken — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:08:21 +0000

I’m always interested when a new color film hits the market. It doesn’t happen often anymore, and when it does, it’s usually a rebrand or a repackage of something we’ve seen before. So when I heard about OptiColour 200 from Optik Oldschool — a genuinely new color negative emulsion in 120 format — I had...

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Ilford HP5 Plus — History and Developing Tips

Ken — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:30:25 +0000

If there’s one black and white film stock that has earned its place in nearly every film photographer’s bag, it’s Ilford HP5 Plus. It’s not the sharpest. It’s not the finest grained. It’s not even the most visually striking at box speed. But HP5 is the film you reach for when you need to get...

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Kodak Ektar Film

Ken — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:52:17 +0000

Kodak Ektar 100 holds a unique position in the medium format world. Marketed by Kodak as the finest grain color negative film ever made, it delivers a look that no other C-41 emulsion can quite replicate — hyper-saturated colors, razor-sharp detail, and an almost transparency-like rendering that sets it apart from the Portra family and...

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Fogged Film From Light Leaks

Ken — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:54:21 +0000

Film Fogging: How to Identify and Prevent Light Leaks in Your Photographs If you’ve ever pulled a roll of freshly developed film from the tank — or received scans back from your lab — only to find mysterious glows, color shifts, or washed-out areas creeping into your frames, you’ve encountered fogging. It’s one of the...

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Kodak Portra Film

Ken — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 01:42:56 +0000

Kodak Portra has become something of a legend in the film photography world, and for good reason. Here’s the story: Origins and Evolution Portra launched in 1998 as a replacement for Kodak’s Vericolor line of professional portrait films. The name itself is a portmanteau of “portrait” and “Kodak” — it was purpose-built for skin tones...

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Wachusett Mountain

Ken — Tue, 27 May 2025 23:55:09 +0000

This image was shot on Kodak Gold 200 with the Pentax 6×7. I also took a similar pic with the GFX 100s, but like this image more. There’s just something about film. Larger image below: Below is the similar image shot with the Fujifilm GFX 100s and GF 63mm f2.8. I prefer the film colors...

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Pentax 6×7 and Kodak Gold 200

Ken — Tue, 27 May 2025 23:12:15 +0000

Wachusett Mountain, shot with the Pentax 6×7 and 55mm f4, @f4 and 1/500s. Kodak Gold 200. Shot on Memorial day on the way to the summit. Larger image below. The image below is resized for the web. The original image scan is 400mb. There’s something about this image which is so much more pleasing than...

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Kodak Gold 200

Ken — Tue, 13 May 2025 22:48:22 +0000

A test image of Kodak Gold 200 taken with the Hasselblad 500cm. Anna took this shot. I’m loving the colors of this film. I noticed there’s a straight line on the photograph. Possibly an issue with scanning. Not really sure. The grain of this film looks great on 120 film. The History of Kodak Gold...

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Lake with the Hasselblad 500cm

Ken — Mon, 12 May 2025 00:32:04 +0000

Here is a lake shot I took today with the Hasselblad 500cm. Film was Kodak Portra 400. This scan was wet mounted on the Epson V850 and scanned at 1600 ppi. I missed a small bubble in the top right-hand corner of the photo. This was taken at Wachusett’s Reservoir. Link to larger image below:...

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A Rainy Saturday with the Hasselblad 500cm

Ken — Sat, 10 May 2025 16:59:06 +0000

Today’s not a great day for photography as it’s raining and my Hasselblad has no weather sealing of any sort. I really enjoy photographing in the rain but need to find ways of keeping the camera dry. I also have some b&w developer trying to expire so I need to get out and shoot regardless....

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