Frequent analog photographers likely know that flying with film can be a risky endeavor. But beyond anecdotal experience and what airport scanning companies say, the impacts of flying with film haven't been very thoroughly examined. However, photographer and YouTube creator Lina Bessonova set about to change that in a large-scale test.
A new film scanner has come onto the scene, courtesy of BlackScale Lab. The BlackBox 120 system makes it easy to use a camera to digitize medium format film.
Standing watch over the desert landscape of Tuscon, Arizona for the next 1,000 years, the aptly named Millennium Camera is designed to slowly capture the changing scene in front of it until the year 3023.
Mint Camera has been developing a new 35mm film camera for more than a year and today it revealed that not only is it coming this summer, but it will also be an autofocus-equipped remake of the Rollei 35.
The fine folks at PeriscopeFilm have gotten their hands on an old educational film created by Eastman Kodak in the 1950s. While the copy of the vintage movie is incomplete, it shows part of a documentary about how the company makes film for cameras.
British electrical engineer Jenny List, known for their extensive work at Hackaday, released a 3D-printable cartridge to fit Fujifilm Single-8 home movie cameras.
Aleksandr Gordiychuk is hopping around the world, earning a living by repairing old and broken cameras.
Up until recently, most introductory photography classes in colleges and universities still taught students the basics of the medium using film and darkroom processes. These days, though, the majority of schools have transitioned to digital since it is more affordable for students and doesn’t require a lab full of equipment and chemicals. But despite the obvious benefits of digital, analog photography still serves as a valuable tool for learning the medium.
This past summer, I hit the hot streets of Marrakech, Morocco with Lomography's new LomoChrome '92 film in a Canon AE-1 SLR camera with a 50mm lens.
Slide scanning can be a tedious endeavor with lots of manual work, but Filmolino aims to change that. The Filmolino SlideScanner is an open-source scanner that uses relatively simple components and automates the process, resulting in faster, easier scanning.
Recently, I took tour photos at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, of my favorite comedian, Nikki Glaser. Nikki's team is using my photos to create graphics that she shares on social media to promote The Good Girl tour.
At a marketing event in Taipei earlier this month, Ricoh executives answered wide-ranging questions about Pentax's strategy, including the status of the company's DSLR cameras and its highly anticipated film camera revival.
A new Christmas-themed Toyota commercial focuses less on the company's automobiles and more on the power of photography.
Along with the Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 lens for Canon RF-mount cameras, Cosina today also revealed the Nokton Vintage Line 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical VM lens for Leica M-mount cameras.
A Nikomat 35mm film camera once belonging to American mountaineer Janet Johnson has been discovered in a receding glacier.
A roll of photographic film that was loaded into a camera all the way back in 1889 has been developed 134 years later, revealing two mystery figures.
Instax already constitutes a majority of Fujifilm's imaging business revenue but the company plans to push emphasis on its instant film it even more. It wants to see sales increase to $1.04 billion, or 15% year-over-year growth, by fiscal year's end.
While cameras have gotten more complex over the years, there is something to be said for getting back to basics. To that end, the MVC, or Minimum Viable Camera, takes photography down to the studs in this pocket-sized 35mm pinhole affair.
Harman Photo, the company that manufactures Ilford-brand film, has announced a new color film: Harman Phoenix 200.
Canadian film photographer Dmitri Tcherbadji of Analog Cafe has been on a creative kick lately. Alongside his brilliant, operational instant film camera constructed using gingerbread, he has also helped develop a free web game built for analog shooters that tests the player's knowledge of black and white film stocks.
The camera that captured the album cover for Michael Jackson's Thriller -- what is arguably one of the most iconic album covers of the last century -- along with a host of test images from the shoot are coming to auction this month.
A film photographer made an edible, Polaroid-style instant film camera out of gingerbread and candy that can take photos.
The photo technician who made a secret copy of the Zapruder film -- the clearest video footage of President Kennedy's assassination -- says he was "scared out of his wits."
Jollylook, a small team of photography enthusiasts, launched a short crowdfunding campaign for the Jollylook Eye, a vintage-styled fold-out instant printer that turns digital photos into instant prints.
Late this summer, film photographer Don Goodman-Wilson launched Crown + Flint, a smartphone app designed to be an analog photographers' digital companion. Goodman-Wilson announced the app's first major update, adding numerous requested features.
The 43rd Leitz Photographica Auction occurred over the weekend in Vienna, Austria, and some exceptional cameras and lenses sold for huge sums.
The filmmaker behind Mrs. Doubtfire has revealed that the crew shot two million feet of film as Robin Williams ran riot on set running through three or four scripted takes before improvising the scenes as well.
News photographers yearn to capture an iconic image; so when Bob Jackson missed the opportunity to get a photo of President John F. Kennedy's assassination because there was no film in his camera -- perhaps he thought he had missed his golden opportunity.
Photographer Markus Hofstaetter is well known for his excellent analog photography and fun do-it-yourself projects. The Austrian photographer is spoiled with opportunities to get new gear, including at Joe Geier's Mint and Rare Store, which organizes a biannual analog flea market called Wiener Fotoboersë.
One Instant wants to put the future of pull-apart film in the hands of photographers through a new DIY kit that promises to reduce labor costs and help the unique format survive.
