Category: Film
August 13, 2005
Some Gear Talk
So lately I've been shooting with my first camera again - a Nikon FM which my dad gave me 15 years ago. I thought it might be interesting for people to talk about what gear/film/etc they are using lately, and what they like about it, and perhaps even link to some good examples.
The photo above is of my brother, on a fishing trip to Canada in 1992, taken with my FM. I wasn't paying attention to pile of filters becoming visable in the lens!
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June 16, 2005
So long, Polycontrast
Wouldn't you know it? Bob from No Traces is taking a darkroom course and Kodak insults him by announcing yesterday that they will no longer manufacture black-and-white papers after the end of the year. According to a Kodak spokesperson, demand for black-and-white paper has declined about 25 percent annually. Another casuality of the digital revolution. I cut my photographic teeth on Polycontrast fiber based paper. So long, Polycontrast, it was fun while it lasted. Hellooooooo Ilford (and Bergger and Oriental, too)...
The good news is that they will still make black and white film and chemicals. While I shoot primarily with Ilford HP5+, my precious HC-110 is safe... for now. The entire article can be viewed here.
