Apps and Downloads
24 Web Apps, Printable PDFs, File Downloads
Polaroid Film Characteristic Curves
2nd. Edition Printable PDF 📑
September 13, 2023
Film characteristic curve approximations for modern Polaroid films. Use this datasheet to understand contrast profiles and dynamic ranges.— Dmitri ☕️.
A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting Manual Film Cameras
Printable PDF 📑
September 4, 2023
A free eighteen-page printable PDF guide on how to shoot manual/mechanical film cameras.— Dmitri ☕️.
Lux-Seconds, Stops, and Exposure Values Explained
Web App 📱
June 24, 2023
Convert Lux-seconds to stops/EV values and back to better understand light meter readings and film characteristic curves. Includes definitions, formulas, and explanations.— Dmitri ☕️.
Polaroid SX-70 Gingerbread House Printable Guide
File Download 📥
November 27, 2022
Recipe, ingredients, and printable templates for making your Polaroid SX-70 gingerbread house.— Dmitri ☕️.
Film Speed
Web App 📱
October 6, 2022
Use this app to convert the Soviet ГОСТ or the German DIN values to modern ISO/ASA film speeds.— Dmitri ☕️.
Sample CineStill 400D 35mm Film Scans
File Download 📥
September 2, 2022
This download contains three digital negatives of CineStill 400D, shot on Minolta TC-1 and scanned with PrimeFilm XAs (TIFF files, total 59MB). They are all 21MB, 1,330 × 2,000px, 16 bit per channel.— Dmitri ☕️.
Film Log
Web App 📱
May 9, 2022
A free app that lets you effortlessly keep a record of your film as it gets cycled through your cameras, labs, and archives.— Dmitri ☕️.
What Is an Aperture and How Does It Work
Printable PDF 📑
April 13, 2022
A printable PDF guide on aperture in photography. Understand how it works, build your own practical experiment, and learn everything there is to know about how it affects light.— Dmitri ☕️.
How to Load a 35mm Film Camera
Printable PDF 📑
April 5, 2022
A printable PDF guide with detailed instructions on how to identify and load practically any 35mm film camera. Having read this, you’ll be able to start shooting film right away!— Dmitri ☕️.
Analogue Photography in the XXI Century
Printable PDF Book 📑
February 1, 2022
“Analogue Photography in the XXI Century: The Art, Style or the Lifestyle?” is a 138-page 150MB PDF book by Andrej Špilevoj. It can be printed on A4 paper, saved onto your device, or read online.— Dmitri ☕️.
Konica Color 400VX Technical Datasheet
Printable PDF 📑
January 17, 2022
Find the twenty-year-old Konica Color 400VX (C-41)’s manufacturer list of features, layer structure, exposure guide, film characteristic curves, granularity, density, and resolving power info.— Dmitri ☕️.
Sunny 16 Calculator
Web App 📱
January 11, 2022
Quickly convert your exposure estimations into camera settings. Learn how to guess light without a light meter.— Dmitri ☕️.
Bad Film Simulator
Web App 📱
December 21, 2021
While other apps claim to bring you the joy of shooting film, Bad Film Simulator does the opposite. Dip your toes into the ocean of dread that is film photography with this easy-to-use web app!— Dmitri ☕️.
Sample CineStill 50D 35mm Film Scan
File Download 📥
November 4, 2021
This download contains three files: the negative, an inverted and equalized positive, and a colour-corrected positive. This image was scanned using PrimeFilm XAs and shot with Minolta TC-1.— Dmitri ☕️.
Sample Damaged + Restored 35mm Film Scans
File Download 📥
September 23, 2021
26. 7MB 6784x4439 high-quality JPEG samples of damaged film and two repair techniques: via Photoshop’s Dust & Scratches tool and by hand with Photoshop’s Spot Healing Tool.— Dmitri ☕️.
Sample Aerochrome +Lomochrome Purple 35mm Film Scans
File Download 📥
September 12, 2021
39. 5MB 1,408DPI 16 bit per channel uncompressed TIFF files from PrimeFilm XA scanner. Made using “slide media” mode with no adjustments/optimizations. These images were shot on Aerochrome colour infrared film and Lomochrome Purple — both processed in C-41.— Dmitri ☕️.
Sample CineStill 800T 35mm Film Scan
File Download 📥
May 30, 2021
21MB 1,408DPI 16 bit per channel uncompressed TIFF file from PrimeFilm XA scanner. Made using “slide media” mode with no adjustments/optimizations. This image was shot on CineStill 800T film using my Minolta TC-1 film camera.— Dmitri ☕️.
How to Make Candid Portraits on Film
Printable PDF 📑
May 9, 2021
This printable PDF guide explains a few tried & tested techniques that should help you improve your spur-of-the-moment photographs on film.— Dmitri ☕️.
Film Price Tracker
Web App📱
January 14, 2021
Searcheable film price charts, samples, and mini-reviews. Use this web app to save money and discover new film to shoot that’s right for your budget.— Dmitri ☕️.
Affordable Analogue SLRs and Rangefinders
Printable PDF 📑
May 30, 2020
Find your next/first affordable 35mm Rangefinder or SLR system in this 50-page printable PDF guide: The Unsung Heroes of 35mm Photography.— Dan K.
