Analog.Cafe v3.33.99 adds stability to apps and should make the website a little faster.
I hope it’s not too distracting to see my posts about software engineering on a film photography blog. But I am excited about an update I’ve been meaning to deploy for years that makes this website a little faster and more reliable.
Without diving too much into technical details, Analog.Cafe’s styles and interactivity features now live on a dedicated server in Toronto, Canada. This frees up the computer that manages…
Although, I’ve read somewhere that Kodak has changed how they make Ektachrome some decades ago. So, it’s possible the modern stuff still won’t budge. I’ve tried Ektachrome 64T (made in 1998) with extended bleaching time a couple of days ago and, unfortunately, it was still too dense to scan (even though the images are there). I’m gonna try to find formulas for both processes and compare them to see if there is another substitute
After a couple of duds, Here’s another that turned out. This time I exposed as EI 12, which seemed to help. I also discovered the black and white developer MUST be strong. D76 1:1 failed to produce complete reversal, despite a long dev time and heating. Also, I found there was a beige milky fog after 10 minutes of blix so put this sheet back for another 5 minutes, which helped tremendously. Maybe my blix is almost expired, but going long on the bleach time seems safer, plus inspection to see it’s really cleared…
“Flip the familiar on its head and turn the everyday into something strange” — Harman launches their new experimental film: Switch Azure 125.
The UK film factory’s latest product is a mod of their Phoenix colour film emulsions, designed to produce a stark orange- and blue-forward false-colour palette. I’ve already shared some samples of this film following a product leak¹ (review coming soon), so instead of talking about the aesthetics, today I’d like to focus on the significance of a large-scale production of…
Thanks so much for sharing this, Howard! This certainly gives me hope, as I’ve seen other recipes that doubled the blix time with good results on Ektachrome. I will try that with my next roll. 🙏
Lastly, based on this sample, there can still be significant differences between the scanning hardware, software, and techniques for Harman colour films.
You can browse the rest here (provided that the seller won’t realize their mistake and remove the listing): eurofotoart.md/index.php?i….
Despite its unusual colour scheme, Switch Azure can make appealing portraits. This is the case with Lomochrome Turquoise as well; I feel like the false colour palette is changing how I look at the images — so instead of expecting accurate skin tones, I’m looking at textures (as if it were a black-and-white film).
Leaked samples of the new Harman film, Switch Azure 125.
A new experimental colour-negative film is about to hit the shelves. A glimpse of its packaging appeared online earlier this month, and as the release date approaches, sample images have leaked too. If, like me, you can’t find the patience to wait for the official reveal, this thread will satisfy that itch and provide additional context about this new film.
This really got my interest, as I acquired some 4x5 Ektachrome 100G from 2002 as part of a lot of expired film and am not going to invest in an E6 kit. So I found a couple of youtubes on the process, but all I have for the first developer is D76. I shot a sheet of the film at EI 64. Developed in D76 stock 10min at 37C. Then I fogged with a daylight balanced LED video light, about 15s per side 5 inches from the light. Then a rather closer to its limit C41 kit, developed 4.5 min and blix for 12 min. Results are…
Watch Jeff and Suzan Bridges unbox WideluxX #1 and WideluxX #2 German-made panoramic film cameras.
A Hollywood celebrity has recently joined a German print-only English-language magazine about film photography to rebuild a mechanical swing-lens panoramic film camera that is a reverse-engineered version of a legendary Japanese product from a factory that kept terrible records, then burned down and disappeared. The result: beautiful, working cameras and genuine joy and pride in Jeff and Suzan’s eyes.
I tested this method with Fujifilm Provia and Harman Phoenix films, with good results, but I incorrectly assumed it would work the same for Ektachrome. I now have two strips of Ektachrome that are entirely too dense to scan (one was exposed in the bathroom for a few seconds, and the other in full sun for a minute, with the same results).
I’ll email you shortly. I’d like to make this right. Will also be emailing all subscribers to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else.
By “exposing bright light” I guess you don’t mean full sun (for one minute)? I saw some images after the rodinal but I think I blew it away as the entire film is now black after color development!
Confirmed: Harman will be launching a new film on March 5th, 2026.
@matigol1906 spotted a new film box by Harman that read Harman Switch Azure 125 early in February this year. @serichards then showed me a trademark registration for the same name in the UK. We now have the date. I haven’t seen the film, so I will be discovering it together with you. Any guesses as to what it would be?
I’m certainly excited to see a new colour film product coming from Harman. I’ve reviewed all the previous iterations here…
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