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  • I’ve added new spaces on Analog.Cafe, where I’ll be organizing some of my thoughts on film photography.

    Youll probably notice #editorial🔥 the most since its where I write about product launches and share announcements like this. Comments under this tag may end up in your RSS feed, Community Letters¹, or you may hear about them from me on Mastodon and Bluesky.

    A #video🍿 tag lists all the comments with a YouTube link. Ive added a whole bunch of these, including this epic trilogy of Kodak factory tours: analog.cafe/comments/tnq0.

    #gas is a fun one about cameras you can participate by tagging your comments with #gas or visiting analog.cafe/comments/tag/g….

    #repair is for notes about fixing cameras. I return to this section whenever I open my set of micro screwdrivers.

    #exposure is a space to chat about measuring light.

    #filmscan hosts a few thoughts about digitizing, editing, and storing film in 1s and 0s.

    #filmdev is chemistry.

    ¹ — sign up for community letters here: analog.cafe/account/subscr….


  • Harman Phoenix 200 #exposure :

    Now that Harman Phoenix 200 has officially launched, I’d like to comment on its dynamic range: it’s extremely narrow!

    It’s almost as narrow as that of the notorious Kodak Aerochorme — an extremely expensive and rare infrared film (analog.cafe/r/kodak-aeroch…).

    Though I haven’t tried this film yet, I can tell from the characteristic curves in the datasheet by Harman (emulsive.org/wp-content/up…) that Phoenix has just 5 stops of dynamic range. The samples taken with this film confirm what I predicted about it yesterday (analog.cafe/comments/3nj8) — it is an extremely contrasty film.

    This means that metering for shadows will not work with Phoenix 200. In fact, shooting it in full sun may not be the best idea — instead, places with soft light or a dynamic range of no more than 7-10 stops would work best. See my guide “How to Make Perfect Exposures on Film” for more: analog.cafe/r/how-to-make-…

    Of course, reading graphs and watching others’ samples of the film is not the same as experiencing it first-hand. I’ll be doing that shortly and comparing it to other films, including Ilford Ilfocolor 400 — made by an entirely different company (analog.cafe/comments/3nj8)

    #editorial🔥