Polaroid to launch a new Now camera and I-Type frames design in collaboration with Thrasher skate mag this Tuesday.
A legendary skateboarding publication got its mark in the lineup of new instant cameras with dip-dyed paint designs on Polaroid Now Generation 3 – Thrasher Edition (polaroid.com/pages/thrashe…) and rad new frames (11 designs): polaroid.com/pages/thrashe….
Both will be available starting September 16. $150 for the camera and $22 for the…
Kodak Flexicolor (now, Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry) is back! — in Europe.
Dupli is an official distributor of Kodak film development chemistry that’s been gradually returning to the market following a hiatus due to supply and other challenges.
The US distribution resumed last year by Dupli in collaboration with CineStill. Starting today, the European Dupli store and local suppliers will begin selling Kodak’s colour negative development chemistry (previously named Flexicolor, rebranded to Kodak Colour…
Analogue Amsterdam just posted an update about their new point-and-shoot film camera, teasing a reveal on September 30th.
Making film cameras, particularly the high-end automatic point-and-shoots, is so difficult that any new business entering the space is often met with strong skepticism. That is still the case for Analogue Amsterdam, a European business that has found a factory capable of building a brand-new, fully featured point-and-shoot camera in 2025.
The skepticism is understandable, given the current…
RETO launches a tiny KODAK CHARMERA digital 1.6MP keychain camera.
This is the first digital product for RETO, who’s been selling film and making film cameras since 2019. CHARMERAs are Kodak-branded, pendant-sized, and sold in blind boxes (so you’ll never know which of the 7 designs you’ll get). Or you can get a set of all six (minus the limited edition one) for $180. Singles are $30.
RETO says that CHARMERA’s design is inspired by Kodak Fling, which was Kodak’s first 110 disposable camera, released in the…
Bugfixes and easier film development with Film Log.
Analog.Cafe v3.30.91 adds a link to the Massive Dev Chart next to the Dilution Calculator and Chemistry Manager in the Film Log app (analog.cafe/app/film-log) to complete the list of resources needed to develop black-and-white film.
Other fixes and features in version 3.30.91:
- Fixed a crash in the Film Log app that appeared in a few rare scenarios.
- Fixed the News page design for items that are replies to featured articles.
A new film scanning project, several new film cameras, and some news about Kodak and Lucky colour films surfaced recently.
Something happened at home, and I couldn’t write about any of these projects in time; this video summarizes all of the above, plus the sad news of the Epson flatbed scanner line discontinuation:
Restoring old tech is a lot of fun! I wouldn’t be able to run this blog if I didn’t know at least a little bit about doing this kind of work. Honestly, I’m amazed at how long some of our tools can last. We really ought to repair more and buy less.
From what I’ve heard recently, you’ll be better off taking all your film to Japan, as all colour is priced highly there. That said, I’d probably pick something ISO 200-400 or maybe even Portra 800, as that would make shooting zone-focusing cameras much easier, if you’re still considering that!
It was only recently that I read about Selenium cell deterioration, specifically relating to the professional Weston Euromaster meters. There are a few experts who can replace the cells and recalibrate the Weston meters. It not cheap in the U.K. at $US 230+ but after doing the repair a Weston will probably last another 40-50yrs! Of course a refurbished meter costs about the same as the repairs, so it’s more about gear continuity in a family.
I’m looking at getting my 1970s Weston refurbished to use with my…
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