Analog.Cafe Comments, Page 29

Dmitri Jun 10, ‘25

The Wikipedia article is actually more useful. Two examples: It shows that Flic Elektra, SFL A and Washi X are all respooled Kodak Aerocolor IV. Similarly, Lomo Earl Grey is actually Fomapan 100. So although there might be 270 brands being sold…

Aside from supporting people and businesses you like, rebranded films may be sold where the original emulsion is not. Respooled films can also sell for less because they may have a different logistic path and margins. For example, Kosmo Foto Mono is cheaper than Fomapan 100 here in Canada. More info: analog.cafe/r/who-made-you…

Some films that are commonly thought as straight rebrands in fact are not. For example, see the comparisons of all daylight 800 colour films (and the easily…

jan.steinman Jun 9, ‘25

Colour Infrared Article

I’m in the process of re-creating the KIE look in digital.

I have an Olympus OM-1 that I’ve converted to full-spectrum, with a bunch of in-body clip-in filters (from stcoptics.com) for various frequency cut-offs.

I bought a “protection filter” in the clip-in format, and am planning to mount various yellow filters on it. I have a 25mm diamond hole saw, which will make the size needed by the clip-in filter holder.

At that point, I’ll have infrared in the blue channel, and IR+red and IR+green. I’m…

Steve Hutchings Jun 9, ‘25

All Photographic Film Sold Today Article

The Wikipedia article is actually more useful.

Two examples:

It shows that Flic Elektra, SFL A and Washi X are all respooled Kodak Aerocolor IV.

Similarly, Lomo Earl Grey is actually Fomapan 100.

So although there might be 270 brands being sold at the moment, the number of different films is markedly lower.

Why pay more for somebody’s marketing when you can often find the same emulsion cheaper elsewhere?

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934. The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since…

Full lens specs:

Optical construction: 6 elements in 3 groups, Floating Lens Block assisted.

Filter size: E39.

Weight: 260g/9.2oz.

Protrusion off camera: 35mm/1.4”.

Coatings: multi-coated — Sapphire Blue and Amethyst Violet.

RF coupling: 0.7m — infinity.

Construction: all brass helicoid.

Preorder and more info: omnarlenses.com/omnar-bert…

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934. The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since…

There may be slight vignetting on medium format sensors until the lens is stopped down. This is the outline of the frame boundaries with this lens.

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934. The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since…

Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB has a large enough image circle for medium format digital cameras like Hasselblad XCD and Fuji GFX camera series.

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934. The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since…

One more example of the shalow depth of field focus.

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934. The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since…

Here’s an example of a precision focus with the Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB lens that wouldn’t be otherwise possible to get accurately with the vintage lens.

Dmitri Jun 9, ‘25

Omnar Bertele 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB is a modern recreation of the classic Jena lens formula from 1934.

The founders, Chris (of Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics) and Hamish (of 35mmc.com), have been making premium machined brass rehousings of classic lenses since 2021. Bertele is their first project to utilize an advanced focus correction mechanism (FLB) with new glass elements crafted using a 91-year-old formula by Dr. Ludwig Bertele. Designed, manufactured, hand-finished, and hand-assembled in the UK.

The Omnar founders’…

#editorial🔥 #gas

ninetwentysix Jun 5, ‘25

This is great, and I am right there with you. Been battling my own depression and demons, and photography can help me step away, step back, and look at what is going on. This sounds simple, but it really isn’t. I also agree that the task of going th…

Thank you for comment!

I wish you all the best for the fight against your demons.

You are not alone!

Dmitri Jun 4, ‘25

Jollylook is making affordable mechanical instant film backs for the Mamiya RB67, RZ67, and other MF cameras.

Last month, the company announced the completion of their hand-crankable DIY instant film development units with an Instax Wide back — today, they’re working on adapting the same technology to medium format film cameras.

One of the nicest things about film cameras is that many of them require no batteries or have no electronics at all. But that’s not the case for most instant film cameras, which at…

#new #editorial🔥 #gas

Dmitri Jun 4, ‘25

Kodak may be ditching remjet on Vision 3 films! In an unconfirmed announcement published by Memorylab on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKQpkdhS6EF), it appears that Kodak may be forgoing the remjet layer in their future products. Technica…

Note: I’ve reached out to CineStill for comment on June 2nd and will update this post once/if I hear back.

There’s still no word from either company about this, but I’m sure we’ll know soon enough what the future holds for Kodak Vision 3, rejmet, and CineStill.

Michael Carnell Jun 3, ‘25

How Photography Helped My Mental Health Article

This is great, and I am right there with you. Been battling my own depression and demons, and photography can help me step away, step back, and look at what is going on. This sounds simple, but it really isn’t. I also agree that the task of going through thousands of digital images is daunting! I still have a ton to cull and catalog. Thanks for this post — seriously.

Dmitri Jun 2, ‘25

Light Lens Lab outlined ambitious goals for 2025 and shared more samples of their newly formulated black-and-white film. “This emulsion reflects the heart of our film project: to create film materials without historial [sic] baggage, third-party pa…

Indeed! A lot of promises there but many seem to already show results. 2015 could be another big year for film photography.

Kaiser Jun 2, ‘25

Light Lens Lab outlined ambitious goals for 2025 and shared more samples of their newly formulated black-and-white film. “This emulsion reflects the heart of our film project: to create film materials without historial [sic] baggage, third-party pa…

This is exciting!

Dmitri Jun 2, ‘25

Kodak may be ditching remjet on Vision 3 films! In an unconfirmed announcement published by Memorylab on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/DKQpkdhS6EF), it appears that Kodak may be forgoing the remjet layer in their future products. Technica…

Update: A few members of the cinematography.com forum confirmed that Kodak will indeed ditch the remjet layer on their film, but there’s more.

Kodak is apparently making bulk Portra (5256) rolls for motion picture use, and here’s a test of that film in 16mm: vimeo.com/1078815946/05565….

And here’s a test of remjet-less 7219 (500T) stock: vimeo.com/1078737187/5ccfe….

Stills of 500T in 35mm with remjet: analog.cafe/r/kodak-vision….

Original…

#editorial🔥

Dmitri Jun 2, ‘25

Light Lens Lab outlined ambitious goals for 2025 and shared more samples of their newly formulated black-and-white film.

“This emulsion reflects the heart of our film project: to create film materials without historial [sic] baggage, third-party patent entanglements, or manufacturer dependency. It is built from the ground up — powered by creativity and user feedback. Our prototype assembly line is set to begin operation in June 2025, with V3 emulsion production following shortly thereafter.” —…

#what #editorial🔥

Dmitri Jun 1, ‘25

Kodak may be ditching remjet on Vision 3 films!

In an unconfirmed announcement published by Memorylab on Instagram (instagram.com/p/DKQpkdhS6EF), it appears that Kodak may be forgoing the remjet layer in their future products.

Technically, this would mean that unmodified Kodak Vision 3 films will be suitable for normal C-41 development, although the ban on bulk purchases remains in effect (analog.cafe/comments/up67). The remjet layer’s anti-static and anti-halation properties will be…

#editorial🔥

Dmitri May 30, ‘25

Updated: Analog.Cafe v3.29.78 fixes a previously hidden bug that may’ve caused recent service disruptions.

A memory leak in the application router crashed Analog.Cafe last night. There’s been a steady increase in traffic to the website which caused a minor bug to suddenly become a serious issue.

I spent today’s afternoon debugging Next.js router events (which were the ultimate cause of the issue, although it took a while to figure that out).

Analog.Cafe should now feel a bit faster and it’s ready to receive…

#website

Dmitri May 26, ‘25

RETO PANO is a new film camera with a switchable panoramic mask, an “ultra-wide” 22mm lens, and a built-in flash. RETO’s line of seemingly simple plastic cameras is more ambitious than they may lead on. RETO PANO is not an exception. One of RETO’s…

Of course, one can’t expect corner-to-corner sharpness with a $35 camera. But with the right technique, the pictures can still look very compelling: