Kodak is not a stranger to having several versions of its film sold under various brandings. Sometimes, those versions may exhibit qualities that visually set them apart, enough to be easily recognizable (when you know what you’re looking for).
Check out this comparison of all the modern ISO 800 colour films on the market: analog.cafe/r/all-the-iso-….
I’ve previously compared two very similar Kodak films that are branded differently: Kodak Gold and Kodak ColorPlus. These films are a lot closer to each other than some reviews may suggest, although I did find some slight differences: analog.cafe/r/kodak-gold-v….
I am curious whether there would be differences between ColorPlus and Kodakolor 200, and whether Kodakolor 100 will come with datasheets (which could help us understand the relationships and the underlying qualities of the above films).
@dolo_foto showed off what appears to be a brick of the new 35mm Kodak film on Threads, promising to share the results soon: threads.com/@dolo_foto/pos….
Some folks have suggested that Kodacolor 100 may be the same or similar film to Kodak Pro Image 100 (reviewed here: analog.cafe/r/kodak-pro-im…) — if that’s the case, I would be very happy, as it’s my current favourite choice for both casual and product photography.
The prices found along with the listings are encouraging: Kodacolor 100 is listed as $9.50, and Kodakolor 200 is $9.75 (which is identical to the $9.75 the same store charges for Kodak Gold).
This film is not available for sale, nor has it been officially announced, but it may soon be sold at stores near you.
The recent Canada Post strike escalation may impact film and camera sales in Canada and elsewhere.
If you’ve ever shipped anything from Canada to the US (or the other way around), you may be aware of a slew of new challenges to commerce between our two countries — well, they just got worse.
Shipping to and from Canada via EMS (the standard and often the cheapest and most reliable international shipping method used by services like USPS, Royal Mail, and Australia Post) got disrupted last Thursday when Canada Post escalated its strike from limited service to a complete halt.
Canadians looking to get vintage camera gear or film may have to pay higher fees and deal with services like FedEx.
If you’re living outside Canada, you’re most likely unaffected, unless you’re buying from shops like Camera Traders, Downtown Camera, or online marketplaces like eBay and Etsy. However, if you’re selling prints, zines, or anything else to Canada, you won’t be able to ship via EMS: if you do, your package will get stuck.
FilmBase (filmbase.etsy.com), an Etsy shop I run from Canada, will continue shipping film and film cameras to US and Canadian addresses free of charge, without interruption. I will be using a private courier service. If you are a US customer, all prices now include tariffs, so you won’t need to worry about that either.
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The strike has been in effect for several months, but for the most part, it has been exercised as service limitations. However, after the Canadian government decided to cut home deliveries, thus eliminating thousands of jobs and a level of service one would expect, the union ordered a walkout. This is on top of the original dispute over wages that began nearly a year ago (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024…).
Please note that film Q is currently being verified by Dropbox to become a production app. While this is happening, new film Q accounts may not be created.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
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What is film Q? It’s an app for inverting film negatives right here on Analog.Cafe: analog.cafe/app/filmq
Analog Sparks announces their third year’s award winners 🎉
The international analogue photography competition has recently announced its numerous winners, including the Photographer of the Year 2025 award, which went to Peter Varsics.
I’m also happy to see Yvonne Hanson, with whom I worked on numerous projects at Analog.Cafe, as a 2nd place winner in the Architecture category with her series “Cacophony,” analogsparksawards.com/win….
The winner’s works will be printed and exhibited at the House of Lucie Galleries in Ostuni, Athens, and Budapest, and cash prizes of up to $4,000 will be awarded.
Maybe you’ll find some familiar name in the long list of outstanding image-makers. Maybe it’ll be you next year. The submissions will open in October.
New cameras, film, lab services, and sales at the shop!
FilmBase, a five-star-rated Etsy shop I’ve been running since 2019, is now restocked with the latest additions, like a fully serviced Ricoh GR1s, hand-rolled film with lab services, and a very cool Nikon FM2 with a titanium honeycomb shutter.
A few older listings have been placed on sale (up to 50% off!)
I am also testing a new service: a three-pack of black-and-white film with and without lab services. Lab services include free 3-way shipping, 20MP lossless TIFF scans with professionally inverted JPEGs, and a FREE push/pull stop (all development done with Rodinal).
Please note that film packs and lab services are currently limited to four customers, as this is an introductory service I’m testing.
FREE SHIPPING to the US and Canada. TARIFFS PREPAID. The listed price is what you pay at checkout, no surprises (+tax if you’re in Canada).
Last but not least, I’ve added a digital download, “A Beginner’s Guide to Film Photography” (a 73-page PDF). This is a printable version of this Analog.Cafe guide: analog.cafe/r/a-beginners-… (free to read with the $5/mo GOLD membership). The new one-time download option on Etsy is ~$4.50 (US): etsy.com/ca/listing/437434…
Thank you all for your support. Please let me know if you have any questions.
With today’s prices, film photography may feel like a luxury. But has it *really* been cheap, ever?
Annoyingly, the real answer is, “it depends.”
Seeing a favourite roll of film selling for a few bucks more than the last month isn’t an indicator of an average film price. There are hundreds of film brands out there (analog.cafe/app/all-film), and they all have distinct logistics, pricing, delivery fees, taxes, etc. It’s a complicated world.
I’ve been tracking an average price of 135/36exp. film rolls across various stores in the US/Canada, Europe, and HK since 2018, in a graph that visualizes those trends (analog.cafe/app/film-price…). It’s the only one of this kind. But even this graph is incomplete: it doesn’t factor in the inflation.
For example, the average price of film went from $10.77 in April 2020 to $16.17 in July 2025 (+50%), but when adjusted for the US inflation in the same date range, the price increase is 25% (or 5% per year).
An inflation-adjusted average film price increase of 5% per year for the past five years is not insignificant.
Still, I’d like to reiterate how complex the world of film prices is: the actual price effects you’re feeling will depend on the currency you buy it with, where you live, and which brands you choose. For example, the same data in Euros (using historical currency conversion adjusted at record time) shows an increase of the average film price from €9.97 in 2020 to €13.89 in 2025 (+39%), which’s a lot less than it is in the US when adjusted for inflation: 3.2%.
Given the rise of film photography’s popularity and demand in the past five years (analog.cafe/r/a-beginners-…), it shouldn’t be surprising that the prices are going up. But that also suggests that we’re in a transition period: from the near death of the medium to its complete revival. This takes investment and comes with a delayed response to market demands. In other words, the price increases we see now can be attributed to “growing pains”.
But what if we looked back further to see what our parents or our younger selves would’ve paid for film in its heyday, say in the 1990s?
I’ve recently come across an article that reported the price of Kodak Gold 100 (24exp.) costing $4.60 in the year 1990 (upi.com/Archives/1990/12/1…). In 2025 dollars, this is $11.40, which is on par with today’s average price of Kodak Gold 200 ($11.35) — or less, once we factor in the fact that 36-exposure rolls cost more (currently, a 24-exposure roll of Kodak Gold is $7 at B&H).
In other words, film is cheaper to shoot in 2025 than it was in 1990.
I’m hesitant to put any numbers on the above claim, given how complex the picture is and how limited the historical data is. Still, I think it’s helpful to see how valuable our medium has been, even at its peak production time.
Perhaps today’s film prices aren’t as bad as those who “used to shoot it back in the day” would claim.
If I understand this correctly, Dupli would be a distributor in the EU and the UK, and Fotoimplex may be dealing with them to obtain the chemistry instead of shipping from the US. I hope that this will make the chemicals cheaper, as distributors should be streamlining the shipping and warehousing processes.
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 film.
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 Negative Chemistry).
Dupli describes Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry as “trusted… used by generations of photographers to produce vibrant, true-to-life colour prints. Designed for both minilab and professional operations, Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry offers the consistency, reliability, and image quality that analogue photographers expect.”
On the website, it adds: “This new kit is an excellent replacement for the now defunct Tetenal Colortec C-41 Kit. Perfect for fast and hassle free home development of your colour films.”
The instructions sheet with the developer lists 3:15 as a development time (with a temperature range of 37-39℃) and 6:30 for both bleach and fixer. You can download it here: dupli.co.uk/product/attach… or find all the product listings on the Dupli website: dupli.co.uk/dupli-shop/ana…
The chemicals are available in various configurations, including giant, 40-litre replenisher packs for lab use.
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