Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED Film Scanner – Featured User Review

Featured Film Photography Nikon User Reviews

I chose cor55′s review of the Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED film scanner as a Featured User Review because that film scanner gets great reviews and I wanted to highlight film scanners as a must-have accessory for serious film photographers. The Coolscan 9000 has replaced the Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 but if you read the […]

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Kodak Professional Portra 400 Color Negative Film

2010 Photokina Film Photography Kodak News

Kodak has announced the new Professional Portra 400 color negative film that will replace Kodak’s Professional Portra 400NC and 400VC films. The new Professional Portra 400 film features Kodak Vision Film Technology, Antenna Dye Sensitization in the cyan and magenta emulsion layers, Emulsion Spectral Sensitivity, Image Modifier Chemistry, Kodak’s Proprietary DIR Couplers and Micro-Structure Optimized […]

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Contax G2 35mm Rangefinder – Featured User Review

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  It may not be the latest and greatest as far as camera technology goes, but the Contax G2 35mm rangefinder has achieved classic film camera status. And back in the late nineties when it was introduced, it was a really big deal. Before most of us even dreamed of useable digital cameras, I coveted […]

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The Impossible Exhibition

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The Impossible Exhibition of experimental photographic works will run from July 5–13 at Bar de la Roquette, 36, rue de la Roquette, Arles, France. The Impossible Exhibition features works taken on beta instant color film material being developed by the Impossible Project at a former Polaroid factory in Enschede, NL. They are producing new analog […]

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Canon EXPO 2010 New York

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Canon has announced its Canon EXPO 2010 New York, that will take place September 2-3, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. The Canon EXPO 2010 New York is a gathering of the extended Canon community, customers, business partners and thousands of imaging professionals from around the world. Much more than […]

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The Impossible Project Gives Polaroid Photographers Hope

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The Impossible Made Possible For decades, photographers pro and vernacular have documented their lives using the magical media of instant photography. First debuted by Polaroid founder Edwin Land in 1947, instant photos were created to answer a poignant question posed by the inventor’s daughter as she was sitting for a portrait: “Can I see them […]

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The Impossible Project Announces New Instant Film

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 Polaroid stopped production of its instant film line in early 2008. Most people probably think of a trademark white frame and soft, quirky snapshots when they think of Polaroid. The truth is, there’s a passionate and flourishing fine art community that uses Polaroid instant film and cameras as the foundation for their art. The Impossible […]

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Kodak Announces Ektar 100 Large Format Film

2010 PMA Film Photography Kodak News Uncategorized

 Film photographers – we’ve got film news today! It’s not a new emulsion or anything like that. But we don’t get a lot of film-related announcements these days so I like to make a big deal of it when something new does come along. Kodak just announced they’ll be making Ektar 100 negative film in […]

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2010 CES Tradeshow Camera News Wrap-up

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 The 2010 Consumer Electronics Association tradeshow (CES) took place last week (Jan 7 – 10) in Las Vegas. The photo industry has its own tradeshow coming up next month in Southern California. But since a lot of the big electronics companies make digital cameras as well as TV sets and other electronics; CES usually sees […]

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Polaroid PIC 1000 Instant Film Camera and 3”x4” Instant Digital Camera

2010 CES Film Photography News Printers & Printing

Polaroid announced the return of the classic Polaroid instant film camera with the PIC 1000 and the new 3”x4” Instant Camera that features 12-megapixels and a built-in ZINK Printer that produces 3”x4” ZINK photos instantly.

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Agfa Film Re-Introduced In North America

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 In a rare bit of film news, Lupus Imaging & Media, a partner in the group that owns the AgfaPhoto brand, has announced that AgfaPhoto film products will be distributed in North America by Ferrania USA. The “re-launch” of AgfaPhoto photographic products in North America will include AgfaPhoto Vista 35mm color print film, AgfaPhoto CT […]

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Pandigital PhotoLink Scanners

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Pandigital announced the new PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner and the PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner that will help consumers transfer traditional prints, slides and negatives into digital images. The Pandigital PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner can scan 5×7-inch (or smaller) traditional prints onto a memory card or directly to a PC. It is incredibly portable, weighing only […]

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Fujifilm FP-100B 4×5 B&W Instant Film

Film Photography Fujifilm News

Fujifilm announced the FP-100B to their instant film product line, which is now available to the US market. The 4×5 black and white peel-apart sheet film is a large format photography solution ideal for exposure and composition tests, ID photos, medical & scientific applications, and image preview. It is a positive, “peel-apart” panchromatic material designed […]

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Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S Instant Camera

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Instant film photography is still alive. Fujifilm, following on the success of their Instax products in European and Asian markets, introduces a new instant film camera, the Instax Mini 7S to the U.S. market.

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Zeiss Ikon 35mm Rangefinder Camera: Featured User Review

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Here’s something a little different for a Featured User Review – instead of the usual digital camera or zoom lens review, I chose this excellent review for a film camera – and a rangefinder at that! The fact is, there are still plenty of film shooters and the Zeiss Ikon rangefinder is a truly beautiful […]

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