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"Definition of
micro-detail was of a very high standard - higher, in fact, than found
with any standard film." (Geoffrey
Crawley, writing a review of Bluefire Police in Amateur Photographer Magazine, July 9 2005, p. 38).
Bluefire Police™ is a medium-speed (EI 80) ultra-high resolution 35mm black and white film
that can be enlarged to extremes without showing noticeable grain.
Click here
to see what Donge's whiskers look like from 60 feet away when
photographed with high-resolution Bluefire Police film.
Click here
to see Bluefire Police enlarged more than 60x with no image degradation due to
grain (most films cannot be successfully enlarged beyond 10x).Click here
to go to the Bluefire catalog page.
Bluefire Police is an excellent replacement for 35mm Kodak Technical
Pan.
Click here
for an explanation of what "high resolution" means.
Now
available: photographic chemicals and
darkroom equipment. With so many full-line camera stores
getting away from darkroom supply, chemistry we took for granted a few
years ago is becoming difficult to find. Click here.
Shanghai GP3 — a very good,
very forgiving 120 b/w film , plenty good
enough for high-quality work by expert photographers, priced appropriately for
students and experimenters.
The Frugal Photographer's
Non-toxic Film Developer — make it at home from
instant coffee and vitamin C. Develop Shanghai GP3 film shot in your Holga or pinhole camera. Click
here for details.
A most amazing site: the
American Museum of Photography
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Click here to go to the 110 catalog page
Precision
darkroom thermometer
LCD readout
and long moisture-proof probe. Essential for control and repeatability
in your darkroom.
Item: DLL-0559
each
Use this Add To Cart button to buy
Liquid Light® photographic
emulsion for prints on wood, glass, ceramics, plastics, china, fabrics,
metal, stone, paper, artist's canvas, walls — even an egg.
Printing with Liquid Light is the same as
with black-and-white enlargement paper. Under amber or red safelight,
brush the emulsion onto a surface. Expose with an enlarger or slide
projector, or make contact prints from full-size negatives. Process with
any standard paper developer and fixer.
Prints are archivally-permanent with a
full range of tones and transparent highlights that reveal the color and
texture of the material underneath. Contrast is medium-high
(approximately #3).
Item: RO-LLE/8
per 8-oz bottle
Use this Add To Cart button to buy:
(8 oz. covers about 12 square feet)
To scan or not to scan...
Photographers all over the world are rapidly converting
from darkroom printing to electronic printing. This involves scanning
your negative or slide on a dedicated film scanner, and then printing on
an inkjet printer.
Inkjet printers are readily available, but film scanners
are not. We recommend the pro-quality Nikon scanners for their superior software, excellent workflow, and quality
optics. However, there are now less expensive alternatives that are a
very good choice for home use.
Advantages of
scanning
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many people find it faster and easier to adjust image qualities like contrast, shadow
and highlight detail, and color balance using Adobe PhotoShop or
similar programs rather than by trial and error in a darkroom.
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no dedicated darkroom
space is required
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scanned images can be
distributed by e-mail and on the web.
Disadvantages
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Good image modification software is
not cheap,
nor is it easy to master
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inkjet printing is more
expensive than darkroom printing
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most dye-based inkjet inks
and papers fade more easily than correctly-processed traditional photographic
prints. Pigment inks resist fading, but you have to get a printer
specifically designed to use them.
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the scanning and
printing process is, surprisingly, no faster than darkroom
printing, and can be significantly slower.
It's important to read Amazon's customer reviews of these inexpensive scanners, so you can be sure you know what you're getting. While not of professional quality like the Nikons, they are highly regarded for home use.
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Click here
for information on making Instamatic pinhole cameras.
126 Instamatic film
We have many rolls in stock.
Solaris FGPlus 200-126 is a much better film than
the Kodacolor II your grandmother used. Fits all 126
"Instamatic" cameras.
"My
kid's having a lot of fun with the instamatic and 126 film. The results
are fantastic, far better than when I was a kid, but the same camera.
Must be the quality of the film and the processing." Australia
Item: SOL126-1
per roll**
(3 roll minimum)
Use this Add To Cart button to buy three or more
single rolls.
Please note: these 126 films carry
expiry dates between as early as 2007 and as late as 2009. They are
guaranteed to give excellent images but should be stored cold
or frozen when you receive them.
Minox
film
We're proud to be
an authorized Minox dealer 
Genuine
Minox film and supplies, imported from
Germany. Click
here. How good is this ultra-tiny film? Click here
to see.
Unfortunately, Minocolor Pro and Acmel Reala Ace film for 8x11 cameras
have been
discontinued by the manufacturer and are no longer available. Minocolor
100 remains available.
Holgography, the art form formerly known as Lomography
(the art and craft of making compelling photos
with crappy cameras). It's a serious art form and also a lot of fun.
Introducing "Holgawood," the camera formerly known as Holga.
...and, of course, there's the original Holga, in all its glory.
New book: Holga:
the world through a plastic lens
Shoot Shanghai GP-3 120 film
in your Holga, and develop it at home in instant
coffee and vitamin C. Then scan it on your flatbed scanner.
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