Kodak Tri-X, as a concept, has been around since the 1940's when it was a 200 ISO b&w sheet film. Because it was their first fast film, when Kodak released the 400 ISO roll film version, the Tri-X name was maintained. Just like Kodak TMAX P3200 revolutionized low light photography in 1989, Tri-X was an... Continue Reading →
One Year with the Voigtlander 40mm 1.4 Nokton MC
Since buying, shooting and writing about the Voigtlander 40mm 1.4 Nokton MC, I feel like I see this lens everywhere! I didn't realise how popular it is. The blog I wrote about it is my third most viewed of all time, I see it mounted to many of the cameras that I read reviews of... Continue Reading →
PANIC! Kodak Film Price Increase!
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! Kodak employees are actually attempting to earn a living and sustain their business! Look out! Yes, the news was all over the interwebs towards the end of 2019; Kodak Alaris formally announced that they are being forced by their supplier to raise the cost of film products in 2020. The cited... Continue Reading →
New Kodak Backing Paper
A few weeks ago, I picked up a Yashica A TLR and was eager to test it. I bought a fresh 5- roll-box of Kodak Tri-X 120. When I opened the film, I was surprised to see that the backing paper design was different and had a waxy sheen to it. I found that, in... Continue Reading →
Kodak TMAX P3200, an Encore Performance
A big thanks to Petapixel for republishing Rockin Out with Kodak TMAX P3200 and getting the word out that P3200 is BACK! But wait... There's more! I burned through 3 rolls of film on Vinyl Rhino so as you might imagine, I still have more photos! I didn't want to overwhelm my first post with too... Continue Reading →
Rockin’ Out with Kodak TMAX P3200
Lead by spunky frontgirl Ashley Miles, Vinyl Rhino is my favorite cover band in Frederick, Maryland. For years, they've rocked our bars with high energy hits from the 80's to what's current. Saturday night they stopped by Champions and blew the roof off the place. I was there to capture it on the newly re-released... Continue Reading →
Kodak P3200 Photos Coming Soon!
As promised, Kodak's newly re-released TMAX P3200 film has officially hit the shelves! 6 days ago, Kodak Alaris posted the film's official datasheet 5 days ago, an overjoyed Michael Raso of Film Photography Project began posting photos of his delivery of P3200. And this morning, FED EX hand-delivered my pre-order of August 2019 expiration dated... Continue Reading →