@analog_cafe@mas.to

· 1mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends, I published a short photo essay where I talk about the experimental nature of film photography, why I like to push the boundaries in that medium, and what doing so has led to: "The Risks and Rewards of Experimental Photography" https://www.analog.cafe/r/the-risks-and-rewards-of-experimental-photography-7vi3 #filmphotography #analogphotography #essay #experimental #photography

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The Risks and Rewards of Experimental Photography

A short photo essay on the experimental nature of film photography with examples from my latest near-failure with Fujifilm Provia 100F, (improperly) developed via the C-41 reversal process.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

A small British camera maker, Alfie, will soon launch a box camera, BOXX, with a Pocket Darkroom holders for developing *paper positives* on the spot:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/thsr

The camera comes with a 100mm Wollaston (F8–F32), a 55mm Steinheil Periscopic (F16), and a 65mm pinhole lens.

Reminds me of the Afghan Box Camera project - just smaller!

#filmphotography #photography

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Alfie is launching the BOXX camera with an in-field paper development kit.

British camera maker, best-known for a half-frame point-and-shoot with an interchangeable lens turret (TYCH) is about to launch a Kickstarter campaign for a handmade wooden camera, designed to develop images in the field¹ via the Pocket Darkroom sealing paper holders. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Today's guide is about bleach bypass:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/bleach-bypass-og1d

A common technique for motion picture studios (think Fight Club, Minority Report, Se7en), but less so for still photographers.

In this article, I go into detail about how the process works, how to select your light, exposure, and scenes, how to scan, and how to develop if you have a Blix kit.

Happy shooting!
#filmphotography #photography

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Bleach Bypass: A Guide for Film Photographers

Bleach bypass is a relatively simple film development technique that creates rich blacks, low saturation, and increased contrast. In this article, I’ll share techniques, samples, and recipes for better bleach-bypass results on film. You will need to know how to develop colour-negative film at home (it’s not that hard!) and have a development kit with separate bleach and fix (no blix) or an extra black-and-white fixer.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I've rewritten the Kodak Ektar film review:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/kodak-ektar-100-film-review-59np

I’ve been shooting it for nearly a decade. The emulsion remains the same, but the box design and my skills have changed. I’ve added more photos, better insights, and more sources.

Have you shot this film? What do you think?

#filmphotography #photography #analogphotography

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Kodak Ektar 100 Film Review: “World’s Finest Grain”

Kodak Ektar 100 boasts the world’s finest grain for an ISO 100 colour-negative film, strong contrast, and outstanding saturation in every frame. Available in 135, 120, and sheet formats, this film has undergone numerous redesigns and distribution changes over the years — which I’ll cover in this review — while it remains one of the best-recognized names among analogue photographers and a powerful, though sometimes difficult to manage, tool for creating impactful images.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Big news! Optik Oldschool releases the German-made OptiColour 200 in 4x5 sheets:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/jxnz

This is the first completely new large format colour-negative film product since 2010 and the first for this German film manufacturer.

It's also the cheapest fresh colour-negative film you can get in sheet form today.

I don't shoot LF, but this is making me wanna get a camera just to try this film. Will you try it?

#filmphotography #photography

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Optik Oldschool releases the German-made OptiColour 200 in 4x5 sheets.

This is the first completely new large format colour-negative film product since 2010¹ and the first for this German film manufacturer². Priced just under $100/25, this is also the cheapest colour-negative LF option. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

It's been a week for large format film releases! Kodak, Ilford, and Optik Oldschool (via ORWO) have made announcements about new and reworked products:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/t9bk

Kodak is folding its films (including bulk rolls) under its own distribution, Ilford made Pan F huge (finally), and Optik Oldschool is selling the world's first truly new colour-negative sheet film since 2010.

Love it.

#filmphotography #photography

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Ilford, Kodak, and Optik Oldschool announce new large format film products within days of each other.

Ilford’s new cut of the Pan F+ film is now available in 4x5 and 8x10 sheet sizes — by popular demand, as the company stated on their Instagram. Meanwhile, Kodak has folded its range of large format films and bulk rolls into its own distribution, which includes Ektapan 100 & 400 (formerly, T-Max) in 4x5 and 100’, Ektacolor Pro 160 & 400 (formerly, Portra) in 4x5 and 8x10, as well as Kodak Tri-X in 4x5, 5x7, 8x10… #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I've imported and reviewed the fantastic made-in-Japan Fujifilm Superia Premium 400 film:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/fujifilm-superia-premium-400-film-review-zl9n

For most folks, Fujifilm had stopped making colour-negative film years ago — yet the Japan-only retailers still sell fresh rolls today.

This film is something else! See my complete review for tons of samples, technical details, history, and my thoughts on whether it was worth the expense.

#filmphotography #fujifilm

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Fujifilm Superia Premium 400 Film Review

Fujifilm Superia Premium 400 is one of the last colour-negative films still manufactured by Fujifilm in Japan. In this article, I’ll reveal the colours, contrast, and resolution properties of this elusive emulsion and answer the question I had looking at my eBay total: Is it worth importing from Japan?

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Polaroid is about to release a brand new Reclaimed-series film. Someone had already shared their results, and I have to say I really like them:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/pbdu

#believeinfilm #filmphotography #polaroid

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Polaroid is about to release a new Reclaimed series film.

Polaroid Reclaimed series films use existing factory components from colour films to create pseudo-monochrome prints that are brighter than those in the Duochrome series and may even have greater exposure latitude. The latest (upcoming) release adds a new colour to those chemicals — previously, it was Reclaimed Blue, and then Green. Now, it’s purple. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 6mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Today I'm sharing my review of the new Harman Switch Azure color-negative film:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/harman-switch-azure-film-review-d49s

It's unlike anything any factory has ever created. While it has some shortcomings, it brings things like blue halations and cotton candy skies to the table.

I'm quite pleased with it. Have you tried it?

#filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #ilford

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Harman Switch Azure Film Review: Blue Halation

Harman Switch Azure 125 is a colour-negative film with reversed blue and red channels. In this review, I’ll demystify this film’s properties and origins, share lots of high-res samples, and offer a few tips for making better photos.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

In today's guide, John Jones explains the F-Stop darkroom printing workflow:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/f-stop-printing-the-complete-darkroom-workflow-aujf

Unlike timed intervals, the F-Stop method relies on the same math we use on our cameras and offers a much easier way to see the best option in your test strips.

John also talks about dodging and burning via F-Stop and a few tools (including his own) for making the math easier.

#filmphotography #analogphotography #darkroom

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F-Stop Printing: The Complete Darkroom Workflow

F-stop printing applies the same logarithmic exposure logic you already use when you shoot, baked into every shutter speed scale and aperture ring you’ve ever touched, to the one place in the photographic process where it was always missing: the enlarger. This guide will walk you through exactly how to do it, from reading your negative to dialling in a final time to dodging and burning with precision you probably didn't think was possible. If you’ve been printing with linear timing, you can star

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I've updated my photo essay, "'26 Spring Blossoms on Film," with 14 more photos and personal stories — the last of it for the year:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/26-spring-blossoms-on-film-5i1w

Spring is a magical season for me here, and I'll miss it.

#filmphotography #photography #vancouver #canada

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‘26 Spring Blossoms on Film

A photo essay in which I express and explain my deep affection for the flowering trees through photographs of the early 2026 spring blossoms, made with various new films and old cameras. Shot near Vancouver, BC, with stories from Thailand, Japan, and Russia.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 7mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Harman has just launched a new colour film!

In this post, I'm discussing what this means for analogue photography when a 147-year-old traditional black-and-white film factory begins to make its version of Lomo Turquoise:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/3s76

#filmphotography #analogphotography #Photography

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“Flip the familiar on its head and turn the everyday into something strange” — Harman launches their new experimental…

The UK film factory’s latest product is a mod of their Phoenix colour film emulsions, designed to produce a stark orange- and blue-forward false-colour palette. I’ve already shared some samples of this film following a product leak¹ (review coming soon), so instead of talking about the aesthetics, today I’d like to focus on the significance of a large-scale production of an experimental colour imaging material by… #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 7mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I just bought a few rolls of the new Harman Switch Azure and compared it directly to Lomochrome Turquoise:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/harman-switch-azure-vs-lomochrome-turquoise-i0vp

Despite doing roughly the same thing, these films look wildly different — one is much crazier than the other.

This comparison tests those emulsions with various exposure settings in "normal" and modified (bluescaled) shooting configurations.

Can you tell which is which?

#filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #harman

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

This month's film photography news recap newsletter is live:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/film-photography-news-april-2026-recap-nbfn

Learn about the new (and very expensive) WideluxX camera — available for preorders — a new podcast episode, new Kodak film, and the future of film photography!

I'm also giving away free premium memberships monthly this year, so check the newsletter to see if your name came up :)

#filmphotography #analogphotography #photography #kodak

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Film Photography News — April 2026 Recap

Kodak announces a new Euphoria-inspired colour-negative film — but only for motion picture productions; I made a list of all the film stocks and a list of all the film factories in the world, Daren and I recorded a new podcast episode, a new guide on lighting ratios offers tips for scientifically-proven mood settings, the WideluxX camera is now for sale (it’s not cheap!), and major investments into film production at the Harman factory in the UK are underway.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

#Mastodon, you need to see this.

#photography #poop #bbc

cc @ShittyCameraChallenge@photog.social

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

The Polaroid Reclaimed Purple 600 film is now available. I already got some 😅

Where & details: https://www.analog.cafe/comments/pbdu#comment-77q9

I gotta stop buying film, my wallet!!

#filmphotography #photography #polaroid

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Polaroid is about to release a new Reclaimed series film.

Polaroid Reclaimed series films use existing factory components from colour films to create pseudo-monochrome prints that are brighter than those in the Duochrome series and may even have greater exposure latitude. The latest (upcoming) release adds a new colour to those chemicals — previously, it was Reclaimed Blue, and then Green. Now, it’s purple. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

In this 23rd member newsletter, I talk about the science and techniques of effective storytelling, upcoming film comparisons, issues with Nikon Z6iii, and a simple yet powerful app for inverting film negatives:

https://www.analog.cafe/r/hurry-up-and-wait-hyrz

Thank you all so much for your support!

Enjoy the last day of the #PolaroidWeek (but keep shooting after anyway!) ❤️

#filmphotography #analogphotography #photography

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“Hurry Up and Wait”: A Monthly Newsletter for GOLD Members

I made fewer posts on Analog.Cafe this month, but I’m excited about them all, and I also can’t wait to tell you about the work I’m doing behind the scenes! New guides, reviews, and photography app updates coming soon.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 6mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Adam Savage made a video about IMAX film projection, and I can't get over how incredible this medium is:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/oc7b

Giant rolls of film, HUGE.

Thought I'd share. Have a nice Tuesday!

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Adam Savage (Mythbusters) explores IMAX film projection.

The medium (120/220) format is revered for its immense resolution. On film, switching from full-frame (35mm) can dramatically reduce grain and add significant detail that smaller frames can not resolve. This format had been the portrait and editorial photographers’ choice for print, as it could be enlarged and printed bigger. Now imagine a 600-pound roll of medium format film that runs through an entire building… #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 7mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I found leaked sample photos shot on the new Harman colour-negative film!

For full context, more photos and the leak source, see this thread:

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/3epm

Marking everything as a spoiler, in case you'd like to wait for the official release later this week :)

#filmphotography #analogphotography #photography

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Leaked samples of the new Harman film, Switch Azure 125.

A new experimental colour-negative film is about to hit the shelves. A glimpse of its packaging appeared online earlier this month, and as the release date approaches, sample images have leaked too. If, like me, you can’t find the patience to wait for the official reveal, this thread will satisfy that itch and provide additional context about this new film. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

I found a video and recipes for Lippmann prints — the only true colour photographic process.

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/0feb

Lippmann prints encode full colour in a single layer of black-and-white emulsion by registering incoming light wavelengths within its structure as tiny mirrors.

Very cool stuff.

Hope you're having a wonderful start to your weekend.

#filmphotography #photography

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Steve Mould talks about Lippmann prints — the only true colour photographic process — plus resources on how to make one.

Looking at a Lippmann print is akin to observing the full spectrum of colour in the real world instead of relying on combinations of red, green, and blue dots on our screens, paper, and film. #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 7mo ago

Hey #believeinfilm friends,

Harman will be launching a new colour film on Thursday!

https://www.analog.cafe/comments/efzx

I have no idea what it is (shared some of my thoughts and guesses in the linked post above).

What do you think it'll be?

#filmphotography #photography #analogphotography

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Confirmed: Harman will be launching a new film on March 5th, 2026.

@matigol1906 spotted a new film box by Harman that read Harman Switch Azure 125 early in February this year. @serichards then showed me a trademark registration for the same name in the UK. We now have the date. I haven’t seen the film, so I will be discovering it together with you. Any guesses as to what it would be? #editorial

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 5mo ago

@grepe oops, should be fixed now! Ty

Pixelfed

grepe (@grepe@pixelfed.social)

195 Posts, 152 Following, 130 Followers · I post my own pictures that I make for fun... as a way to get out of my head. I mostly shoot with analog cameras.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@serichards@mas.to Nice!

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@petrimarkkanen@mementomori.social Haven't shot it at night. For portraits, I have one I snapped of myself in the article (also attached). Here it's on a purple side but you can easily make it less red after scanning.

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 6mo ago

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@thereisnocat@toot.cafe Oh yeah I could totally see that. Wireder and crunchier!

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Dmitri ☕️ @analog_cafe@mas.to

· 7mo ago

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@lambdamoses Thank you for saying that! I was thinking this effect is reminiscent of the Star Trek Next Gen series, but I didn't say since I wasn't sure if it's just me.

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