Since I began shooting with the new Polaroid 300 camera, I’m reminded daily (via e-mail, FaceBook and Flickr posts) how “sad” it is that new Polaroid products are just re-branded Fuji products. Polaroid Corp had a long run. Some might say that it wasn't the same after Edwin Land passed or attribute the fall of the original company to changing times. For me, it's encouraging that the new ... [Read More]
Archives for July 2010
Tragic Loss
My heart sank when I heard the news that 29-year old Jennifer English was killed in a tragic accident, here in New Jersey on Monday night. Jennifer was the long-time girlfriend of filmmaker & friend Victor Bonacore. I’ve seen them frequently in the last year no doubt sparked by the fact that Victor is shooting his first feature film using film stock instead of a digital medium. Jennifer, ... [Read More]
Film Photography Stroll at Butler Center, USA
My passion for film photography has been a positive factor is getting me out from the dark studio and into the great outdoors. (even if it is just a few steps from my studio door!) The many angles of Butler Center and the adjacent Main Street in Butler USA are captured with newly acquired vintage camera arriving almost daily from all points USA and Europe. Butler Center (formerly ... [Read More]
Impossible’s PX film for Polaroid cameras
When Polaroid announced that they were discontinuing production of their film for SX-70 and 600 cameras, a group of independent entrepreneurs calling themselves The Impossible Project purchased the defunct Polaroid factory in The Netherlands and started producing new monochrome film for the millions of Polaroid cameras still in the world. The first film PX 100 (for SX-70 cameras) and PX 600 (for ... [Read More]
Making Monday Funday!
Breaking up the monotony of Monday with some Film Photography fun… I received an e-mail letter from Ireland’s own Ryan Leathem. Ryan was the winner of the Minolta X-700, which I gave away on the Spring Film Photography Podcast. Ryan wrote: It's Ryan from Ireland here! I received the Minolta X-700 a good few weeks ago and I'm soooooo sorry it has taken me so long to write you an e-mail to say ... [Read More]
Ian’s Trip 35
This past May I received an e-mail from Ian Cook praising the Olympus Trip 35 (35mm film camera). Ian said: I don't know what it's like in the usa, but over here - in the uk [and in other countries, too] - the old, olympus trip 35 camera is having a bit of a resurgence; i picked up my first one, for £3 [$5, i guess] just over a year ago - and haven't stopped shooting with it, since! in ... [Read More]