Film Photography Podcast listener and friend Tony Kwong delivered this sad news to me via e-mail: Hey Mr Raso Just to let you know that Fujifilm's FP-100b has indeed stopped production in June 2010 and is discontinued in both sizes (regular and 4x5). Stock still remains in the distribution channels, so they will still be available in some stores. This discontinuation was announced by Fujifilm ... [Read More]
Archives for August 2010
EPIC 35mm POINT AND SHOOT
The Olympus Stylus Epic (also known as the Mju-II) is my “point and shoot” camera of choice that I never leave home without! Photographer Jim Tardio summed it up best: Most serious photographers like to carry a small pocket camera with them at all times. For those of us raised on 35mm film, the Olympus Stylus Epic (called the Mju-II outside the USA) is our camera of choice. For those of ... [Read More]
Funny Méla – Polaroid Portraits
Méla Nichols is a 24 year old stand-up comic, actress and writer living in New York City. She's currently appearing on the ShowTime series “I can't believe I'm still single.” She enjoys all things off-beat and vehemently marches against the grain on a daily basis. That’s the bio that appears on my Flicker page featuring all of the portraits-to-date that I’ve shot of this amazing new talent. I ... [Read More]
Polaroid 500 FAIL! (or My Continuing Polaroid Experiments)
I recently picked up the Polaroid Captiva SLR and Polaroid Joy cameras from e-bay.com. Both were released and available from Polaroid 1993–1997. The Captiva and Joy use the no-longer-manufactured Polaroid 500 Instant film. Polaroid Type 500 film (produced from 1993-2005) has an image size of 73x54mm ( 2.874 x 2.126 inches), is ISO 600 and has 10 pictures to a pack. My initial ... [Read More]
Polaroid 300 – A Letter of Recommendation
A fellow FLICKR member sent me FlickrMail today regarding the new Polaroid 300 camera. Below is his correspondance and my response. The FlickrMail I received from Bob: Hi MichaelHow do you like your 300? I've been a Polaroid fan for a while and normally use an SX-70. After seeing your shots with the new 300, I decided to get one of my own. How's your experience been when shooting in ... [Read More]
Episode 13 – August 15, 2010
“Summer Vacation” episode features the live music of the Pink Delicates. Also, the Olympus Trip 35, Polaroid Mio, listener letters and much more. Listen to this episode now [podbean type=audio-rectangle resource="episode=itewf-12f1cc" skin="1" auto="0" height=100 ] Subscribe on iTunes Link will immediately open iTunes. Subscribe on Podbean Link will immediately open ... [Read More]