In January, New York filmmaker Todd Bieber found a roll of film in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. With no identification on the film, Todd decided to go on a quest to find the owners of the soon-to-be-lost memories. He did so by doing what he does best – making movies. After the unexpected global attention to Todd’s video, he recently posted this update on You Tube. Todd writes ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2011
Kodak 828 Film / Kodak Pony 828 Camera
Segment from The Film Photography Podcast, Episode 28 - February 15, 2011 Introduced in 1935 (and discontinued in 1985), The 828 film format uses the same basic film stock as 135 film (standard 35mm film), but is on a spool with backing paper (similar to the style of 120 film. The standard image format is 40 × 28 mm which provides a 30% larger image compared to 35mm's standard 24 × 36 ... [Read More]
CAMERA MOD: Brownie Bullet + Holga = FrankenHolga!
It all started with a Holga, my first Holga (you always remember your first). When I bought it almost 10 years ago, I had no idea that it would be one of many, nor did I realize that it would go through a transformation into what would become one of my favorite cameras ever. The first incarnation was the removal of the shutter and lens assembly and the installation of the .0059" pinhole. To ... [Read More]