Updated 3/26/2012 with images from the show! Jersey City, NJ – The multimedia show will feature live music scores to the 1903 original version of “Alice in Wonderland” and two other early 1900s silent films, performed by The Smoove Sailors, a Jersey City-based band led by Dane Johnson (hey, that's FPP Dane!) The show will also include live music performed to original videos shot locally, ... [Read More]
Archives for 2012
The Konica Autoreflex TC: Compact, Entry-Level SLR
I found my Konica Autoreflex TC languishing in a second-hand shop. The poor thing was in deplorable condition, looking for all the world like it had been bouncing around in the city dump for a while. Worse, the lens appeared to be supporting a thriving algae bloom. I rescued it though and, to my delight, the body cleaned up nicely. The “algae bloom” that concerned me so turned out to be nothing ... [Read More]
110 Film Photography – Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18
Michael Raso from The Film Photography Podcast talks about the authentic vintage Kodak Trimlite Instamatic 18 Camera! •Uses 110 pocket film•Requires no Batteries•Shutter: 1/90th sec (Daylight) - 1/40th sec (with Flash)•F-stop: f11•Fixed Focus (5 ft to infinity) 25mm lens Available HERE in the FPP Store! ... [Read More]
Kodak ProFoto XL – A Review Part 2
A couple weeks back I received a package from FPP's Michael Raso. In addition to the flash bracket I had ordered for my Polaroid 250 Automatic Land Camera, there were a couple rolls of film (most I recognized) but there was one curious one that caught my attention - Kodak ProFoto XL. There was also a note asking me to test the film, something I was more than happy to do. I began to think that ... [Read More]
Alex’s FPP Gallery Picks!
Alex Luyckx was asked to pick his top 10 from the FPP Flickr Pool for Winter of 2012. Alex is a long time FPP listener and participant (FPP Guest Episode 55), and works as a support analyst in the Information Technology field and as a Freelance Photographer. You can follow his work at: www.alexluyckx.com/blog/ _________________ I always enjoy killing time looking through the FPP pool on ... [Read More]
110 Film Photography – Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608
Film Photography Podcast's Michael Raso talks about the Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 Camera. The camera with TWO built-in lenses...normal (25mm) and telephoto (43mm)! Camera Specs: •Uses 110 pocket film•Requires no Batteries•Shutter: 1/125th sec (Daylight) - 1/45th sec (with Flash)•F-stop: f11•Fixed Focus (5 ft to infinity) 25mm lens / 43mm lens Kodak Tele-Instamatic 608 HERE in the FPP ... [Read More]