With no new 126 format film, 126 format shooters have been relying on using the Fakmatic 35mm to 126 adapter in order to shoot with their 126 cameras. With this 3D printed adapter, you load a roll of standard 35mm film (in a film changing bag), drop the loaded adapter into your Instamatic and shoot. While 35mm film loaded into a Fakmatic adapter works for some cameras (like the Kodak X-15), the ... [Read More]
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FAKMATIC 126 FILM ADAPTER
The FakMatic 126 Film Adapter What is it? This ingenious re-usable adapter (imported from CameraHack, Italy) allows you to spool FPP 126 Perforated film (or 35mm film) into the adapter so you can shoot with your favorite 126 camera. Note that using 35mm film may jam some cameras. Will it work with my camera? - 126 Perforated Film - The FakMatic Adapter loaded with FPP 126 Perforated Film will ... [Read More]
126 Instamatic Film – History and Status
UPDATED - January 26, 2024Editor's note: All of us here at the Film Photography Project are dedicated to the preservation (and continued manufacture) of all still and motion picture film formats. Unfortunately, some formats are still somewhat lost - with no new film production. One such format that desperately needs attention is 126 Cartridge Film. Although 35mm in width, it's sprocketed ... [Read More]
Catching Up with the FPP Camera Donation Program
When the Film Photography Project launched its School Camera Donation Program, we had no idea how long the renewed interest in film photography or the willingness of schools and Universities to include film photography in their curriculum would last. As we enter our second decade of supplying refurbished and tested film cameras and gear to academic institutions and not-for-profit organizations, ... [Read More]
Chasing the Light: Baltimore Photographer Schaun Champion
Baltimore is a vibrant, eclectic city. It’s a place that embraces outsider art as passionately as high art and produces an astonishing number of talented artists working in a variety of mediums. It’s a city that often feels like a small town, one where the role of artist and community leader often intersect. Living this dual role is Baltimore photographer Schaun Champion. As Photography ... [Read More]
Catching Up with the Bard College Student-Run Darkroom
In July of 2019, a few Bard College students— as well as avid film photographers— Bridie Carey, Andy Garcia, Bella Garcia, Kira Hansen, Pierce Sapper, and Rainer Turim shared their vision to revive Bard’s Student-Run Darkroom (SRD) with the Film Photography Project (FPP). They were later joined by Julia Larberg and Matthew Zweigbaum. The student-led and operated darkroom was originally ... [Read More]