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If you want to develop film at home, there are some essentials you need, and some nice things that you can buy later if you want. Here is everything you need in order to start developing today. These are the essentials that you will not be able to develop without. I’ve added links …
FP-100C is a well-loved and discontinued (as of 2016) film stock, so the only places to buy it in 2026 are from other consumers who are selling it or stores who get larger stocks from collectors. Prices vary as stock is bought up and used, and average around $100-300 per pack. Today, eBay is one …
The Canon AE-1 and AE-1 Program are classic cameras. They are consumer-grade cameras, which means they were mass produced. But if you have been in the film game long enough, you know the most important things in this kind of photography are the lens and the film. This means you can use a canon AE-1 …
I spend a lot of time on eBay. In fact, I spend a lot on eBay. I’ve been known to throw out to some people that I scroll eBay the same way a lot of people scroll social media. As a result I find heaps of deals. If things were as usual, I would quietly …
This camera is a monster. I picked up a pinhole camera at Blue Moon Camera in Portland, and it changed things for me. It was only a 6×6 with an aperture of f/256 or so, but it is nothing compared to this guy. The Camera Specs The Vermeer 6×17 Pinhole Camera makes a six by …
Every so often, one may find themselves in a great position to receive a camera they never thought they’d ever get their hands on. This time, it was the Voigtländer Bessa. The Bessa is a camera made around 1935 in Germany, and is not all that common to find, in the states when rummaging around …
Right off the bat, I’ll admit: I have a bad habit of buying as many different film stocks as I can. Sure it’s great to have go-to film stocks for professional use. These are the kind that are consistent, highly predictable, and overall familiar to the user. BUT! How could I overlook something like CATLABS? …
Polaroid pack film revolutionized instant photography from the 1960s through the early 2000s with its unique peel-apart development process. Unlike modern instant film that develops automatically, pack film required photographers to pull the exposed image through metal rollers, wait 60-90 seconds, then physically peel away the negative to reveal the finished photograph. This beloved film …
Analog photography just feels different. Whether it’s a prestigious thing or a simple pleasure, there has to be a big reason people keep using old cameras and “ancient” techniques to capture photos when easier and cheaper methods are available. As more and more people start shooting film photography, some notable problems arise. Camera Rescue covered …
There are tons of formats in film photography, as you may discover with a little poking around. If you look at film labs, you will see all these letters and numbers, and they may not mean anything to you, but they mean something to those who have spent time learning the craft; 120, 35mm, 110, …
