Monday, March 28, 2011

620 Film: How to use 120 film in your 620 camera

1946 Kodak Brownie Target Six-20

blog by Michael Raso

For those looking to shoot with vintage 620 film cameras, you should know that 620 is identical to 120 roll film...except for the fact that the spool is slightly different. This video shows you how to roll 120 film onto 620 spools.



620 / 120 film on Wikipedia
"The 620 format was introduced by Kodak in 1931 as an intended alternative to 120. Although mostly used by Kodak cameras, it became very popular. The 620 format is essentially the same film on a thinner and narrower all-metal spool"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/120_film



above: 620 film images shot by listeners of The Film Photography Project Internet Radio Show.

Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Project's Internet Radio Show is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from www.filmphotographypodcast.com

Help keep FPP goin' strong. Visit the All-New FPP on-line store:
filmphotographystore.com/

In March 2011, get 10% off all purchases by using the code 0311 during checkout!

Questions about 620 film!
e-mail me at FilmPhotographyPodcast (AT) gmail.com

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Who won the OLYMPUS TRIP 35? Ryan did!

Ryan Galbraith's Olympus Trip 35

blog by Michael Raso

Ryan Galbraith was the winner of Trip 35 camera giveaway on The Film Photography Podcast (Internet Radio Show). The camera was donated to the show by fellow Trip 35 shooter Ian Cook. Trip 35 camera images by Ryan.

Ryan Galbraith's Olympus Trip 35

Ryan Galbraith's Olympus Trip 35

Ryan Galbraith is a professional photographer based Salt Lake City, Utah specializing in weddings, portraits, photojournalism and Black and White film photography.

Ryan's website - www.ryangalbraith.com

The Trip 35 is a 35mm compact camera, manufactured by Olympus. It was introduced in 1967 and discontinued, after a lengthy production run, in 1984. The Trip name was a reference to its intended market — people who wanted a compact, functional camera for holidays. During the 1970s it was the subject of an advertising campaign that featured popular British photographer David Bailey. Over ten million units were sold."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Trip_35



Our previous BLOG on the Olympus Trip 35
http://michaelraso.blogspot.com/2010/07/ians-trip-35.html

Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Podcast is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Hosts Michael Raso and Duane Polcou enthusiastically dissect and debate the pros-and-cons of film formats, do-it-yourself techniques, digital technologies, and vintage and contemporary cameras and accessories in a thorough, informative and casual manner. Regular features include Camera tests and reviews, “book of the month”, interviews, a listener-generated Q&A, and film-related giveaways.

Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from www.filmphotographypodcast.com

Tune in...we give away film cameras and film monthly!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Get Your Photography Noticed...The Importance of Tagging (We're Tellin' You Again!)

Impossible Project Space NYC
Mat Marrash's shot of The Impossible Project space in NYC - "tagged" as "The Impossible Project"

blog by Michael Raso

A day doesn't go by when I'm not looking up info "The Google" about vintage cameras and no doubt I wouldn't get too far if folks didn't "tag" their articles or images.

We're covered "tagging" before but IT'S SO IMPORTANT that it can't be covered enough!

Here's a video clip about "tags" from Epiosode 30 / March 15 Film Photography Podcast.



You can hear the entire episode by pointing your browser to:
http://filmphotographypodcast.com/
Episode 30 - March 15, 2011


Read Mat's blog about tagging here

Remember...tag your images!

FPP Episode 30 Polaroid
Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Podcast is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Hosts Michael Raso and Duane Polcou enthusiastically dissect and debate the pros-and-cons of film formats, do-it-yourself techniques, digital technologies, and vintage and contemporary cameras and accessories in a thorough, informative and casual manner. Regular features include Camera tests and reviews, “book of the month”, interviews, a listener-generated Q&A, and film-related giveaways.

Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from http://www.filmphotographypodcast.com

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Film Photography Podcast Notes / Episode 30 - March 15, 2011

Film Photography Podcast / Episode 30 3/15/2011

8x10 film photography, Kodak Tourist II Camera, 620 Film, get your work seen…by tagging, book of the month, darkroom tips, camera giveaways and more! Hosted by Michael Raso with Mat Marrash and John Fedele

Stream, Download, iTunes, Zune
http://filmphotographypodcast.com/





FPP welcomes back guest co-host Mat Marrash
Mat Marrash / PDN Photo Expo NYC
Mat joins FPP in March. A FPP listener, film shooter and lifetime student of photography as well as an all-around tech junkie, Mat is located in Northwest Ohio. Mat's main gig is commercial photography that includes portraiture, sports, and photojournalistic candids.



Pocket Light Meter for the iPhone!
iPhone POCKET LIGHT METER

Pocket Light Meter
FPP listener Vladislav Vyshemirsky invented the Pocket Light Meter for your iPhone. Download it….it’s FREE!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-light-meter/id381698089?mt=8




Stephen M. Schaub’s FIGITAL REVOLUTION
“FIGITAL” stands for the dynamic fusion of film and digital photographic technologies. The Figital Revolution transcends self-serving industry hype and old-fart conservatism to get at the real issues photographers face today: how did we get here? Is digital all it’s cracked up to be? Why is film on life support? How can photographers create a sustainable art? Why do most photo magazines suck? The Figital Revolution is about all that and more.

Stephen invented the NO POD!



http://figitalrevolution.com/





GET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY NOTICED….by TAGGING!
Alright, so you've got a camera, you're taking nice pictures, and now you'd like to have the rest of the world have a look at your work. What now?

Check out Mat’s blog on tagging!
http://michaelraso.blogspot.com/search/label/Tags




620 FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
1946 Kodak Brownie Target Six-20
“620 roll film, introduced by Kodak in 1932 and discontinued in 1995[1], is basically the same as 120 roll film; it has the same width and length. The only difference is the spool which holds the film, in case of the 620 roll the core of the spool and the end flanges are smaller than that of the 120 roll.”
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/620_film

Respooling 120 film onto 620 film spools!
http://www.getnet.net/~gstewart/respool.htm




KODAK Tourist II 620 FILM CAMERA

1951 Kodak Tourist II camera
“The Kodak Tourists were the last in a long line of American made folding roll film cameras from Eastman Kodak. The Tourist II, introduced in May of 1951, features a redesigned top cover and a new viewfinder, which contains frame lines for the optional 828 roll film adapter. Production was discontinued in July of 1958. The Tourists use 620 film making 8 2¼×3¼ exposures. The use of 828 roll film for 8 28×40mm exposures was an option. The Tourist's most unusual feature is its back; through the use of cleverly engineered latches, it can be opened on the left side, right side, or removed completely.
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Tourist

below: Images shot with the Kodak Tourist II camera
Town Hall - Butler NJ USA

Kodak Tourist II camera test




BOOK OF THE MONTH
FPP Book of the Month - A Kind of Rapture by Robert Bergman
"A Kind of Rapture" by Robert Bergman brings together a selection of photos from Bergman's two-year travels by car through the Rust Belt (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Gary) and the East Coast, taking color pictures of everyday people who moved him profoundly. 51 color photos.”

http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Rapture-Robert-Bergman/dp/067944257X

Every now and then, the art world offers up an unlikely story, and Robert Bergman's is one of them. He was born in New Orleans and raised mostly in Minneapolis. He began taking and developing snapshots at age 6, and save for a few teenage years he has strived to be a great photographer-artist ever since. But he has remained an out-of-step one, isolated from contemporary tastes, a cult figure to the few who have seen his work in person or in a 1998 book. The 65-year-old photographer went his own way over the past four decades, never selling a work until two years ago, but he nevertheless is about to burst onto the scene with two museum exhibitions, and next month he will have his first show at a commercial gallery, Yossi Milo in Chelsea, New York City.
—From The Wall Street Journal review by JUDITH H. DOBRZYNSKI



DARKROOM TIPS: Using KODAK XTOL DEVELOPER
“KODAK PROFESSIONAL XTOL Developer is a two-part powder developer for processing Kodak and other manufacturers’ normally exposed, pushed, or pulled
black-and-white films. It offers full emulsion speed and easy mixing, and can be used as both a developer and a replenisher in a variety of equipment, from small tanks (8
to 64 fluidounces), trays, or rotary tubes to high-volume processors.”
- http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j109/j109.pdf




8x10 FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
The term of art "Large Format" refers to film and camera formats that generally use sheet film in sizes equal to or larger than 4 inches by 5 inches (or 9x12 cm). (Although there are some view cameras in sizes smaller than 4x5 inches, or 6x9cm). Large Format distinguishes large cameras 4x5, 5x7, 4x10 and 8 x10 inches, from medium format cameras and film (6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9cm roll film cameras) and from small format cameras of 35mm, 110 and smaller film sizes
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format_%28photography%29

below: Mat setting up his Eastman Commercial B 8x10 camera
Film Photography Podcast / Episode 30 3/15/2011

Below: images shot by Mat Marrash on the Eastman Commercial B 8x10 camera
Swanson's on Sandusky St.

Downtown Newburg, NY

Westpoint 8x10 Contact Print 1

Ned

Visit Mat Marrash at http://www.matmarrash.com/




Don’t forget…each month we give away vintage cameras and film! Tune in to the show.

Polaroid 8x10 - Film Photography Podcast / Episode 30 3/15/2011
FPP guys John Fedele and Michael Raso shot on Polaroid 804 8x10 film by Mat Marrash

Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Podcast is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Hosts Michael Raso and Duane Polcou enthusiastically dissect and debate the pros-and-cons of film formats, do-it-yourself techniques, digital technologies, and vintage and contemporary cameras and accessories in a thorough, informative and casual manner. Regular features include Camera tests and reviews, “book of the month”, interviews, a listener-generated Q&A, and film-related giveaways.

Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from http://www.filmphotographypodcast.com

Write to The Film Photography Podcast
FilmPhotographyPodcast AT gmail.com



Next Episode on April 1, 2011 !!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Canon T-50: The Amazing Canon FD SLR Point & Shoot Camera Part 2

1983 CanonT50 camera

blog by Michael Raso
When I read Brian Moore's guest blog on the Canon T50 camera my curiosity was piqued. I've been shooting with the Canon AE-1 Program camera since 1982 and since then, many other models using the Canon arsenal of FD lenses. I've simply ignored the 1983 T50 - mostly because the camera is completely automatic. I couldn't resist so I purchased not one but two T50 cameras on e-bay here in the states.



The manual focus Canon T50 is most likely the simplest camera in the FD arsenal. Program - Off - Battery Check are the only top controls. No "B" bulb, no PC flash input, no cable-release input. Turning the FD lens from "A" Automatic to f-stops switches the camera to 1/60th sec. This gives you the (limited choice) option of going manual and allowing the use of off-brand flashes.

The T50 is simplistic joy - allowing me to concentrate on my shots and leaving the exposure chores to the camera. As an all-manual photo guy - I must admit, it was difficult giving up the control of shutter and aperture, but the results were more than pleasing.

below: Canon T50 test shots - Butler, NJ USA

grand opening

Canon T50 camera test

Flip-Side Records - Pompton Lakes, NJ USA

New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway / Butler, NJ USA

Canon designed the 244T flash specifically for use with the T50. While other flashes work just fine, the Canon 244T performed the best.
below: Canon T50 Flash Tests

Canon T50 / Canon 177A Flash test (Overexposed)
Image using the Canon 177A Flash

Canon T50 Flash Test - Starblitz Pro-5000 GTZ-Twin flash (Overexposed)
Image using the Starblitz Pro-5000 GTZ-Twin flash

Canon T50 Flash Test - Canon 244T flash
Image using the Canon 244T Flash

Film Photography Podcast listener and contributor Brian Moore's night photography using the T50 inspired me to venture out at night and try my luck at some night shots. Pretty pleasing results considering the T50 shutter is limited to a 2 second exposure.

Canon T50 - Night Photography

Canon T50 Night Photography

Carnival Spot Pizzeria / Canon T50

Canon T50 Night Photography

Additional Canon T 50 shots in my T50 Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelraso/sets/72157625913470869/with/5460637628/

Canon T-50: The Amazing Canon FD SLR Point & Shoot Camera Part 1
by Brian Moore
http://michaelraso.blogspot.com/2011/01/canon-t-50-amazing-canon-fd-slr-point.html

Canon T50 Group on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1011582@N22/

I host the Film Photography Podcast
Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Podcast is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Hosts Michael Raso and Duane Polcou enthusiastically dissect and debate the pros-and-cons of film formats, do-it-yourself techniques, digital technologies, and vintage and contemporary cameras and accessories in a thorough, informative and casual manner. Regular features include Camera tests and reviews, “book of the month”, interviews, a listener-generated Q&A, and film-related giveaways.

Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from http://www.filmphotographypodcast.com

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Film Photography Podcast Notes / Episode 29 - March 1, 2011

1983 Canon T50 camera

Canon T50 camera, Loading your 35mm camera, Kodak Technical Pan film, Darkroom Tips, Film / Camera Giveaways and more! Hosted by Michael Raso with Mat Marrash and John Fedele

the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes, Zune, Stitcher, download and direct stream from http://www.filmphotographypodcast.com



FPP welcomes guest host Mat Marrash
Mat Marrash / PDN Photo Expo NYC
Mat joins FPP in March. A FPP listener, film shooter and lifetime student of photography as well as an all-around tech junkie, Mat is located in Northwest Ohio. Mat's main gig is commercial photography that includes portraiture, sports, and photojournalistic candids. Welcome Mat!

Mat on the web - http://www.matmarrash.com/



Kodak introduces Professional Portra 160
KODAK PROFESSIONAL PORTRA 160 announce
When Kodak announced the new Professional Portra 160 film, fellow photographer and Film Photographer Podcast listener Tony Kwong was kind enough to put together the score card.

the Kodak film line up:

Ektar 100 in 135, 120, 4x5, 8x10
Portra 160 in 135, 120/220, 4x5, 8x10
Portra 400 in 135, 120/220, 4x5, 8x10
Portra 800 in 135, 120

Kodak transparency films

Ektachrome E100G in 135 single; 120 5pk, single.
Ektachrome E100VS in 135 single; 120 5pk, single
Ektachrome E200 in 135 36ex
EliteChrome 100 in 135 36ex
EliteChrome 200 in 135 36ex

Kodak consumer color print films

Kodak Gold 100 in 24ex single
Kodak 200 Gold or Bright Sun in 4pk (24exp); 36ex, 24ex single
Kodak Ultra Max 400 in 5 pk (24ex); 4 pack (24exp); 36ex, 24ex, 12ex single
Kodak Ultra Max 800 in 5 pk (24ex); 24exp single
Kodak BW400CN (c41 B&W) in 135 3pk (24exp); 24ex single

Kodak Advantax 200 APS 3pk (25ex), 3pk+1 (25exp), single
Kodak Advantax 400 APS 3pk (25ex), single

Visit Kodak.com


Michelle Bates – 20 Years of Toying with Creativity
2010 PDN Photo Expo NYC
Michelle has been a passionate photographer since she was young, and learned her way around a camera in 1991 at the Maine Photographic Workshops, where she first discovered the Holga. Since then, Michelle has shown work in solo exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles and Israel, and in group shows around the US, Italy, Germany & Thailand.

March 2011 Exhibitions in New York, San Francisco & Los Angeles
http://www.michellebates.net


Recommended Viewing - SMASH HIS CAMERA (2010)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sued him, and Marlon Brando broke his jaw. The story of notorious, reviled paparazzo Ron Galella opens a Pandora's Box of issues from right to privacy, freedom of the press and the ever-growing vortex of celebrity worship.



Polaroid Pack Film – Which Camera?




"It's called peel-apart because after you pull it from the camera, you wait some time for the print to develop and you peel off the top paper to see your print."

The Polaroid “Pack Film” List
http://moominsean.blogspot.com/2008/04/polaroid-primer-peel-apart-films.html

Jammed film pack?
Consult:
http://www.instantoptions.com/faqs/faqtrouble.fujipacks.php

Batteries for Polaroid 100 Pack Camera Series?
www.batterymart.com



The 1983 Canon T50 Camera
“The Canon T50, introduced in March 1983 and discontinued in December 1989, was the first in Canon's new T series of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras compatible with Canon's FD lens mount. SLR sales were falling in 1983 from the market's 1981 peak, and Canon chose to try greater automation to revive sales and remain competitive.”
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_T50

Carnival Spot Pizzeria / Canon T50

Canon T50 - Night Photography

Canon T50 Night Photography

Above: Night Photography using the Canon T50 in automatic mode

Brian Moore’s FPP Blog on the T50
http://michaelraso.blogspot.com/2011/01/canon-t-50-amazing-canon-fd-slr-point.html



Book of the Month – PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara London

Film Photography Podcast's recommended Book of the Month - Photography by Barbara London – “A picture tells a thousand stories, but the one it doesn't tell is how the shot was made. Barbara London and John Upton's Photography is an all-inclusive look at the craft of photography. This book will help any amateur move up a few notches, and it serves as a refresher course for professionals as well.”

Used and new editions on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Photography-Barbara-London/dp/0321011082



Darkroom Discoveries – PYROCAT DEVELOPER

Westpoint 8x10 Contact Print 1

Downtown Newburg, NY

above: Mat’s images developed in Pyrocat

Links:
http://www.pyrocat-hd.com/
http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/PCat/pcat.html


Kodak Technical Pan
Kodak Technical Pan BW Film
FPP super friend Nano_Burger spooled 29 rolls of 36exp Kodak Technical Pan (asa 25) and donated them to The Film Photography Podcast.

On March 8, 2011 a thread will appear in out Film Photography Podcast Group called Kodak Technical Pan (9am est) - the first 29 folks that post in the group will win one of the 29 rolls.

www.flickr.com/groups/filmphotographypodcast/

"Technical Pan was an almost panchromatic black and white film produced by Kodak. “While it could reproduce the visible light spectrum, it leaned to the red and so unfiltered outdoor shots would render blues, most notably the sky, with additional darkening and reds with some lightening. These unique characteristics have not been replicated. It was generally used as a very slow film, rated at ASA 25 or even 16, although it could be rated at up to ASA 320 with a distinct loss of tonal range and a bunching of shadow and highlight detail. This film had unmatched fine grain, especially when rated at a low speed, and made excellent enlargements while preserving fine details. Kodak stopped selling it in 2004. It has not been replaced by a film (from any manufacturer) with its exceptional characteristics.”
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_Pan



Don’t forget…each month we give away vintage cameras and film! Tune in to the show.

Launched in October of 2009, the Film Photography Podcast is a 90 minute, bi-weekly Internet radio program, exploring a wide range of topics relevant to the experienced and aspiring photographer using film as a medium. Hosts Michael Raso and Duane Polcou enthusiastically dissect and debate the pros-and-cons of film formats, do-it-yourself techniques, digital technologies, and vintage and contemporary cameras and accessories in a thorough, informative and casual manner. Regular features include Camera tests and reviews, “book of the month”, interviews, a listener-generated Q&A, and film-related giveaways.

Produced in the United States, the Film Photography Podcast is broadcast around the globe via iTunes and direct stream from http://www.filmphotographypodcast.com