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We sit down for a one-on-one interview with Gary Ho, co-founder of MiNT Camera, to give us the latest details on the highly anticipated fully-manual instant wide camera: The RF-70. We also talk about MiNT's newest collaboration in assisting Rollei's return to the camera market.

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We sit down for a one-on-one interview with Chris Gampat, Editor in Chief at The Phoblographer. We learn how The Phoblographer has become one of the biggest sources for photo news and gear reviews in the industry. We discuss his "Top 10" film gear reviews.

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In December of 2015, news broke that grabbed the attention of every photographer: ‘Ansel Adams’ Job Opening in US Govt. This is considered to be the dream job of just about every photographer. Four thousand applications were submitted, but only nineteen were qualified for the first round of interviews. However, only one could have the job. That lucky person is Jarob Ortiz.

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We interview Lomography General Manager, Christian Polt, and learn a little about the history of the company. Additionally, we discuss some of the products Lomography offers.

Lomography all started when some students traveled to Prague towards the end of the Soviet Union and came across a camera designed extremely closely to the Cosina CX-2. That camera is called the Lomo LC-A. This camera quickly built a cult following throughout Europe. Though the success of the LC-A and the 4-lens, SuperSampler, in Europe, it quickly spread to the United States.

Between 2010 and 2012, at the peak of the film photography collapse, large companies were discontinuing emulsions. However, because Lomography was considered as a small company, it was agile enough to announce emulsions. One of the most popular emulsions is the Lomochrome Purple.

Chris Gampat, Editor in Chief at Phoblographer did an amazing review of Lomography's 800 speed color negative! You should check it out here!

Lomography has gained wild popularity with  its instant cameras. I purchased an Lomo' Instant Mini on a cruise a couple years back. I also purchased the Lomo' Instant Wide for my wife as a birthday gift!

These cameras gave instant film a much better credibility. Initially, with a limited camera selection from Fujifilm, Lomography provides a bit more freedom for creativity with an internal light meter for variable apertures, exposure compensation, multiple exposure, and bulb mode.

I am new to the instant photography world and never really gave it much attention. However, owning two of these cameras, I keep it handy when I want to give a keepsake to a client or for myself.

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Bill Manning interviews EM with Emulsive to discuss the website's goals in building an extensive film community with his extensive film and camera database. 

Visit Emulsive's website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram!

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Bill Manning interviews EM with Emulsive to discuss the website's goals in building an extensive film community with his extensive film and camera database. 

Visit Emulsive's website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram!

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Steven, John, and Bill get together for a photo news packed episode! There's a lot of photo news, so buckle your seatbelts, especially if you're driving in the car! 

Show Notes

Website version of the show notes with pretty pictures!

Kodachrome Movie Trailer

Starring Jason Seidukis, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen
https://youtu.be/g3IvVejktJE

Another great podcast called, “First Person Shooter,” by Wes Bowker talks about the big takeaway from the movie. Don’t neglect the people around you with your photography; find that balance between family and photography.

FujiFilm Officially Kills NeoPan Acros 100 

It's official. FujiFilm has announced the discontinuation of Acros 100. Written on a previous post, we believe that FujiFilm got out of the film game before the resurgence. Because of the filmgrain.es article and connections to FujiFilm  in addition to Doc Kaps meeting with FujiFilm execs to save FP-100C, we believe this to be enough evidence to think the machinery is long gone.

Street Candy Film 

We recap Bill's 'One-on-One' interview with Vincent Moschetti. You can listen to the podcast episode here.

Kodak T-MAX P3200: My First Roll

Steven’s report on shooting P3200. He shares his experience shooting the film and shows us pretty pictures!

Kodak Announces Ektachrome E100 in 16mm

Let's get it out of the way. There's another pushback on the timeline. It is now slated for late summer/early fall 2018. It's okay though. The gap is getting smaller and smaller it's important that Kodak has a successful launch for Ektachrome. When the article was posted, 35mm was not mentioned and people started to get concerned. We tweeted Matt Stoffel at Kodak and has confirmed that 35mm is on the same timelines as Super 8 and 16mm.

https://twitter.com/StoffelMatt/status/982369815443771394

We believe the announcement of 16mm format is the result of a survey Kodak put out about the super 8 camera in early February.

Tim Gander

After the podcast episode, Tim Gander submitted an article sharing his experience switching to a digital camera and beating his competition to print who were still shooting on film. Read up on the article here and listen to his 'One-on-One' interview with Bill here.

Adorama

On April 4, 2018, Adorama Learning Center writer, Mason Resnick, posted an article called, “5 reasons why I am never going back to Film Photography.” We posted a Google cache link since all articles by Mr. Resnick have been taken down. The REAL reason why photographers got angry is because it's another "Film vs. Digital" article. We get it, every point Resnick writes is accurate. But everybody has their own reason for shooting film.

Things went from bad to worse really quick when photographer, Mike Fraser, discovered the image of a Leica M3 is identical to the image of a Leica M3 on Ken Rockwell's website. Fraser questioned Resnick of the similarities. Resnicks response, "We must have identical Leicas." When that comment did not pass muster, the comment was deleted and ultimately sent the article into viral mode among the photography community. The watermark is in a very difficult spot to crop out. Ken places it where you really have to intentionally remove it.

On 4/6 Adorama issues an article titled We Are Sorry in response to the fallout. The article acknowledges the improper use of Ken Rockwell's image and offered compensation. According to PetaPixel the amount is $1,000.

Now that Adorama is on the radar, people began to audit Resnick's previous writings and discovered an article posted prior to the Ken Rockwell incident. Images from Bellamy Hunt's article, 'Camera Historica: The Sean Flynn Leica M2' details the story war photojournalist and his Leica M2. The same images in Bellamy's article were used without his approval on Adorama's blog (Google cached link).

As a result, all articles written by Resnick have been taken down.

MiNT

MiNT gives an update on the RF-70. Bring up price and new features – Internal Flash and External flash port – Excited because this really takes instant film to a new level in analog photography. Price – Slightly more expensive than SLR670-S which comes in at $729.

Photowalk Website

Photographer, Martin Smith, has built a website tailored for photowalks and photo meetups. There are disadvantages to big sites like Meetup.com and Eventbrite that don't always fit the needs of a photowalk. It is quite popular in Europe and we want to help him make this a popular tool for the photo community around the world. 

Upcoming

Interview with Emulsive coming up on one-on-one interview episode

Next Photo Challenge – Leading Lines The winner gets a propack of film!

• Use #shootsomefilmdangit

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Vincent Moschetti of Street Candy Film joins Bill Manning for a One-on-One interview to talk about the newly released, ATM400 film.

This film, once bulk rolled as surveillance film for ATM machines is now cut to 35mm canisters to fit the needs of demanding street photographers. The ATM400 is quickly gaining popularity for its beautiful black and white totalities and its versatility for just about every weather condition. If you're interested in getting this film, please go to cameraville.co

Sample Images available on the Studio C-41 Website!

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We sit down with the Atlanta Art Institute's Photography Professor, Taylor Bareford, to get an idea as to why millennials are so drawn to film photography.

Taylor is the lead faculty professor for the photography department. He shares his insight as to why the love for film has grown so much interest. Taylor is most known for his alternative photographic processes shooting on wet plate collodion. You can see more of his work on his webpage and on his profile on the Atlanta Art Institute website.

Follow Taylor on Instagram - @barefordphoto!


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We announce the winners from the Instagram TMAX P3200 giveaway! Congratulations to our 5 winners! We do a monthly pro pack giveaway, so there are more opportunities to win! Listen to the podcast and use our instagram hashtag #shootsomefilmdangit!

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We are introducing The Studio C-41 "One-on-One" interview series! After reading PetaPixel article, 'For the Love of Film',  Bill Manning reaches out to UK freelance photographer Tim Gander to discuss his return to shooting film.

Tim Gander, a freelance photojournalist in the UK, discusses his history shooting film at the dawn of digital cameras entering the photojournalism arena. Tim beat out the competition getting his shots published first when he made the early jump to digital. Tim now shoots film for his personal projects which can be found on his website.

Follow Tim on Instagram: @takeagander

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