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Comment on The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries by Vox

Vox — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:29:25 +0000

The website iSuppli has the latest figures on how quickly movie-projection is going digital; As of January 2012 they anticipate more than half of theater screens will have abandoned 35mm film.

Comment on The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries by Vox

Vox — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:03:12 +0000

I neglected to mention that Ilford's film FP4+ is probably the best direct replacement for Plus-X, as both use "traditional" silver halide grains with similar tonality.

Comment on 120 Film: Some History by Silverbased | The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries

Silverbased | The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:20:01 +0000

[...] encouraging is that they’ve seen sales of 120 film increase this year! I worry what fraction of that is driven by Lomography scenesters with ironic [...]

Comment on Kodachrome: Shoot It Now! by Silverbased | The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries

Silverbased | The End of Plus-X, and other Kodak Worries — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:19:38 +0000

[...] the end came for Kodachrome, even mainstream news outlets published reminiscences about the legendary film. But [...]

Comment on Camera-wiki.org by Vox

Vox — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:32:14 +0000

Here is a bit of an update on our wiki progress since I first posted this.

Comment on Pinhole 101: Background & Pinhole-Making by Pinhole! | Camera-wiki.org

Pinhole! | Camera-wiki.org — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:29:22 +0000

[...] a clean, round hole of the right diameter; for some advice about that that, I can offer a blog post of my own. A pinhole image exposed onto curved 4×5 sheet [...]

Comment on Camera-wiki.org by Silverbased | Worldwide Pinhole Day

Silverbased | Worldwide Pinhole Day — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:05:09 +0000

[...] part of my new Camera-wiki.org activities, I had a chance to completely revise our wiki article “Pinhole camera,” and add a new [...]

Comment on Pinhole 101: Background & Pinhole-Making by Silverbased | Worldwide Pinhole Day

Silverbased | Worldwide Pinhole Day — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:01:46 +0000

[...] inspiration. The only possibly-tricky aspect to building a camera is poking the pinhole itself, but my own how-to instructions should get you over that part if need [...]

Comment on Kodachrome: Shoot It Now! by Silverbased | Camera-wiki.org

Silverbased | Camera-wiki.org — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:13:49 +0000

[...] if you’ve missed your Silverbased fix, there is a new place to look. If you appreciated my Kodachrome tribute, I’m proud to have created a whole new wiki article about the legendary film. If you dug some [...]

Comment on Wide-Eyed About Blur by Vox

Vox — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:23:43 +0000

A fun historical footnote: Eyedrops prepared from the belladonna plant were used at one time to enhance the beauty of women's eyes. How? Belladonna contains alkaloids such as atropine, which expand (and paralyze) the pupils of the eye. Because dilated pupils are one marker of arousal, this look was considered sexy and desirable.