Prototype of a cheap screw-in battery for the Beaulieu 4008 ZM I-IV
Some time ago I built a 12 V battery for the Bolex ESM handle from a 2" drain pipe for a forum member because, among other things, the original large…
Archives 2023
Colorgrading of color negative films with Davinci Resolve
In the following I would like to describe how I convert scanned color negative films with the free software Davinci Resolve into color-correct, beautiful positives. There are many paths here,…
Photopia 2023
The Photopia trade show in Hamburg is slowly maturing into a Photokina replacement. But actually much better than Photokina, because this year both Click & Surr from Berlin and Khrome…
On Camera – ein Schmalfilmabend mit Live-Musik
Ursprünglich bereits Anfang Juni auf dem Spielplan, aber dann auf den Herbst verschoben, fand letzten Donnerstagabend im Ostentor-Kino in Regensburg ein Schmalfilmabend mit Live-Musik des österreichischen Trios "Kontrapunk" statt. Ob…
Boxed!
Boxed! Orphaned film reels get a home That's how you know them. Lonely, small film reels.Sometimes cut, or still completely untouched, sometimes half-full with scenes that have fallen victim to…
Making DIY prints from color negative film
I am an analog filmmaker. Therefore, I also want to project my films. Of course, I also scan them and then publish them where everyone else does these days, but…
A new product for better stability
Kodak Chemicals surprises with a new product that is supposed to improve an old problem of the Super 8 system: Poor image stability, which can increasingly become a problem, especially…
Retrospective at the 29th International Regensburg Short Film Week
Klaus Schreier shows Super 8 films at the 29th International Regensburg Kurfilmwoche https://youtu.be/pNHeOS_gPuo For the 29th time, the international short film week Regensburg took place from March 16 to 26,…
Dresden “Schmalfilm” Days 2023
Old acquaintances at the International Competition of the 24th Dresdner Schmalfilmtage Last weekend, the Schmalfilmtage took place in Dresden for the 24th time, with the International Competition as the main…
Vintage Agfacolor Umkehr Ultra T (1960) developed to color
Since 2018, after buying a roll of each Agfachrome 50S and 50L, I found out that there were various predecessors before E-6 development, and I couldn't send my films in…