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,…
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…
I recently found the service manual for the Nizo 6080 in the inherited documents of a specialist workshop and have now finally scanned it. This electronic bomber is considered to…
Dieses kleine Büchlein von 1981 ist mittlerweile kaum noch zu finden, und wird ob seiner Irrelevanz in der heutigen Medienlandschaft mit Sicherheit nicht erneut aufgelegt werden. Es als Abandonware betrachtend…
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…
...let's continue with part 2 of these unknown films that Agfa-Gevaert must have sent to dealers back in the late 70s, or at least planned to do so. This flick…
A Super 8 promotional film from Agfa-Gevaert, ca. 1979 This wonderful promotional film for dealers was found by film friend Peter Willems at the film fair in Deidesheim last year,…
Jürgen Lossau, author of the highly-saught standard books “Film Projectors” and “Film Cameras 1+2” cannot help it: In a market climate in which the print media is chronically suffering, and…
Conversion of a Bolex D8L to DS8 The Bolex wind-up cameras are not legendary for nothing. Especially with the excellent prime lenses of their time, they are simply very good,…
...because it is priceless. Everywhere these days one reads big whine about upcoming film price increases at Kodak. That is usury, now the hobby is over, there is even some…