Those who splice their film with tape know the air bubbles that occasionally gather under the adhesive film. From Würker (and later Wittner) there was the practical tape roller with which this air could be removed. Splices processed in this way are less visible and audible.
Many small gauge film makers do not even know that there is a Double-X between the (now discontinued) Plus-X and the still very popular Tri-X. As the name suggests, its sensitivity lies between these two popular classics. However, it was introduced only in 1959, after the Plus-X (1938) and after the Tri-X (1954). In 1964, it was followed by the highly sensitive 4-X, which existed until 1990.
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The hoses of the Lomo tanks often become brittle over time or have kinks that remain. Unfortunately, the hoses of all Lomo tanks do not have a standard measure, so replacement is often unsatisfactory. Although 0.5″ garden hoses can somehow be made attached to the smaller tanks, those are far too stiff and make a controlled outpouring of chemistry difficult.
No, it was not a loveless DVD or Blu-ray played from the laptop (preferably with a projected disc menu and several trial-and-error attempts in front of a gathered audience, as you often experience today):
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Am 25. Februar 2019 von 18:00 Uhr bis 21:00 Uhr veranstaltet die “Film Commission Region Stuttgart” (eine Einrichtung zur Wirtschaftsförderung in der Region Stuttgart) eines ihrer “Montagsseminare” – diesmal zum Thema analoger Film. Kameramann Kyrill Ahlvers und der Regisseur und Editor Thomas Bergmann, die 2018 das neue Labor Silbersalz-Film” gegründet haben (vorgestellt in “Cine 8-16” Nr. 46, S. 8) zeigen bei dieser Veranstaltug, wie perforierter Film sich in die moderne Produktionslandschaft integrieren lässt und geben Tipps zur händischen Entwicklung von Filmmaterial. Anmeldung erforderlich!
Kostenbeitrag: 15 Euro (Einsammlung in Bar am Abend der Veranstaltung)
Ort: Das Gutbrod, Friedrichstraße 10, 70174 Stuttgart
Kontakt: Petra Hilt-Hägele
Anyone developing color films is faced with the challenge of tempering chemistry as accurately as possible to the required temperature, usually 38°C (100.4 F). While chemistry bottles can be tempered quite easily with a sous vide precision cooker or a lab bain-marie, the Lomo tank itself cools down considerably during processing.
German MDR’s “Mediathek” presents a beautiful, ten-minute short documentary about Orwo yesterday and today. There are glimpses into yesterday, today, dark rooms and a perforator in action can be seen as well.
Worth seeing – even though in German only…
100 years of Eumig – 1919, the company was founded, and with up to 7,000 employees in the 1970s was the largest company in Austria. In particular, film cameras and film projectors were manufactured by eumig. In 1981, the abrupt end came because the market for narrow film equipment collapsed worldwide. The famous brand, which would have turned 100 this year, is to be commemorated in May with a large film installation titled eumigFlimmern. That is why the municipality of Wiener Neudorf is calling on fellow citizens to make private small format films available for the project. About life in town and country, about family gatherings or excursions and especially about everything to do with Eumig.
Everyone who works with the Lomo tanks probably knows the problem of film jamming and improper winding, often leading to double layers, which then do not get developed properly.
Using a turntable has been mentioned many times as a valuable help against these problems, since its much more uniform rotation makes it possible to easily load the Lomo reel within a few seconds.
Die Anonymen Analogiker des Filmvorführerforums trafen sich auch 2015 für ein Wochenende in Kreuzberg, um ihrem Hobby zu frönen. Diesmal verteilte ich sechs S8-Kassetten beladen mit Fomapan R100, die nach der Entwicklung dann von Thorsten zu dieser schmissigen Collage verarbeitet wurden.
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