All posts by Friedemann Wachsmuth

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 bubble bursting (?) No…

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The Agfa Splicer N8S is actually a very excellent glue press for long-lasting "wet" splicing of Super 8 films. It grinds both ends of the film to be glued in…

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The Leicina 8SV is a very nice, special double-8 camera. Not only is it electrically motorized, it is also extremely robust, has a very good Angenieux lens and is usually…

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A film friend recently asked for help, with his Elmo C-300 "only a potentiometer must be exchanged", then it would work perfectly again - there I offered somewhat carelessly my…

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The Wolverine Scanner (also sold as Reflecta, Somikon, Winait or similar) for Super 8 and Regular 8 Film fills a gap in the market because it is affordable. Unfortunately, however,…

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In 1977, 43 years ago, photochemistry legend Patrick D. Dignan has issued a highly interesting paper, called "150 Do-it-Yourself Black and White Popular Photographic Formulas". Some readers may already know…

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Die "Elmo Album" ist eine recht seltene Super 8 Kamera — und das ist schade, denn sie hat einige wirkliche Besonderheiten. Das besonderste (und zugleich heute irrelevanteste) ist wohl, dass…

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Perhaps others here also know the chronic problem of too-dark b&w reversal films. At least for me, b&w reversal films turn out much more often too dark than too bright.…

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In 1978, so more than 40 years ago, the photochemistry legend Patrick D. Dignan published a highly interesting script with the title "How to Compound ... Simplified Color Processing Formulas."…

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Digit is a WDR project in which new photos and films from everyday life of the past are added to a database every day. Digit is designed to prevent these…

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