Month: December 2006

SX-70 Blend film in North America + free shipping!

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The new SX-70 Blend film for Polaroid SX-70s [see previous post] is now shipping from North America! Free shipping until 10 December, 2006!

The seller writes:

Hey everyone,

SX-70 Blend is the brand new film for all SX-70 format Polaroid cameras. It uses an integrated neutral-density filter and optimized chemistry to yield more vibrant colors and stronger contrast then ever before. And the original-spec cartridge fits perfectly into your camera without any jiggling.

I just signed a contract to distribute the film in the USA and Canada. It’s available for sale at my website:

www.lordofthelens.net

The price is $38 for a doublepack, and there are discounts for bulk purchases. Moreover, I’ll be happy to offer you all free USA shipping on your first order. Canadian customers will get a $6 shipping discount – reducing their s&h charge to $9.00. Just enter the code LOTLSHIP at checkout. This offer is good until December 10th. Every order ships promptly from New York City, and includes a free SX-70 button (an actual button – not the camera!)

Check out my Flickr photos to see some actual shots taken with the film.

Thanks!
LOTL

Creative Photography With Kids: An Interview With Ann Texter

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Photographer Annabelle Texter [also on Flickr] gave her daughter Grace a digital camera for her fourth birthday after she expressed interest in shooting with her mother. Now five, Grace shoots regularly with her mother and is beginning to work in alternative photographic processes like cyanotypes and Polaroid transfers. Annabelle was kind enough to explain to us how, exactly, it came to this.

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Fomapan 100 film in Diafine developer reference

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Fomapan 100 film in Diafine developer reference by Luke Healey

Luke Healey has posted another Diafine EI test (see his previous test of Tri-X), this time of Fomapan 100. Check it out in his photostream at Flickr (larger version available there).

If you’re not familiar with Diafine developer, it’s got several magical properties: it’s a split-bath compensating developer, so it’s difficult to get blocked shadows or blown highlights, one batch can last for well over a year, its temperature range is wide enough (21–30°C / 70–85°F) that you don’t need a thermometer, they recommend you not use a chemical stop bath (just water), film needs to spend at least 3 minutes in each bath (but can spend more), and since the development time is the same for every film, you can develop different emulsions in the same batch at one time. If you’re gentle with the agitation, it’s quite fine-grained. In short: AWESOME.

For more info, see the Diafine group on Flickr, Grant Heffernan, or Sherman Dunnam Photography.

You can buy it from Calumet Photographic, B&H, and Amazon.com in the US, among other places. For the UK, hit Retro Photographic.