Kodak Archives

April 30, 2018

Capturing the American West with a Nikon F100 and Kodak Film

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OutWest_20180427_88.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&ssl=1 2000 1333 Jeb Inge Jeb Inge https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jeb-inge-photo-1.jpg?fit=96%2C78&ssl=1 April 30, 2018 June 14, 2021

As someone who’s spent almost all of his thirty years firmly ensconced on the East Coast, my experience with the American West boils down to old Marlboro advertising, dying of dysentery on the Oregon Trail,…

Jeb Inge
30

April 11, 2018

Kodak’s T-MAX P3200 High Speed Black & White Film Makes a Comeback

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kodak-tmax-p3200-review-product-photos-1.jpg?fit=2200%2C1237&ssl=1 2200 1237 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 April 11, 2018 June 14, 2021

Kodak Alaris recently surprised the film photo world when they announced their intention to resurrect T-MAX P3200, a high-sensitivity black-and-white film that had been discontinued in 2012. And now they’ve done it. P3200 is back,…

James Tocchio
12

April 9, 2018

How Fuji C200 Convinced Me that Cheap Consumer Grade Film Still Matters – Opinion

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fujifilm-c200-sample-shots-josh-solomon-24.jpg?fit=2200%2C1459&ssl=1 2200 1459 Josh Solomon Josh Solomon https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kodak-ektachrome-samples-josh-9-of-9.jpg?fit=96%2C64&ssl=1 April 9, 2018 June 14, 2021

Author’s note : For a more technical look at the properties of Fuji C200, please refer to our film profile on AgfaPhoto Vista 200, AgfaPhoto’s discontinued rebrand of this film stock. Cheap consumer-grade film might…

Josh Solomon
23

February 10, 2018

The Magic of Slide Projectors and Why You Should Own One

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/slide-projectors-3.jpg?fit=2200%2C1238&ssl=1 2200 1238 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 February 10, 2018 June 14, 2021

Gleeful giggling, happy screams, and the thunderous reverberations of a three-year-old girl hopping up and down on hardwood flooring. These were the sounds that rang through my house the first time my daughter saw a…

James Tocchio
30

October 4, 2017

Kodachrome Retrospective – Kodak’s Most Famous Film

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kodachrome-lead-1-of-1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1012&ssl=1 1800 1012 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 October 4, 2017 June 14, 2021

A retrospective look at Kodak’s most famous film. Paul Simon wrote a song about it, and movies have been made about it. What’s so special about Kodakchrome?

James Tocchio
46

August 4, 2017

Eastman Kodak Double-X (5222) – a Cinematic Black and White Film

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eastman-kodak-double-X-5222-film-review-products-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1123&ssl=1 2000 1123 Josh Solomon Josh Solomon https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kodak-ektachrome-samples-josh-9-of-9.jpg?fit=96%2C64&ssl=1 August 4, 2017 June 14, 2021

The word “cinematic” can be pretty vague. It’s one of those meaningless filler words that can be applied to anything and that tells you absolutely nothing about what you’re looking at. Oh look at this…

Josh Solomon
20

July 2, 2017

5 American Cameras Worth Owning and Shooting

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kodak-and-the-best-american-cameras-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1 2000 1125 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 July 2, 2017 June 14, 2021

Today is the 4th of July, and while I’m no history professor, I at least know that this is the day we Americans celebrate the resistance and subsequent victory over our alien invaders way back…

James Tocchio
23

May 4, 2017

Documenting East Germany with Expired Film from 1990

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/east-germany-on-expired-film-8-of-9.jpg?fit=1800%2C1319&ssl=1 1800 1319 Jeb Inge Jeb Inge https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jeb-inge-photo-1.jpg?fit=96%2C78&ssl=1 May 4, 2017 August 5, 2020

When I first acquired a number of rolls of Kodak film that expired in 1990 I stored them in my freezer. And there they sat. I wasn’t sure what to do with them until last…

Jeb Inge
7

February 5, 2017

Kodak Brownie No. 2 Camera Review – Shooting a Hundred-Year-Old Film Camera

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Kodak-Brownie-Camera-Review-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 1280 720 Josh Solomon Josh Solomon https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kodak-ektachrome-samples-josh-9-of-9.jpg?fit=96%2C64&ssl=1 February 5, 2017 June 6, 2020

[Author’s note: Many thanks to Nick Marshall for lending this camera to us for review. Check out his instant/toy camera photography here] It’s 2017, and most people don’t think of photography as any kind of…

Josh Solomon
32

May 15, 2016

Kodak Tri-X – Film Profile

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kodak-tri-x.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1 2000 1125 Josh Solomon Josh Solomon https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kodak-ektachrome-samples-josh-9-of-9.jpg?fit=96%2C64&ssl=1 May 15, 2016 August 20, 2021

Guitarists have the Fender Stratocaster, soldiers the AK-47, and handymen the world over have WD-40. These products have become the standard bearers in their fields; tools of the trade that are so accomplished they need…

Josh Solomon
16

August 27, 2015

Kodak BW400CN – Film Profile

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kodak-bw400cn-film-profile-1-e1470061737342.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1 1280 720 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 August 27, 2015 June 11, 2020

We’re back with another film profile to help you decide which film is right for you. In the past we’ve profiled two Kodak films that are still being produced today; the smooth-as-silk Kodak Ektar 100, and the invitingly…

James Tocchio
6

July 30, 2015

Kodak Ektar 100 – Film Profile

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kodak-ektar-sample-photoooooo-1.jpg?fit=1481%2C833&ssl=1 1481 833 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 July 30, 2015 June 11, 2020

We’re back with another film profile to help you decide which film is right for you. Last time, we talked about Kodak’s Portra 400, a warm and rich color film that we thought was a pretty…

James Tocchio
23

June 12, 2015

Kodak Portra 400 – Film Profile

https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kodak-portra-film.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1 2000 1125 James Tocchio James Tocchio https://i0.wp.com/casualphotophile.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/james-square.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1 June 12, 2015 March 3, 2023

There’s no such thing as a “perfect” film. Let’s just get that out of the way. Every shooter has different tastes regarding tone, color, grain, etc., but if ever a film could manage to be…

James Tocchio
23