Film & Formats
Film stocks and the formats they come in: 35mm, 120, 110, half-frame, instant, and large format.
A new dedicated 35mm scanner, in a category that has been shrinking for years. Plustek has not published what it costs.
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Lucky Film's second modern colour emulsion turned up in a distributor's storefront this week with no announcement attached. It is already out of stock, and the medium-format question nobody has answered is the one worth watching.
The figure that spread through film photography this week belongs to a reporting segment, not to a film stock. The number that will reach the shelf is in the same filing, and it is silver.
A tank, a few chemicals, controlled time and temperature: everything you need to process your first roll at home, understand the basic workflow, and choose a developer that fits the way you work.
We map what a serious beginner needs to know before a first 4×5 — the working system, the sequence of one exposure, and the honest costs — so the decision to start is an informed one.
Film feels more expensive than ever—but is it? We compare Tri-X prices in 1977, 2005 and 2026, plus the per-frame cost of film versus digital. Whether cost makes the photographer more thoughtful or constrained in an open question, and one we explore here.
We spend time with Nikon's last great enthusiast film body, which is too modern to be loved, but too capable to be ignored, and ask who it actually makes sense for now.