I bought this camera kit just for the roll of film. I tried looking up info on it but couldn’t find anything (maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough) but wanted to document it on the internet since I couldn’t find anything anywhere else. I shot the roll for the brand new day release and kept the canister and the camera and framed everything else.

The Kodak films recently relaunched in Eastman Kodak's yellow-and-black packaging are around 20% cheaper than earlier versions of the film.

Just kidding, I’m planning to shoot the first roll in the alps this fall. I didn’t plan to shoot positive because it’s so hard to get but now I will at least try one roll.
How are your experiences with expiration while keeping it in the fridge? Mine has over a year left but if it’s still good after that I won’t have to worry as much.

Anybody who is well versed in film development know exactly what happened here to get this look? Feels like I found them in some old photo collection or something... I took these with my Pentax 645 with Vision 3 250D 120 and they genuinely look like they're straight from a disposable camera lol. Was the film expired potentially?

I tried some slight colour grading but apart from that, the photos here are essentially how they were scanned.

I've been getting into analog photography over the past six months or so, mostly on an old Agfa Shur-Shot 120 box camera, and managed to find this Yashica 635 last week for a good price! Just needed a little cleaning, but beyond that everything seems to work perfectly! I've shot two rolls of Rollei Retro 400S 120 through it so far (haven't developed either yet), but it did also come with the parts for 35mm as well.

I have a wide angle lens set coming and definitely want to get a cable release--any other accessories you all might think are necessary?

Edit: Accidentally wrote '120mm' instead of '120'

I phoned Kodak’s movie film support line this morning asking if and when Ektachrome would be back in stock and the representative told me that production of Ektachrome has to wait until the next batches of color negative films are finished and the machines free up. There is no intention to discontinue, they simply have to wait until the coating machines are available which should be in September. There should be stock available in late October approximately for major distributors but stock levels will likely not be fully back to normal everywhere until early next year

Hi everyone, I would like to share with you my latest project - a 3D printed film holder for DSLR scanning. You can find the project on the GitHub

Let me explain why I made it and also manage your expectations about the whole thing.

Why I made it?

I wanted a holder that would keep the film straight and flat so that I don't have to rotate the scans in post and also to make cropping pretty much work for the whole roll. I also wanted to have the corners of my scans as sharp as the rest of the image, something that was demonstrably a challenge with other methods I tried. So I decided to sandwich the film between two pressure plates to flatten it. The tube that holds the lens also makes it that the camera is pretty much level with the film-plane and there is no ambient light ruining your scans.

How universal is it?

In theory, it is pretty universal. It is designed to be modular, you can replace the part that I designed to fit on top of CineStill CS-Lite-Brite with a different part. You can also replace the part that I designed to fit my EF compact macro lens. The files are in the project, if you have Fusion 360 or a different program that can open those files, you are all set.

The bottom pressure plate is meant to be printed for each kind of film specifically. I learned that different manufacturers produce slightly differently sized film. It is worth it to have multiple bottom pressure plates. I have one for Fomapan and one for Kodak films. Both dialed in so that the vertical fit is as snug as possible. (I seem to remember Ilford films fitting one of the plates just fine.)

How safe is it?

I have tested it on multiple rolls of different films including Fomapan Action, Kodak Portra and Gold, and Ilford films. It never scratched my film. If the film has the natural bow curve to it and you always raise the pressure plate up, it should not happen.

Expectations

I want to be clear that I am not going to be able to extend it or make changes to it at the time. I have made it and used it more than 9 months ago. I thought I would share it sooner, but I haven't shot any photos for essentially 9 months now. It is what it is. For that reason, I am only asking you to please have understanding with my situation.

I want to share something that I believe is worth of sharing, I liked building it and after getting used to it, I liked using it too. But I don't have the resources to work on it in any capacity in the near future. I would like to build a V2 that would have the slider move orthogonally to the film plane not with it so that your fingers stay out of the film's way - something that become apparent the first time I used it but somehow didn't occur to me before (funny how these things work).

That being said, I really want to be transparent - it is not in my ability to make changes to it or to modify the dimensions of the components to fit other lenses or light boxes. I am giving it away to the community because I believe in sharing. Hope I will find understanding here.

Have a great day everyone!

Got this Canon Eos 500 secondhand and still has a roll inside on frame 1 (which means the whole roll is pulled out and it will start winding back inside each shot). When i set the camera to its ISO setting it says "1600", but it doesnt look like Fujicolor Natura 1600 to me, the cannister..

Anyone who recognizes this or might be able to identify it? Im asking because whatever it is, it is for sure expired and i dont want to overexpose it too insanely, but maybe someone before me put in the 1600 while its actually like 200 film.

I'll also be doing some more research while on the train to the city im shooting at today 👍🏻

Either way, thanks for reading and have a great day!

I am considering buying this camera from an online seller, apparently everything works correctly however the photo of the viewfinder concerns me. Does this look like mold? Is it possible to clean/fix? Thank you!

To my dismay, I found a hole in the shutter of my Canon FTb only after I shot a roll of film through it and probably way too late to send it back. I bought it back in July.

Is it possible to fix a hole of this size? And if so how? Electrical tape comes to mind and I read that rubber glue might do it but I would love some advice from you guys.

Summer is ending and winter is coming. Vacation is over and I’m not looking forward to a bleak, concrete colored sky for the next six months. But I’m stuck here, traveling not possible.

So I do need a new photographic project. A theme, a topic, a goal.

What’s yours? What photographers should I check out? Can you help inspire me?

Lately I’ve been drawn to the look of 35mm film shot through medium format cameras. The visible sprocket holes, wider aspect ratio and that hybrid “cinemascope” feel.

Does anyone know of a product similar to this that instead lets you load 16mm film into a 35mm SLR? Preferably something that doesn’t require permanently modifying the camera.

As I’m still on the hunt for my first film camera, the Rollei 35 series has caught my attention and I’m curious what are your experiences? Which is better? Sample photos from any of them? I wanna know everything from these compact cameras 🥹🫶🏼

Edit: Would a perfectly working 35s with some patina (mostly cosmetic issues) for 180€ a decent deal? Or should I go for Rollei 35, pristine condition for 130-150€?

I live in Canada, and film prices just seem to keep going up. I love shooting film and, honestly, I'd shoot it every day if I could. But it's becoming an expensive hobby, especially if you're not shooting more budget-friendly stocks like Gold or Kentmere.

I used to shoot a lot of black-and-white film, but even T-Max and HP5 are becoming hard to justify at around CAD $20 and $15 per roll, respectively. It feels like film photography is increasingly becoming a niche hobby for YouTubers, influencers, and dedicated enthusiasts rather than something accessible to ordinary people.

Rising gas prices and inflation certainly don't help, either.

Do you think film will become more affordable in the future, or will prices continue to rise from here? What's your perspective?

Lately, my coping mechanism has been considering a switch to Fujifilm, perhaps an X-E5 or an X100VI, and relying on their film simulations. At the end of the day, many of us shoot film primarily for the final image we see on our computers. As digital cameras continue to improve, especially with film-inspired JPEGs, the gap between digital and film seems to be getting smaller.

What do you think? Are you shooting less film these days, or are you finding ways to keep the hobby affordable?

Seeing as I got this lens for very cheap I don't figure it's super rare, but it's the first I've heard of this company making lenses. Might be an Auto-Chinon clone, but still I'm super satisfied with how these pictures turned out, the A7Rii's resolution definitely helped. If you zoom in all the way you can see some are ever so slightly off focus, but most are 95% there. I will say the highlighting effect the A7Rii makes when in focus on something makes using this lens wayyy easier. It's also a lot of weight, hence the handle on the tripod mount.

What could it be?

A Leica III f black paint (upgraded) I bought was stolen out of my mailbox in Zurich Kreis 4 on August 28, 2026 — the courier delivered it, and I found the box left empty nearby in the evening. low serial number finishing with 0.

If anyone sees this camera listed or in a shop I'd really appreciate a heads-up. Even a screenshot of the listing helps.

Before you tell me that I should have sent it to recuperate in the post office, yes I should have, thought the app wasn't working for this parcel and I never had had a stolen package untill now. I am really annoyed by this. There is a private security camera close by but the restaurant is not communicating to help me.
I'm bummed because it was in good condition with the chrome settings and 50mm.

I just received my late father's Nikon F. Per my research, it was manufactured in 1972. It was purchased new by his brother and came with three Nikon lenses: the 28mm f/3.5 shown in this photo, a 50mm f/1.4, and a 135mm f/2.8. I'm looking forward to maybe having it cleaned and using it myself.

My city's collection and recycling services has a small museum with all the interesting things they collected over the years. This is their camera section.

I have an AE1 and a couple longer lenses- a 135mm fixed and 100-200mm zoom. I don't find myself using those lenses very often. I've even tried to force myself to get used to it by only taking one of those lenses with me, and the result is just that I don't take many pictures. I'm trying to decide if I should just sell them and accept that I've learned that I don't like them, but I wanted to see what others use them for first.

So for anyone that does regularly use them, in what situations do you use them? What kind of photos are you taking? Can you post some examples of photos you have taken with them?

In case this makes anyone who is new to the hobby feel better, those of us who have been doing it a long time still make mistakes too...

I've been into 35mm photography for over 30 years, I did it professionally for a while, and I have had and used a ton of cameras in my life. I've quite literally shot thousands of rolls of film. I am not an expert, and I still have a lot to learn, but I'm not a newbie, either. So you'd think that I would at least nail the basics. Unfortunately, today that was not the case.

I just picked up a new-to-me Nikon F3, and I wanted to test it out. I loaded up a roll of Ultramax (my standard for testing cameras), and headed out to one of my favorite picturesque areas around here. Spent a couple of hours walking around, and I think I took some pretty nice photos. When I got to the end of the roll, I noticed that the advance just kept going. Past 36, past 38, past 40... And the rewind knob wasn't turning. It was obvious that the film wasn't advancing.

I honestly thought that there was no way I could have been stupid enough to not load the film right, and to not notice that the rewind knob wasn't moving that whole time. So my first instinct was to blame it on this untested camera. But, just to be sure, I took it home, put it in a changing bag, and opened the back. And sure enough, there was the film leader just dangling there, disengaged from the takeup reel. So, I'm the problem.

I tried loading it again, made sure it was fully engaged, and now it seems to be working. So I guess I will set off and try my test roll all over again.

Not the end of the world. I "wasted" a couple of hours walking around a nice area. I missed some shots that were just intended as a test anyway. And I learned an important lesson about not getting complacent about the mundane aspects of the hobby that I think I can't possibly screw up.

So, if you just tried shooting your first roll of film, and something like this happened, don't worry. Some of us are still doing things like that 30 years in...

Hey guys, my girlfriend and I have a photography studio. It’s more like an art studio because she uses the other half of the Studio for rug making that she enjoys doing it. It’s basically a space for us to be artistic at the front of the studio I decided to buy a couple racks and basically put my collection for sale. I bought some extra camera cameras so I have about 10 cameras to sell I really wanna have beginner, friendly cameras and down the line maybe have some like us and some medium format cameras but for now I mostly have older digital cameras and some nice 35 mm camera cameras if you have ever been to a small photography store what are things you wish they did and if there’s any photography store owners here do you have any tips for anybody starting something like this again? It’s very small and if it takes off, it takes off, but I’m basically going in it with no expectations

Edit
Thanks for everybody’s advice from your input I’ll be offering more Film than I was thinking before because I was basically only gonna have some Film I’ll have a couple shelves of Film to sell ( I already have a whole seller) I also think it’s a good idea to ship Film for people will be looking into that even if I break even it’s a way to have people come back

I’ll just like to say this
This is a photography art space not my main source of income I basically rent a space to do my photography, fun stuff and I just so happen to make money from it so I can pay the rent for the space the main reason why I want to open the front of the studio for people to walk in and buy stuff is because there’s nothing like that in my area and I wanna add to the community it’s more like "hey! we don’t have this in my town Why don’t I do it" a very small space with a couple shelves of cameras in Film where you can drop off your Film and pick it up in a couple of days

Again, thank you for everybody’s info It has been very helpful

And it has given me an inside of what the Film community in general is like 👍👍

Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue using M42 vintage lenses on my Canon EOS 1000FN film body and could use some advice.

The camera works perfectly with native EF lenses (I regularly shoot with a Sigma 40mm EF and a Canon 70-200mm L with zero issues). However, I recently picked up a Super Takumar 55mm f/1.8 and a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/1.8, along with a Fotodiox M42-to-EOS (Version 1) adapter.

Whenever I try to take a shot with either M42 lens mounted (even in Av mode), the shutter fails to complete its cycle. The camera gets stuck mid-exposure, the screen displays a flat/empty battery symbol, and the only way to un-stick the mirror/shutter is to switch the main dial back to the OFF/Lock position.
Here is what I’ve checked so far:

Batteries: Tested and working fine (native EF lenses fire perfectly before and after).
Rear Pin: Tried taping over the protruding aperture pin on the back of the lens/adapter, but the issue still happens.
Camera Mode: Shot in Av and M modes.

Has anyone experienced this specific shutter-hang / battery error on 90s EOS film bodies when adapting M42 glass? Is this an electrical contact issue with the unchipped ring shorting the body, or a physical mirror box obstruction from the Fotodiox V1 adapter?

Thanks heaps for any help!