Tag: 120 film
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Folding Cameras: Medium Format in the Pocket
written by berndtotto on 2012-01-25 #gear #people
Folding cameras have been popular from the beginning of the 20th century to the 50s. How usable are they today? What are the benefits and what are the drawbacks? Here's a very detailed guide by Community member berndtotto on folding cameras.
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Super High Contrast Black and White Images
written by altprocess on 2009-03-07 #gear #tutorials
Ever wondered how photographers like Edward Weston were able to get super high contrast b&w prints? It wasn't all in the printing, it wasn't all in the negative, and it wasn't all in the camera. You need all three and a wee bit of mathematics.
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How to Modify 120 Film for a 620 Film Camera
written by ava_maria on 2012-05-21 #gear #tutorials
Recently, my brother-in-law gave me an old camera – a lovely Kodak Six-20 Bull’s Eye. It is, however, a camera that is built for 620 film. As much as I love obscure film, 620 film was discontinued nearly 20 years ago... so what’s a camera lover to do?
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How to Avoid Fat Film Rolls on Your Diana Camera
written by shmarmy on 2012-07-10 #gear #tutorials
Here's a super simple tip for avoiding loosely wound rolls on your Diana camera.
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Tipster of the Week: Develop Your Film in 30 Minutes
written by scapegoat on 2009-08-02 #news
By now you're already familiar with his various shots of monochrome efforts that he actively uploads here. Wondering how he get those tones? I've got a good news! Because this time around, Rater shares one of his DIY secrets!
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Kodak Ektachrome 160T EPT (120, 160 iso) User-Review
written by paramir on 2010-04-29 #gear
A Tungsten slide film. Can it survive without tungsten light?
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Agfa Clack - A Sad Story with a Happy Ending!
written by dux_x on 2009-04-11 #gear
A medium format camera this piece of German optical engineering gives 8 frames per roll!
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Scanning 120 Film with the Lomography Film Scanner
written by sandravo on 2013-03-18 #gear #tutorials
Lomography’s new film scanner is a brilliant device specifically designed for quick scanning of 35mm film. For those of you who share my love for medium format, let me show an easy way to use the film scanner for 120 film scanning.
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Pinhole Photography: Medium Format Cigar Box Pinhole
written by sandravo on 2013-05-09 #gear #tutorials
Celebrate the wonder of pinhole photography by creating your own pinhole camera with a cigar box, as instructed by Lomographer sandravo.
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The Mamiya C330 Professional: A Japanese Jewel
written by rater on 2009-05-20 #gear #people
Behold this fully mechanical and sturdy twin lens reflex medium format camera!
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Svema Foto 64 (120, 64 iso) User-Review
written by lawypop on 2010-04-27 #gear
The Mysterious Svema from Ukraine: I bought the expired Black & White 120 film from eBay last year because of its Retro Pop Art influenced packaging. I popped them in my trusty Holga, shot in a bright day and what a surprise after I developed the film!
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First Medium Format Love: My Yashica Mat-124G
written by Lorraine Healy on 2017-03-01 #gear
Lomographer and plastic camera lover Lorraine Healy shares her review as to how the Yashica Mat 124G is as a travel buddy.
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Kodak 66 Model III
written by msnicks on 2011-02-15 #gear
Despite all the money I've spent on all my cameras, the one I inherited has proven to be my favourite. Take a look at one of Kodak's last folding cameras. Produced between 1958 and 1960, this oldie has produced remarkably reliable and incredibly crisp photos. Plus it looks awesome.
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Taking the Mamiya M645J for a Spin
written by mattydk on 2009-09-04 #gear
Want to take your medium format habits up a notch? Then take this entry level 6x4.5 beauty to town and prepare to be impressed!
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Kodak Ektacolor Pro Gold (220, 160 iso) User-Review
written by breakphreak on 2010-03-08 #gear
Redscaling a dinosaur
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Ilford Pan F+ 50: Possibly the Sharpest B&W Film You Can Buy
written by deepfried_goodness on 2013-03-28 #gear
Our Community member deepfried_goodness is here to share his review of the slowest Ilford film and why it's possibly the best one out there.
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Lomography: Film Lives Here
written by kazarareta on 2010-05-21 #news
Presenting the brand new Lomography 120 Color Negative 100 & 400. The fun doesn't stop there, as we're slashing off prices all Lomography brand 120 Film online permanently!
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All You Need to Know About the Lomo LC-A+ Family
2017-03-13 #gear #news
Take a trip down the memory lane and see all the Lomo LC-A+ models that we've had in our line-up, along with some revamped versions of this well-loved Lomography camera.
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Kodak Ektachrome E200 (120, 200 iso) User-Review
written by paramir on 2010-04-16 #gear
Still Water Run Deep - Kodak Ektachrome E200 - Powerful film: It took me a second time to discover the power of this somewhat shy film.
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The Lomography XPro Slide 200 Film and My Holga: An In-Depth Review
written by Lorraine Healy on 2015-03-23 #gear
An Argentinean writer and photographer living in the Pacific Northwest, Lorraine Healy is a long-time fan of plastic cameras and is the author of "Tricks With A Plastic Wonder," a manual for achieving better results with a Holga camera, available in eBook form at Amazon.com. In this article, Healy explains how she fell hard in love with the Lomography XPro Slide 200 film and why she takes it on her many travels.
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A Quick Guide to Lomography Medium Format Cameras
written by alexgray on 2023-02-17 #gear
Curious about Lomography’s lineup of medium format friends? Here’s everything you need to know about some of our best loved cameras!
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Kodak Brownie Target Six-20
written by watttan on 2011-01-25 #gear
This vintage Brownie camera was produced by Eastman Kodak Company during 1940s. It’s a simple yet amazing camera uses film 620, which is now almost nowhere to find. I managed to kick start this antique by modifying the more common film 120 to fit it, read down and see how I did it :)
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Kodak Vericolor III (120, 160 iso) User-Review
written by breakphreak on 2010-02-10 #gear
True colors reincarnation!
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Tipster: How To Measure Exposure Times For Pinhole Photos
written by eparrino on 2023-04-30 #gear #tutorials
Happy World Pinhole Photography Day to our community! If you are new to pinhole photography, here's a tipster to help you to accurately measure your exposure times if you find yourself without a light meter.
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Corina: Reliable Bakelite Princess from Prague
written by panpriatel on 2011-03-18 #gear
Corina looks like a Diana clone but its birthplace doesn't lie in China. It is simple but (in a way) perfect bakelite camera that fits perfectly even to the biggest hands. This reliable camera can be also very cheap. Mine costs only 3 euros.
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Creative Expression with Jose Esteve and the Berlin Kino B&W 120 ISO 400 Film
2022-04-27 #people
Jose Esteve is a photographer based in London who uses portraiture as a way of expressing himself creatively. He recently tested out the Berlin Kino B&W 120 ISO 400 Film around the Barbican and talked to us about his career.
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Stephanie "Cherry" Ayala on Capturing Stories on Film and Evolving as an Artist
written by kaylalew on 2022-01-26 #gear #people
A self-taught artist based in New York City, Stephanie Ayala strives to build her identity as an image creator through her experiences in community and spirituality. She shares with us some of her Lomography Color Negative 400 (120) photos as well as her thoughts on her work.
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Ansco Craftsman: A Box Camera From The 1950s Still Relevant Today
written by kdstevens on 2011-01-24 #gear
Although box cameras have been around since the 1820s, it wasn’t until 1888 that Kodak introduced the first commercially successful box camera using roll film, box cameras to that point used plates such as wet plate collodion or tintype.
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Aminoz Experiments with the Lomo LC-A 120 and LomoChrome Films
written by adi_totp on 2025-04-12 #gear #people #places
Aminoz is a professional photographer based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. We sent him the Lomo LC-A 120 along with several rolls of our mighty medium format LomoChrome films, to see what he would create. Check out his amazing results!
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Yaotomi Camera Store in Osaka Revisits 120 Format With the Diana F+
written by kota_97 on 2024-04-14 #gear #places #partners
As part of our mission to save 120 film we invited our partners from Yaotomi in Osaka to shoot with the Diana F+ and share their experience with us. Check out their results and read their advice for other photographers using the Diana F+ for the first time.
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