FUJIFILM DPII – Koraks tinkers

Silicon or gelatin – Look at the pictures

When it comes to my prints, I’m never really happy. There’s friction, always. As a result, I’m always searching, and this search takes me all over the place. In this case, I find myself on that decades-old divide of film or digital. No ‘versus’ debate for me – I hope we’re all past that point. But the question is still with me: how do the different processes translate into the final print?

On a Color Mission – Comparing two RA4 color papers

With FUJIFILM being the only remaining manufacturer of RA4 color printing paper in the West, one of the questions remains how their products compare. Let’s have a look at an entry-level product in their portfolio pitched against a one of their top-level products and see what real-world differences there are.

Ginkgo leaves on expired Vericolor film

Rainy Sunday. Had the studio strobes setup for a bit reproduction. Some ginkgo biloba leaves I picked up in my parents’ backyard were sitting in a tiny vase, waiting. Some old Kodak Vericolor film loaded in cassettes. Heck…why not?

Not just muted – Vision3 250D colors

My interest in Vision3 films was initially sparked a few years ago because of the muted color palette it would give. So my exploration at that time focused on portraiture and other subject matter that I considered this film a good match for. But this is not to say that these films are necessarily limited to just muted, desaturated images with low contrast. Here’s an example.