Photography loupe
What is a photography loupe? A photography loupe, also called negative magnifier or film loupe, is used to inspect processed film or prints. It’s a single or multiple element magnifier …
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Dark Cloth
What is a dark cloth? A dark cloth, also called a focusing cloth or hood, is a photographic accessory that is primarily used with large format view cameras. In it’s …
Film Leader Retriever
What is a film leader retriever? A film leader retriever, also called film picker or extractor is a film processing tool. It is used to retrieve the end of a …
Bulk Film Loader
What is a bulk film loader? A bulk film loader, also known as film winder, is a device that fascilitates the winding of 35mm film from a bulk roll into …
Film Changing Tent
What is a film changing tent? A film changing tent is a compact light-tight accessory that provides a comfortable, completely dark working space. The tents are used for photographic tasks …
Film Changing Bag
What is a film changing bag? A film changing bag, also called a darkroom bag or simply changing bag, is a lightproof bag for handling photosensitive materials. Made out of …
Film Squeegee
What is a film squeegee? A film squeegee, also called a film wiper, is a pair of tongs equipped with soft rubber blades or foam pads. Film is pulled between …
Film Holder
What is a film holder? A film holder is a device used in medium and large format photography cameras as a means to handle film. By name, camera film holders …
Reciprocity failure
Reciprocity failure, also called the Schwarzschild effect, is the term used to describe photographic film’s non-linear response to low light exposure. What it means is that once the light levels reaching the film drop below a certain threshold, the effective sensitivity of the emulsion decreases.