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Tag: analogue

Analogue / Cine / Photography / Photography Terminology

Film speed

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

What is film speed? Film speed is a measure of a photographic film’s sensitivity to light. It is expressed as an ISO number and determines the film’s ability to capture …

Darkroom / Darkroom Gear

Safelight

February 14, 2022January 31, 2023 - by LensNotes - 2 Comments.

A safelight is a type of lighting fixture used to provide working light in photographic darkrooms. It is a light source emitting light in an area of the spectrum that does not affect the light sensitive materials for which it is designed.

Analogue / Photography / Photography Gear

Cable Release

January 10, 2022January 23, 2023 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

A cable release, also known as a threaded cable release, is a device used to actuate the shutter of a camera without touching the shutter button.

Analogue / Photography

Bulk Film Loader

May 6, 2020July 20, 2021 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

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 …

Analogue / Darkroom / Darkroom Gear / Photography

Film Squeegee

May 3, 2020July 20, 2021 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

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 …

Analogue / Photography

Film Holder

December 12, 2019July 21, 2021 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

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 …

Analogue / Photography / Photography Terminology

Reciprocity failure

December 11, 2019January 31, 2023 - by LensNotes - Leave a Comment

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.

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