Infrared Film Photography I occasionally shoot infrared film or, more accurately, “extended red sensitivity” film which extends almost to the near infrared (NIR) range. This includes Rollei I...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2024/07/06/cheap-infrared-filters/
A few days before Christmas, I dropped my Nikon F6 on the hard laminate floor of the studio. Actually, the strap slipped through the adjustment buckle. I had the strap around my neck, but was not...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2024/01/27/oh-noooooooo-i-dropped-my-nikon-f6/
While testing my recently acquired Hasselblad 501CM, I shot some pictures of my darkroom using the 40mm lens. The shots were hand held on TMax 100, so the depth of field was not great due to wide...
If you read the blog entry about my experience buying a new Rolleiflex Hy6 a few years ago, then you already know it was not a pleasant affair. I have been able to fix or work around the Hy6’s ...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2023/12/16/hasselblad-my-latest-film-camera-shopping-spree/
My darkroom paper safe has, for decades, been a small DIY wood cabinet with some shelves inside. I have never trusted it to be light tight, so I kept all the paper and test strips stored inside i...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2022/12/05/the-perfect-paper-safe/
Why I Did It? When Kodak stopped producing black and white photographic printing papers, I became sensitized to the potential for my favorite papers to suddenly disappear. With Kodak papers gone,...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2022/08/09/photo-paper-long-term-storage/
The Availability of High Quality Affordable OC Safelights is Dwindling If you’ve done any safelight shopping these days, you’ve probably noticed that new OC colored darkroom safelights aren�...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2022/06/02/orange-oc-safelights-are-as-rare-as-unicorns/
Serious Quality Control Failings with New Rolleiflex and Leica Film Cameras I have never been able to afford high end German cameras, but I always wanted one. Almost all the cameras I have owned ...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2021/06/14/the-last-of-the-high-end-film-cameras/
My RB-67 Got Haze. Earlier this year I pulled my old RB-67 out to admire it and noticed that the 127mm lens had developed a nasty case of the haze. While doing some internet research, I found...
Back in January 2020, I bought two one gallon packages of Kodak Dektol. I noticed the new Dektol was packaged in poly bags rather than the original foil layered packaging that we’re all used ...
https://kruegerphoto.com/blog/2020/07/02/whats-up-with-kodak-alaris-photo-products/