p.1 #1 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
Excellent little documentary about one of the coolest companies out there still supporting analog film photography. All shot on 16mm Kodak cinema film.
p.1 #4 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
This film just gave me the 1970's vibe with the blue white balance to the interior spaces. Looks like it could have been an old factory storage room from the past.
p.1 #5 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
Portland lost its best camera shop when Ed Schonneker passed away in 2019 and Hollywood Camera at NE 40th and Sandy Boulevard closed. It opened in 1952 and there were always treasures to be found. The Hollywood Theater recently purchased the building next to Ed’s shop so Movie Madness has a place for their collection of thousands of DVD’s, BluRays,Laser Disc, VHS tapes and assorted movie memorabilia. They want to call the area “The Film District.”
Jake and the staff at Blue Moon are a perfect fit for a town that loves typewriters, vinyl records and all things analog.
p.1 #7 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
Norm Shapiro wrote:
They do Kodachrome? They say that, but hard to believe.
From the Blue Moon website:
"Do you Develop Kodachrome?
Unfortunately, the chemistry required to process the vivid signature colors of Kodachrome film ceased production in the early 2000s. Don't fret, these rolls are not forever lost in the dark of their canisters! We have carefully created a custom chemical cocktail that will process your Kodachrome film.
Be advised: this process will render the images as black and white negatives versus color positives. Results will vary widely based on the age and the storage conditions of the film."
p.1 #11 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
Kodachrome is a black and white film . As it is being developed it is run through dyes that give it it’s color. Unlike E6 films which already have the color dyes incorporated in it, after will fade over time, the dyes used in Kodachrome are much more stable. Which leaves us with a very long lasting film that does not fade quickly.
p.1 #13 · 16mm film documentary about Blue Moon Camera
Norm Shapiro wrote:
Kodachrome is a black and white film . As it is being developed it is run through dyes that give it it’s color. Unlike E6 films which already have the color dyes incorporated in it, after will fade over time, the dyes used in Kodachrome are much more stable. Which leaves us with a very long lasting film that does not fade quickly.
They do fade eventually, though, at least if stored in poor conditions. I shot a lot of Kodachrome 64 from the early 70s until the early 1990s and when I finally got around to digitizing my slides (roughly 10 years ago) most of them were too faded to rescue. I had them stored in archival slide boxes, but they spent years in humid basements and closets in un-airconditioned apartments.
