Hutt Street Photos

05/09/2024

Where else do you get to scan and remember memories from 1958 KODACHROME slides?

05/09/2024

RANT COMING!!!

X Rays - they will destroy your photos!
I don't know how loud to say this.

A few days ago, we scanned 8 rolls of film of a customers trip to Greece, and Europe.

2 films looked great - the rest were ruined by being scanned at airports. Yes, there were photos, but they looked awful.

The effects of X-ray vary, from wavy lines through the films to flat, low contrast photos, and all sorts of other weird effects.

PLEASE, IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING, DO NOT PUT YOUR FILM IN THE CHECKED BAGGAGE.

Put your film in your carry on bags, and ask for it to be hand inspected. I know that not every airport will do it, but x-ray fogging is cumulative, so the more times film is x-rayed, the more it damages film. If you can get just a few hand inspections, it reduces the effect.

RANT OVER!!!!!!!!

08/06/2024

Kodak Tri-X Black and White film.Available in 35mm and 120 format

https://shootitwithfilm.com/kodak-tri-x-why-i-love-it-and-why-you-should-too/

08/06/2024

Cinestill 800T
Available in 35mm and 120 format
https://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/05/25/review-cinestill-800t-film/

08/06/2024

Cinestill 50D
Available in 35mm and 120 format.
https://www.analog.cafe/r/cinestill-50d-35mm-c-41-film-review-l0tw

08/06/2024

Ilford XP2
Available in 35mm and 120 format.
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/reviews/ilford-xp2-super-35mm-film-review-where-black-and-white-meets-color

08/06/2024

Ektachrome 100 Slide film
Available in 35mm and 120 formats.

Those who follow my work know that I consider myself a large format photographer. I will photograph with a medium format camera, particularly when I’m

08/06/2024

Portra 400
Available in 35mm and 120 format.
From experience scanning this film it is capable of awesome results, but IT DOES LIKE NOT XRAY exposure.

08/06/2024

Portra 800
Available in 35mm and 120 formats
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/8852193252/film-fridays-kodak-portra-800-review

08/06/2024

Kodak Max 400
Available in 35mm 3 packs and single rolls.
Yes, it has had a facelift with the packaging to UltraMax - same film, different box.
https://www.myfavouritelens.com/kodak-ultramax-400-35mm-film-review/

08/06/2024

Portra 160
Available in 35mm and 120 formats.
https://kodakprofessional.com/photographers/film/color

08/06/2024

Kodak Gold 200
Available in 235mm single rolls and 3 packs, as well as 120 format.
https://www.myfavouritelens.com/kodak-gold-200-35mm-film-review/

08/06/2024

We get a lot of calls and requests about "which film is best for....."
So I decided to find a number of reviews on the films we sell and put them here.
I've had a read of them, and their comments are real, although some of the details about availabily are a bit wonky as we now have ALL our film in stock, except Colorplus 200.
Remember, peoples ideas on color, saturation and exposure can be very subjective, so you might need to do some more searching if you want more.
I hope everyone finds these various links useful, and you can always call us if you want more info.
This is a work in progress job, so it will not be finished overnight!

Kodak Ektar 100
Available in 35mm and 120 formats
https://kodakprofessional.com/photographers/film/color/kodak-professional-ektar-100-film/530

07/06/2024

An interesting article, with similar details to our local experience on negatives.

Film cameras are seeing another renaissance. But some new photographers are leaving something behind: the tea-colored originals that determine the life of pictures.

23/04/2024

10/04/2024

Just a little history on film formats.
Remember, we sell 35mm and 120 film.

09/04/2024

And another one to enjoy!

09/04/2024

We do a lot of photo restoration jobs for our customers, so we thought we would share a couple of examples of "how it's done".
And remember, your original photo never leaves our store, or is physically changed.
Enjoy.

30/03/2024

Some really positive news on film from Eastman Kodak last week.

Great news on film for the future.

“After almost five years of executing our plan, we saw our efforts start to come to fruition in 2023, delivering year-over-year improvements in gross profit and Operational EBITDA and building a strong foundation for growth,” said Jim Continenza, Kodak’s Executive Chairman and CEO. “Our recent progress has been the result of our ability to adapt to difficult business conditions and our commitment to executing our long-term plan: investing in innovation, improving efficiency and helping our customers stay productive and profitable. We continue to innovate across our traditional and digital print portfolio, and we will introduce a wide range of products at the upcoming drupa tradeshow. We continue to invest in growth initiatives in our Advanced Materials & Chemicals group and have seen increasing revenue contributions from those businesses. We continue to improve our infrastructure and streamline processes to increase capacity in our film business and gain efficiencies across our enterprise. And most importantly, we have continued to deliver for our customers — and they have shown their appreciation by staying with us through this challenging period. I’d like to thank our customers for their loyalty and our employees for their hard work and winning attitude as we continue the Kodak transformation.”

In a call with analysts, Continenza noted Kodak will remain committed to the production of film. “As part of our heritage, we are committed to being the last manufacturer standing in film, and proud of our role in continuing to make this artistic medium available to photographers and filmmakers who love the unique look of film. We are investing in a new film spooler in our manufacturing plant to increase our capacity and meet growing demand. Film is still the choice of many prominent directors and cinematographers, and I am proud of the fact that many of this year’s Oscar nominees were shot on Kodak film. Again, I’d like to congratulate the entire cast, crew, producer, and director of ‘Oppenheimer’ for choosing Kodak. We continue to invest in innovation across our complete portfolio of print solutions.

27/03/2024

Hi everyone.
The team will be taking a break over Easter and we will all be back on Tuesday the 2nd.
Have a great 4 days doing what you enjoy doing.

16/02/2024

Yay, back on line and normal.
Sorry for any hassles this caused.

16/02/2024

Continued apology.
They are still trying to figure it out.
I'm a seriously mad business owner

16/02/2024

Sorry everyone, our NBN router is dead and we are awaiting a replacement.
No internet, and no options at present.
Will let you know when it's fixed, (today, we hope)

22/11/2023

The fun of scanning old black and white negatives from the '50's. Some beautiful moments captured on film and now being transformed into the digital age.
About 500 negs in this order, and loving it!