Vintage film

Orwo film – The Magic of a forgotten giant – by Eric “kAAs” Sluis

By Eric 'Kaas' Sluis / January 1, 2017 / Film / 24 Comments

Today I would like to take you on a voyage into the post-war film industry of Germany and specifically the DDR, East-Germany with a look back at the history and films or Orwo. Manufacturer of films I truly enjoy working with today.

Svema former USSR Bulk Film – by Eric ‘kAAs’ Sluis

By Eric 'Kaas' Sluis / March 18, 2016 / Film / 3 Comments

For me, the secret is film from the former USSR, you need to find them of course, that’s half the battle, and you can find them, duh, in the former USSR and most interesting are the canisters of 300 meter film…

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