A 1/4 mile wide tabular iceberg, floating north of the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. | Photographed with a Nikon F5, Nikon 70-200 f/4, Kodak E100 and drum scanned on a Heidelberg Tango

Drum Scanned - A Review of 35mm Kodak E100

January 16, 2019

To those who follow my work closely, you may know that I consider myself a large format photographer. I will photograph with a medium format camera, particularly when I’m trying to save weight on a backpacking trip or save time when I’m teaching a photography workshop, but 35mm has been somewhat shunned in my arsenal, being a format I deemed too small to be used effectively for my work.

In late 2017, Kodak Alaris announced they were going to rerelease a redesigned version of their old Ektachrome film stock as E100 in 35mm. When I heard this news, I was absolutely thrilled. Lately, film stocks are being discontinued left and right, from particular sizes, to the entire stocks altogether. With Kodak releasing a NEW film stock, I feel like there was a bit of light at the end of the tunnel - especially for transparency film. While I was disappointed it would not be announced in medium or large format film, I decided to give it a shot in 35mm.

A drum with a sheet of 8x10 Fuji Velvia 50 about to be loaded on my Heidelberg Tango drum scanner.

Drum Scanning - What exactly is it?

July 13, 2018

In September of 2017, I managed to come across two used Heidelberg Tango drum scanners. One of which was fully functional, the other unit being for parts only. These behemoth's, weighing in at about 550 pounds each, were located in Arizona. In its prime, this model of drum scanner was, and still is, one of the top quality available, fetching a high five figure price tag. So what the heck is it?

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Exiting the Lemaire Channel, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 90mm, Kodak Portra 160, Drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Antarctic Sunset Pentax 67ii, 200mm, Kodak Portra 400, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Blue Ice in Paradise Bay, Antarctica Mamiya 7ii, 43mm, Kodak Ektar, drum scanned by @tangodrumscans

Iceberg Near the Antarctic Sound These ghostly giants drift silently by the ship, rolling, flipping, carving away at themselves until their inevitable fate at sea. Pentax 67ii, 75mm, Kodak Ektar, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Gentoo Rookery With a View, Antarctica Pentax 67II, 200mm, Kodak Ektar 100, drum scan @tangodrumscans

Twilight Giants, Gerlache Strait, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 105mm, Portra 400, pushed 1 stop, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

Three Gentoo Penguins at Neko Harbor, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 105mm, Kodak Portra 160, drum scan by @tangodrumscans

Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Brown Bluff, Antarctica Pentax 67ii, 200mm, Kodak Portra 160, drum scanned @tangodrumscans

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