We wanted to pull back the curtain and give you a behind the scenes look at our production operation in Southern California! Absolutely all of our tools are hand assembled and shipped by our team at our headquarters. Below you’ll see candid images of our talented team members working to bring you the very best scanning solutions on the market. We also wanted to say thank you for your support over this very challenging year, as that support has fueled our promise for sustained and future innovation in the film photography industry.

Andy managing a portion of our 3D printing operation

Andy assembling our 4x5 Light Source Basic and Film Carrier 35MD sub-assembly

Film Carrier MK1 units staged for advance knobs to be installed

Film Carrier 35mm Hood units waiting on final QC and packaging

Joe assembling Film Carrier 120 hinges (Diego in background)

Diego working in the shop

Rhombie assembling Film Carrier 35mm Hood units

8x10 lights

Saxon soldering electronics for our light source

Every week the Negative Supply team will share their favorite photography related content. Whether it’s a YouTube video we really like, a photo book we just picked up or a documentary we just watched. This is in an effort to highlight folks in the community, and inspire each other and you. Check out the links below!

Alan’s Recommendation: The Best Books for Printing Fine Art Photo video by Mitch Boyer “Over the last week I’ve picked up a photo printer (Canon Pixma Pro 100) and now I am utterly obsessed with making the best prints possible. I would love to be printing in the darkroom but for now I’ll settle for inkjet printing. Mitch Boyer quit the printing business last year but his videos live on forever on YouTube. Teaching professionals and amateurs alike the fundamentals of printing your work.”

Chris’s Recommendation: How I Film My Youtube Videos by The Photo Dept.” I recently discovered Christopher’s channel. (I know, I don’t know where I’ve been) And I really enjoy his videos. As someone who is looking to improve the quality of my own Youtube videos I really loved his advice in this video. Check him out and subscribe to his channel!”

AJ’s Recommendation: “Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual” by Henry Horenstein “ This book is a well rounded text that covers all the basics of exposing, developing, and printing black and white film. It additionally inspires in the way of composition, intentionality and the art of making discriminate choices when making a photograph”

Continuing with our commitment to share exciting film photography content, we’re back with another film stock review! This time with a fan favorite and international best-seller, Kodak Tri-X 400 and Kodak Tri-X 320!

Background and history:
Kodak Tri-X 400 was Introduced in 1954 as a 35mm panchromatic black and white film, and was primarily used by photojournalists and reporters. Tri-X 400 was one of Kodak's first high-speed black and white films, and has remained a favorite since those earlier days. Tri-X was additionally launched in 120 film in the 1950’s, and eventually went on to be offered in various other sizes including 620 and 220 roll film.

Another Tri-X emulsion available today is Tri-X 320, aka 320TXP. This stock is now only available in sheet film sizes, regularly offered as a standard product for 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sheet film sizes. 320TXP is available as a special order film for various panoramic large format sizes, and standard large format and ultra large format sizing up through 20x24 inch film!

What’s available today?

Kodak Tri-X 400 is available today in 35mm (24 or 36 exposure rolls), 120 roll film, and 620 roll film as a special re-rolled product. These formats are available from most retailers. Kodak Tri-X 320 is available in 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sheet film sizes. It’s available on a custom order basis in 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 4x10, 7x17, 12x20, etc. through Keith Canham of K.B. Canham Cameras. Keith is a wonderful resource to the large format community, and we strongly recommend working with him for all your custom Kodak film needs. You can reach Keith directly here: kodakfilm@canhamcameras.com

Have a look at several sample scans showing off both Kodak Tri-X 400 and Tri-X 320 in 35mm, 4x5, and 8x10 sizes! Info on above images: Pentax 645N, 75mm lens, Kodak Tri-X 400 rated at 400 and developed normal (N) in Kodak XTOL. © Chris Bartolucci

Ebony SW810 field camera, 300mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 8x10 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

Pentax 645N, 75mm lens, Kodak Tri-X 400 rated at 400 and developed normal (N) in Kodak XTOL. © Chris Bartolucci

Pentax 645N, 75mm lens, Kodak Tri-X 400 rated at 400 and developed normal (N) in Kodak XTOL. © Chris Bartolucci

Chamonix 4x5 H-1, 210mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 4x5 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

Chamonix 4x5 H-1, 210mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 4x5 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

Pentax 645N, 75mm lens, Kodak Tri-X 400 rated at 400 and developed normal (N) in Kodak XTOL. © Chris Bartolucci

Left: Ebony SW810 field camera, 300mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 8x10 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

Right: Ebony SW810 field camera, 165mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 8x10 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

Ebony SW810 field camera, 300mm lens, Kodak 320 TXP 8x10 film metered at ISO 200 and developed normal (N). © AJ Holmes

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Thanks for tuning in, and check back next week for our next exciting blog post!

In our constant pursuit of reducing lead times, increasing workplace efficiencies, and working to design/unveil/and revolutionize the film photography industry one concept at a time, we’ve added even more incredible talent to our team! We pride ourselves on designing and hand-building quality tools for film photographers, and we’ll be able to tackle new projects and additional work with our growing team. We also pride ourselves on hiring members of the film photography community, such as Chris Bartolucci and Alan Escalante! Read below to learn more about them and their photographic work.

Chris Bartolucci
E-commerce/Production Lead
Social Media:
Instagram: @ChrisBPhoto
Twitter: @ChrisBPhoto
Chris is a portrait and unit still photographer, podcaster and YouTuber in Los Angeles. A 2004 graduate of Hallmark Institute of Photography, she’s been working as a professional photographer and avid film shooter ever since. Additionally, as co-host of the prolific film photography podcast, “Analog Talk,” Chris has made connections and engaged in meaningful dialogue with many of the largest film industry leaders, including those from Lomography and Kodak, as well as many other incredible organizations and image-makers. She regularly creates YouTube videos on all things film photography. She loves the 90’s, old Hollywood, flea markets, iced coffee, and Elvis. Her favorite camera is the Yahica t4 and her favorite film is Kodak Portra 400 (at the moment).

Chris and Alan as photographed by AJ Holmes. Ebony SW810 8x10 field camera, Schneider Symmar S 300mm lens, Ilford HP5+, scanned using Negative Supply 8x10 Film Holder beta.

Alan Escalante
Production Specialist, Social Media
Social Media:
Instagram: @alanescalante
Twitter: @filmpapi
Alan fell in love with photography several years ago, but only recently started using film in his creative process. Beginning with 35mm, he skipped 120 altogether and dove off the deep end when he added a 4x5 camera to his workflow (shoutout to AJ). Now he’s hooked and can’t look back. His favorite camera is a Toyoview 45CX and his favorite film is Kodak Ektachome 100. Focused primarily on lifestyle and documentary portraiture, Alan is actively building a new body of work and establishing his concept, progress from which can be viewed on his Instagram in the coming weeks.

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Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on large format via our Instagram and Twitter!