Vintage Visual

28/10/2026

The lost art of the multigraph, rebuilt with mirrors and 4×5 slide film.

There was a time when a portrait could show every side of a person in a single shot. In Barcelona’s old studios it was called the multigraph, a system of mirrors that put one sitter on the plate five times.

Miguel Navarro revelaciones analógicas has brought it back.

His research traces it to Gaudí and to Agustí Centelles, and the book that came out of it, Crónica alucinada del espejismo, reads like a detective story.

How he rebuilt it
From the plans of an 1893 patent, in his studio in Gràcia, he rebuilt the mirrors and the lighting. RA-4 paper gave borderline quality. Provia 100 slide film changed that, because smaller apertures keep the focus across every reflection.

Each portrait is a single shot. With so many mirrors and people involved, there is no second try.

Developed with the AGO
Every sheet is developed in the studio, in E-6, with the AGO. Miguel sees each result in under an hour, instead of waiting around 10 days for a lab, so he can test a light, a mirror or an aperture the same day.

The last photo is Miguel himself. His book is in pre-sale on Verkami, and the full story is on our blog.

Link in bio.
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24/09/2026

In April we told you we were building a cine film processor, thinking a few people might be interested.

On 31 July Fränk opened on Indiegogo and reached its goal in 7 minutes and 13 seconds. We still find that hard to believe. 126 of you backed it, and many of you wrote to us with questions and ideas. Two prototypes travelled between reviewers, and what came back changed the machine, from a new film holder on the reel to a handle for carrying it to the sink.

After the campaign we decided to have Fränk's plastic parts injection moulded. It takes longer, so Fränk now ships around Q2 2027. Fränkie stays on track for Q1 2027.

Thank you for trusting a small team in Estonia with this. The whole story is on our blog

https://vintagevisual.eu/blogs/news-and-updates/frank-campaign-recap

Ordering reopens on Indiegogo on 1 October.

The story of the Fränk campaign, what backers and testers changed, and when Fränk and Fränkie ship. Thank you for building it with us.

17/09/2026

Photographer Adam Welch packed the REEL Paper 8 into the Nantahala National Forest to find out if it could really replace a full darkroom, and what he found is worth reading.

He shot a scene on 4x5 film, developed the negatives on the spot, then printed six sheets of 8x10 silver-gelatin fiber paper, all without hauling a single darkroom tray. Normally that kind of printing needs three to five trays and a lot of chemistry, but loading the paper into the REEL Paper 8 inside a Paterson 8-reel tank, paired with the AGO Film Processor, let him develop, stop, fix and rinse in one sealed tank, using noticeably less chemistry along the way.

Flawless printing performance by the REEL Paper 8

Read the full field test and watch the video walkthrough through the link in bio.

Testing the REEL Paper 8 portable darkroom reel in remote North Carolina wilderness. Can this compact tool really produce 12x16 prints without traditional darkroom trays? Full field results.

03/09/2026

If you’ve ever tried developing Super 8 or 16mm at home, you know the first problem. Finding a tank. The Lomo tank went out of production long time ago. So now you’re searching eBay, checking forums, asking around. If you find one, the whole workflow is manual. Every roll is a guess. Getting consistent results from one development to the next is the part nobody talks about.

There needs to be something better.

Here is project Fränk. A semi-automatic, motorized film processor for Super 8, Double 8, and 16mm. You pour the chemistry. Frank handles agitation, timing, and temperature compensation. One standalone unit, under one litre of chemistry per fill.

We’re documenting the whole build as it happens in oir blog. First blog entry is up. Link in first comment.

If you shoot cine film or know someone who does, here’s how you can help. Share this post. Drop the link in a Super 8 group or a Reddit thread where someone asks about home development. The cine community is small and spread out. We can’t find everyone on our own. You can be of huge help.

Lets make home developing easier!

Frank is built on the same time-compensation technology that powers our AGO Film Processor.

25/08/2026

Fränk is the first standalone home processor for Super 8, Double 8, and 16mm. You pour the chemistry. It handles the agitation, the timing, and the temperature compensation, across B&W, C-41, E-6, ECN-2, and ECP. A full process runs on one litre. The same time-compensation engine has run in our AGO processors for two and a half years, in the hands of over 3,000 photographers. Fränk is that engine, rebuilt for cine film. It automates everything except the pours.

Fränk film processor is already 352% funded with 18 days left to back it.

The first reviews and scans are published.

Fränk is live on Indiegogo through 12 September. Backers get Fränk for €969 now, and Fränkie, the modern replacement for the discontinued Lomo tank, still has Early Bird spots open at €249. Ships March 2027.

Back it before backing closes. Link in bio.

28/07/2026

Home developing for Super 8, Double 8, and 16mm has been stuck since the 1980s. Fränk changes that.

Fränk goes live on Indiegogo 31 July and runs to 12 September.

Frank is a standalone film processor for motion picture film. You pour the chemistry. Frank handles the agitation, the timing, and the temperature compensation, across B&W, C-41, E-6, ECN-2, and ECP. A full process runs on one litre.

The same time-compensation engine has run in our AGO processors for two and a half years, in the hands of over 3,000 photographers. Frank is that engine, rebuilt for cine film. It automates everything except the pours.

Sign up now and we’ll send you the link the moment it opens, ahead of the Early Bird window. Link in bio.

28/07/2026

Home developing for Super 8, Double 8, and 16mm has been stuck since the 1980s. On 31 July, Frank changes that.

Frank is a standalone film processor for motion picture film. You pour the chemistry. Frank handles the agitation, the timing, and the temperature compensation, across B&W, C-41, E-6, ECN-2, and ECP. A full process runs on one litre.

The same time-compensation engine has run in our AGO processors for two and a half years, in the hands of over 3,000 photographers. Frank is that engine, rebuilt for cine film. It automates everything except the pours.

The design is finished, a prototype is already in the hands of a 16mm shooter, and the campaign video is being filmed.

Frank goes live on Indiegogo 31 July and runs to 12 September.m

Sign up now and we’ll send you the link the moment it opens, ahead of the Early Bird window. Link in bio.

28/07/2026

Fränk film processor is launching on IndieGoGo on 31st of July, link in bio!

For a long time there has been no real way to develop Super 8, Double 8 and 16mm film at home reliably. Fränk changes that! You will finally be able to develop color reversal, negative color and B&W film at the comfort of you own home.

Fränk automates everything except the pours. You’ll have free time to sip coffee or do other work while Fränk takes care of developing for you managing agitation, timing and compensating for any temperature drift bringing you great results!

Fränk double-spiral reel takes 100ft of film divided to 2x50ft film strips. It’s easy to load in the dark and in a large dark bag by feel.

Back Fränk on IndieGoGo and help us bring it to life! Let’s make motion picture developing more accessible.