Fujifilm
Is Fujifilm finally ready to upgrade the brand’s most iconic feature? — DPreview talked to Fujifilm at CP+ in Yokohama, Japan, about the X-Half, GFX100RF and more.
Film
Eastman Kodak is distributing all its films again. What happens next? — Stephen Dowling from Kosmofoto gives us a redux on the situation.
Photographers Are Testing the New WideluxX F10 Panoramic Camera Now — WideluxX posted some updates and Petapixel tells us. The previously revealed prototype are now being put into use.
Photographers
Rare Collection of Elliott Erwitt Color Photos Show He Didn’t Just Use Black and White — I’m always game for colour work from the black ans white era. This usually mean Kodachrome as the medium.
Artemis II
Flying to the Moon.
Artemis II: Nikon and GoPro Are Winning Where Canon And Sony Fail — What cameras are on board of Artemis II? Nikon is the de-facto choice, along with GoPro.
Artemis II Astronauts Will Bring 10-Year-Old DSLRs With Them to the Moon — Old doesn’t mean obsolete. This was in February after the delayed launch.
A Nikon Z9 Made it Aboard the Artemis II Moon Mission at the Last Minute — In addition to the D5, the crew insisted to bring also a Z9. These are already in use on the ISS. The Z9 is also the basis of the Handheld Universal Lunar Camera (HULC) that will be used on the Moon, like the Hasselblad 500EL were over 50 years ago. Note the article is incorrect on the mission. Unlike stated, the Moon landing mission will be Artemis IV, and not before 2028, as per the schedule change 27 February.
The Incredible Photos and Videos From NASA’s Artemis II Rocket Launch — The historic launch on April 1st photographed from multiples cameras. Stunning images.
Space program
Kodak’s BIMAT System — From the wayback machine since the blog has disappeared. A summary of the BIMAT Kodak film processing system that was used in the Lunar Orbiter Program in 1996 and 1967 to take pictures and develop them in space. The system was classified until the 2000s as it was also used for spying. The program was designed to identify landing site for the Apollo mission and its landings.
Lunar Orbiter — A more detailed article on the orbiter program.
DIY
IDENTIDEM.design Cameras — Not exactly DIY but not industrially produced but 3d printed medium format cameras, with a LIDAR, using Mamiya Press lenses. CA$1612 bring your own lens.
This New Medium Format Film Camera Can Change its Frame Size on the Fly — maybe more than DIY this medium format camera looks very interesting.