The Tyee reminds us of When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White. Celebrated as a master of colour, the Vancouver photographer had a different side, now on display. Now a new book show the work he was less known for: black and white. Work published posthumously as Fred Herzog passed away in 2019. This… Continue reading Link: When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White
Link: A NASA Astronaut is Taking Beautiful and Creative Photos Onboard the ISS
Petapixel tells us about A NASA Astronaut Taking Beautiful and Creative Photos Onboard the ISS. Stunning and unique pictures.
News: Pixii move to full frame
I talked about rangefinders and mentioned the Pixii, and how it being APS-C sized sensor was, an issue given that it uses Leica M-mount lenses. Turns out as DPReview tells us that Pixii launches 24MP Pixii Max, its first full-frame rangefinder: The Pixii Max (Model A3410) is the company’s fifth camera and the first to… Continue reading News: Pixii move to full frame
Kodak, Kodak, film cameras
When I wasn’t looking, 2 different model of film cameras where released under the Kodak brand. Just to be clear these are inexpensive and marginally better than the disposable counterparts, and Kodak is just a brand on top of it. This is not the Ricoh Pentax 17 at CA$680. From 2022, the Kodak Ektar H35… Continue reading Kodak, Kodak, film cameras
Link: Fujifilm once struggled to sell cameras…
Reuters: Fujifilm once struggled to sell cameras. Now, it can’t keep up with demand After it sold out last year, the company increased production in China to double the launch volume for the VI that debuted in March, The X100 VI is still not available anywhere as I’m pondering a Fujifilm upgrade. They claim to… Continue reading Link: Fujifilm once struggled to sell cameras…
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News: Fujifilm Set to Restart Colour Film Production in China
PetaPixel inform that Fujifilm Set to Restart Colour Film Production in China: Fujifilm reportedly held a colour film launch event in China where it announced it would restart the production of its C200 and C400 colour negative film through production partner Yes!Star. C200 and C400 are the successor of the Superia line of films: consumer… Continue reading News: Fujifilm Set to Restart Colour Film Production in China
Pentax 17
I previously mentioned the Pentax film renaissance. Today Pentax announced the Pentax 17 (via DPReview). This gives the details we didn’t previously have. It’s a vertical half frame (17 mm wide, 24 mm tall) 35mm millimeter compact camera, with a manual focus fixed prime lens. It has program exposure with a few modes, and built-in… Continue reading Pentax 17
Rangefinder
The Leica M is the de facto digital rangefinder camera. Rangefinder What’s a rangefinder? It’s a viewfinder where a moving part is coupled with the lens focusing to triangulate the parallax. That moving part is projecting the image taken offset the viewfinder, and move when the lens focusing moves. If the two images coincide, the… Continue reading Rangefinder
Link: why i love hong kong
Winnie Lim: why i love hong kong I have only seen Hong Kong through the lens of others, a lot because of the Kai and Lok era of Digital Rev TV. It feels like a very photogenic place, probably because of its contrast of style and urbanism.