Lomography just announced the Lomo MC-A, a 35mm point and shoot camera. Has a 32mm f/2.8 auto focus glass lens, auto exposure or manual, DX coding with override, built-in flash. At CA$699 from Lomography, it is cheaper than the Pentax 17 and allow more control. Available around December 2025, and also in black. Another choice… Continue reading Lomo MC-A 35 mm Film Camera
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Link: SilverBridges Unveils WideluxX™ Prototype 0001
SilverBridges Unveils WideluxX™ Prototype 0001
It’s a good milestone since the 2023 announcement. It shows you can have a working camera. The next big question is how much it is gonna cost? And when will it be available?
Analogue aF-1
Analogue announced the pre-order for the Analogue aF-1. The aF-1 is a compact 35mm point-and-shoot camera designed by the Amsterdam company Analogue. It has 35mm f2.8 glass lens, LiDAR autofocus and built-in flash. All the features expected from the early 21st century point-and-shoot. The pre-order price is 449€ or CA$790 (+ shipping) for a delivery… Continue reading Analogue aF-1
More film: Lomography LomoChrome Classicolor 200
A day after Kodacolor 100 and 200 are announced, Lomography comes out with a new 200 ISO colour negative. LomoChrome Classicolor 200 is a “limited edition”. Not sure why limited edition, I suspect they might have obtained a limited stock of something no longer produced. CN100 is thought to be a Kodak stock that is… Continue reading More film: Lomography LomoChrome Classicolor 200
September 2025 Links
Polaroid Versus Fujifilm – How a Court Case Could Change Instant Photography Forever — Seems like a repeat of Polaroid vs Kodak. Just because of the square shape… From Emulsive, How-to: Make DIY your own black and white transparencies (slides) — Apparently Ilford has an official process with Ilford FP4 Plus, and this article revise… Continue reading September 2025 Links
Kodacolor is back
The year is 2025 and Kodak announces Kodacolor. Like this was 1942. Old is new again. This news has been all around the internet, Kosmofoto has some details: Kodak launches new films called Kodacolor 100 and 200. The short version is Kodak, not Kodak Alaris, will be selling a C-41 colour negative film, 100 and… Continue reading Kodacolor is back
Flying with film w/ airport scanners
Lina Bessonova, a Germany based photographer did put to a test airport scanners and how they damage film. Hint: they do. You can read the details: Flying with Film: Airport Scanners Test. Her costly methodology involved making test rolls of various type, going through scanners a few times, and also going through the new CT… Continue reading Flying with film w/ airport scanners
July 2025 Links
Michael Nguyen from Japan Camera Hunter writes about the Plaubel Makina 67, an uncommon medium format 6×7 rangefinder of Japanese-German design from the late 70s, with its specially designed Nikkor lens.
From the colour-film-dept
Kosmofoto reports KONO! announces KONO Color 200 colour negative film, a made-in-Germany colour negative, rumoured to be ORWO NC200.
Also as a follow-up from a previous post, Kosmofoto tells us that China Lucky Film’s new colour film ‘launched in July at Chinese trade show’. Price will be around US$7 and a first batch of 10000 rolls will be produced initially.
Black and white slide
Kosmofoto tell Euston 400 is a black-and-white slide film from London film lab Aperture Printing. If you are in London this is a higher sensitivity film than the Adox Scala with the corresponding chemistry, and they develop it for you. It’s in limited quantity.
Sony RX1R III
Imaging resource: Sony RX1R III Review: A $5,000 Letdown in a Familiar Shell. Lack of IBIS, still the older lens, the lack of tilting screen that the previous iteration had, and the battery life. Because the camera is US$5000.
Harman Phoenix II
Harman just announced Phoenix II, the successor of Phoenix, their experimental colour negative film. Phoenix II replaces the “limited edition” Phoenix, improving on colour rendition, and offering more exposure latitude. Available in both 120 and 135. Don’t have it, so I can not tell. But here is from around the web: – Petapixel Harman Phoenix… Continue reading Harman Phoenix II
New films
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the camera, Leica announced their own branded film, the Monopan 50. It’s a 50 ISO black & white 35mm film, made in Germany. It has a lot in common with the Adox 50. It is likely to cost US$10 (£10/€12) a roll while the Adox HR-50 is priced at… Continue reading New films