Featured Post

Why waste water? Use the Ilford Archival Wash Method

After processing your film or printing paper, it is necessary to remove the chemicals from the photographic material. Mostly the fixer will...

Monday, August 23, 2021

The Rise and Fall of Kodak: Bloomberg


Bloomberg produced this QuickTake on the rise and fall.. and rise again of Kodak, dated Nov. 18, 2020.

The piece outlines what Kodak knew from the 1970s - that digital cameras were going to take over - and the culture that prevented acting on that knowledge.  Well worth the 15 minute whirlwind take on the iconic company.



Friday, August 20, 2021

Kickstarter: Reflex SLR Project


Kosmo Foto reports that a Zoom meeting held by the Reflex SLR project earlier this week signals the end for the project.  Unless new investment to produce a shutter mechanism and finish the prototype camera can be found, it is over.  

Founder Laurence Von Thomas will not be asking the over 400 backers of the project for more money.

Read more at Reflex SLR project ‘on hold’ after three years of troubled development (KosmoFoto).