Some things that have come down the pike so far this month.
PetaPixel posted an article on The State of Film’s Comeback in Japan. Many interesting stats from interviewing over 800 Japanese shooters. The bottom line, this group averaged 13.7 rolls a year, held back by the cost of film.
They also posted a piece on Mr. Polaroid, a documentary on Edwin Land and instant photography.
Big news - the release of a new film, Kentmere 200, was covered by many sites: 35mmc posted a review as did analog.cafe and Kosmo Foto.
Kosmo Foto noted in April that Film Ferrania is under new ownership. Maybe production will turn around, but the Film Ferrania shop is showing sold out at the time of writing.
The Massive Dev Chart released an update for its app, available for iPhone and Android. This app is great in the darkroom and can be customized to your workflow. It includes built-in temperature compensation, to help in calculating times for your room conditions. Your Blogger paid for and uses this app.
ThePhoblographer writes that, in part, Instax film sales along with GFX camera sales drive revenues at Fujifilm and that tariffs may have an impact. The Fujifilm Instax Mini 41 was released recently.
Another post from ThePhoblographer on 5 vintage cameras for analog photographers, includes reviews of these mighty fine cameras.
Analog.cafe points to a disturbing case of an Instagram account that posts AI generated images as shot on film. Strange.
Finally, a short video on darkroom printer, Pablo Inirio:
