YouTube: Bringing Kosmo Foto Mono Film to Market

Mike Padua interviews Stephen Dowling of Kosmo Foto on the Bringing a Film to Life.  Stephen reveals the motivation to bringing a rebranded ISO 100 film to market and how that came about.  A short twelve minutes on just how this happened:

Silvergrain Podcast: Interview with Adox CEO

An interview with ADOX CEO, Mirko Böddecker, with the story of how he found his way to the 160-year old corporation by filling the demand for film and film products along with his partner, Lina Bessanova.

The Silvergrain podcast, Running an Analog Photo Company: Interview with the ADOX CEO by SilvergrainConnection, recounts the story of how Mirko started, his first encounter with Lina and how he came to become a manufacturer of film.

The podcast covers topical points, such as when Adox will introduce 120 film, the difficulties of producing materials, film prices, dream products and more.

Time well worth spending in this information packed podcast.

Ribsy: Printing in Colour

Ribsy is a photographer from England, with a demonstration of printing with the RA4 colour print process.  He uses a drum that he rolls with his hands, so no great expense in machinery and it works for him.

Check it out!

Blog: Camera Brands: Stick or Twist?

The blog, That Photie Place, has an article on changing brands, recommended by Lomography.  An interesting take, can you have two?  Or only be dedicated to one?  Camera brands, that is.

Read on for one take on the age old dilemma.

KosmoFoto: ORWO releasing new colour film in 2022

KosmoFoto reports that ORWO will release a new colour film next year.  The R&D has been going on for the past couple of years.  ORWO already supplies Lomography with a range of colour films under the Kino label.  

Read on for the details and more!

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.

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).