Photo Exercise: Tiny Memory Cards as Rolls of Film
Inspired by Steve McCurry and his “Last Roll of Kodachrome” project, I decided to drag my Nikon N80 out of a cabinet, load it with fresh batteries and a new roll of Kodak Ektar 100 film. A few days...
View ArticleJK Introduces Kodak Micro Four Thirds Camera
JK Imaging teased a new “Kodak” licensed Micro Four Thirds camera dubbed the PIXPRO S1 which is aiming for a release in the 3rd quarter of this year. Not many details are known about the prototype...
View ArticleKodak Receives Court Approval of Financing Agreement
Vending out IOU’s A bit of a silver lining for Kodak: After filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy and then selling their digital imaging patents, The US Bankruptcy Court has officially approved their bid...
View ArticleIstanbul 13 Days by Dan Wagner
Book info: Like every photographer, I love exotic locations. So when I had an opportunity to visit Istanbul, Turkey, I grabbed it. While the name alone conjures up romantic visions of age-old mystery...
View ArticleDwayne’s Photo Documentary
I’ve seen some pretty questionable things on Kickstarter, but here’s one that I think is a worthy cause. Sarah George is a filmmaker who wants to create a documentary about Dwayne’s Photo, a small...
View ArticleThe 100 Most Influential Cameras of All Time
Sometimes, it does us a world of good to take a deep breath, sip some tea, and get a bit nostalgic. In fact…let’s take such a moment. I’ll wait. Go put a pot of water on. … Pop Chart Lab has released...
View ArticleKodak Announces Comprehensive Settlement with U.K. Pension Plan
Kodak has announced that they are selling off the last two imaging divisions (including their film production) in an attempt to finally exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Their Personal Imaging and Document...
View ArticleIs Your Lens Radioactive?
Short answer: Probably not. Unless you own a decrepit, fungus farm of a lens that was made from the 1940’s to the 1970’s, you’re most likely in the clear. In the case you do have some really old lenses...
View ArticleFlash from the Past: Kodak Instamatic Cubes!
Hey all you hipsters: Hold off on doing The Twist, The Pony or whatever new Mod dance move you saw on the Ed Sullivan show. Kodak’s got a bright new cube that surely isn’t for squares… It’s new. It’s...
View ArticleRichard Mosse’s “The Impossible Image”: Infrared Worlds
Documentary filmmaker Richard Mosse is quite clearly a risk taker. His latest film, “the Enclave”, documented the political and social strife in the Congo over the past two years. Traveling to such a...
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