An exhibition of film photographs shot on the London Camera Project walks is taking place in London’s Notting Hill on Sunday (28 April). The exhibition is called ‘The Decisive Moment’, and has been masterminded by London Camera Project’s Robert Andrews and Alvyn Thomas (AJ) from London venue the Notting Hill Arts Club. The exhibition features […] The post ‘Decisive Moment’ exhibition celebrates London film photowalks appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

A rare Soviet Zenit-5 SLR made for the USSR’s space programme in the mid-1960s is going on sale at the 44th Leitz Auction in Germany this June. The Zenit-5K camera is based on the Zenit-5 leaf shutter SLR released in 1965, the first camera in the world to feature a rechargeable battery. The camera is […] The post Rare Soviet Zenit-5 space camera under hammer this June appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

In November 2020, in a brief window amid the Covid pandemic lockdowns, I travelled to Oxford to make a very short film. The film was a teaser for Kosmo Foto’s second black-and-white film, Agent Shadow. My first film, Mono (a repackaged version of a film made by Foma Bohemia in the Czech Republic) was launched […] The post Single Frame: Mr X appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

Fujifilm Japan has announced the discontinuation of Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 film, following its earlier disappearance outside of Japan. The Japanese film producer made the announcement via its news section on Friday (5 April) and the discontinuation is happening with immediate effect. The statement said: “Sales of ‘FUJICOLOR SUPERIA X-TRA 400’ will end as soon […] The post Fujifilm axes Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

The Soviet Union’s camera industry was of a size and scale only surpassed by that of Japan’s. Soviet designers created their own alternatives to Western models, from Leica-alike rangefinders (the vast FED and Zorki range) to 120 studio cameras (the Salyut), snap-happy compacts (the Lomo LC-A) and sturdy SLRs for budding beginners (the Zenit-E, amongst […] The post Orbita: The Soviet half-frame camera that disappeared for 50 years appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

Lomography has announced that the Diana Mini camera has been discontinued. The Mini – a 35mm version of the Holga-alike Diana camera – was first released in 2007 and can shoot square format 24mm x 24mm pictures or 18mm x 24mm half-frame images on a roll of 35mm film. Lomography said in a press release: […] The post Lomography discontinues the Diana Mini 35mm camera appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

British large-format camera maker Intrepid Camera has unveiled a new 150mm large format lens which will launch later this year. The lens has been designed by the team, in Brighton on England’s south coast, along with the help of a separate optical design team and is expected to be launched by the end of 2024 […] The post Intrepid Camera unveils new 150mm large-format lens and shutter appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

2024 may turn out to be quite the year for film photography. Two companies – the Ricoh-owned Pentax and Hong Kong’s MiNT Camera – have announced compact film camera projects in the past 18 months. MiNT Camera’s project, updated throughout 2023 with increasing detail, was officially unveiled by MiNT Camera as the Rollei 35AF in […] The post MiNT Camera and Pentax film compact cameras: What we know so far appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

Lomography has announced a new 110 film camera called the Lomomatic 110. The Lomomatic 110 is not based on any of the Austrian company’s previous lo-fi camera design but resembles some of the miniature 110 cameras produced by various camera manufacturers during the 1970s and 80s. Launched on Wednesday (6 March), it features automatic exposure […] The post Lomography announces the Lomomatic 110 camera appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

‘Dune Part Two‘ was one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2024 and has been a huge commercial and critical hit; in the first three days of its release it has grossed more than $180m (£141.9m). Amid the spectacle of Denis Villeneuve’s reimagining of the desert world Arrakis and Frank Herbert’s labyrinthine space opera, […] The post ‘Dune Part Two’ was partly shot on vintage Soviet camera lenses appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more