In nearly 25 years using film cameras, I’ve realised there’s no one perfect camera. But there are a few that come pretty close. A few months ago, a loose collective of film photography blogs I’m a member of decided we wanted to do a project where we all post stories on a similar theme. The […] The post Five film cameras I’ll never part with appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

Kosmo Foto has just launched a new subscriber-only newsletter. Called ‘Advance/Rewind’, the newsletter is free to sign up to and offers something a bit different to what’s offered on the blog. We currently have nearly 3,000 subscribers who get a weekly email collecting the stories published on the blog in the previous seven days, and […] The post Kosmo Foto’s newsletter ‘Advance/Rewind’ appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

Chinese film brand Shanghai has unveiled a new colour negative 35mm film called Shenguang 400. Shnaghai offered a pre-order for the new colour film earlier this year but only now has the film made it onto their online shop. The film’s shop listing details the following features: True colour reproduction, clear with balanced chromatic aberration […] The post Shanghai releases Shenguang 400 colour negative film appeared first on Kosmo Foto ..read more

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