I can't thank Destin and his family enough for helping me out with the news and showing me how awesome Alabama is. I know it wasn't all the film news that have happened in the last few months, but I will try to catch up asap.
Dear N. Could you give me some information about adox film furure as cms 20 ii, scala 50. I WOLULD LIKE to choose between rollei rpx 25 VS adox cms 20 but fotoimpex abszolúte didnt give a clear answer. I its little same a fuji communication. Thanks A.
Hey Niko, Reflx Labs in China is making 120 (and later 220) color film rolled from FRESH Aerocolor! One thing I really appreciate about Reflx Labs is that they are extremely transparent about what they are doing, and although I understand this is always possible for various reasons, there is a certain company that I won’t name that I have issues with due to the way they market their film, claiming certain things that aren’t true about it. So having a company be transparent about what is going on, and open to answering questions is a breath of fresh air. Super excited to get my hands on this 220, and I want others to know about it! I make my own 220, I think I’m the only one in the US, but color film I can use is almost impossible to get unless I pay Kodak a lot of money. So I know exactly what they have put into it, and how much work it is. I am not associated with them in any way, but please give them a shoutout so that people are aware that this film and company exists!
Always happy to discover a new release of Nico's Photo News. Thanks for doing what you do! Thanks to Destin as well - his three part series on Kodak's film manufacturing process was epic.
Worth the 2 month wait!! The “guest appearance” format worked really well, kept the pace conversational - when it’s purely a piece to camera it is easy to race through, this was more “engaged”, and really enjoyable.
Exactly my thoughts! Really enjoyed how much Nico went into every subject. It really felt like i got a comprehensive explanation of what is being conveyed. Though I understand the subject its nice to draw out the information absorption time.
I loved Destin's videos on Kodak (I had an uncle who worked for Kodak his whole life -- 1940s-1980s) -- and I stopped whining about Kodak price increases when I saw how complex the process is.
That's cool about your uncle. Destin's 3-part series on Kodak's film production process was awesome. Not only because he managed to capture so much of the engineering that went into that process, but also because he managed to capture the obvious pride that the Kodak employees (old and young alike) have for the work that they do.
@@VirtualGuth-- Destin's videos are awesome -- find the one about the reverse-steering bike, it says more about how our brains are wired than engineering! Somewhere on CZcams I found and old Kodak promotional movie -- for shareholders or something similar -- from the late 1950s or early 1960s, and there in the background for a few seconds, was my uncle. Neat. Since Kodak is more automated today than 30+ years ago, and there is really (as far as I know) only the one Kodak film-manufacturing plant left in Rochester, NY (at one time there were a bunch across the US, at least) -- these folks are a dying breed -- they deserve to be proud and recognized....
really enjoyable to see you and someone else talking over film during one of these. should see if you can get other content creators to talk about film with.
With Widelux cameras the camera and film is stationary and the lens rotates around its nodal point and makes an exposure through a slit. If the gears get gummy it can cause banding. With a curkit it camera the lens is fixed and a special geared tripod rotates the camera in one direction while the film is pulled past a slot in the other direction. This allows for negatives that can be 8” tall and 20” long.
Leica threaded lenses could also be fitted to enlargers, interchanging lens focal length for different format of negative was a must for the perfect print.
In case anyone is interested the P30 in 120 format is sold out in most places, but Blue Moon Camera in Portland OR appears to have it in stock as of 9/1.
I think the CatLabs film is medium format Kodak Aerocolor. Not totally sure, but it looks a whole lot like Santacolor 100, which is definitely Aerocolor.
BTW I used to mix the chemicals at the RIT photo school and Kodak D-76 is the same formula as Illfords ID11! In case you need to process film and cant find one or the other!
"Champion" Made the Photo Chem for Kodak, Kodak Alaris and Sino-Promise in bulk for almost the last 20years. SO, Having D-76 now packaged by others is totally expected, not surprising, and good news!
Damn, I got all excited by your title. I was hoping you would say 240 film was making a comeback. That's APS aka Advance Photo System. Oh well... Thanks for the D76 news. How do you make D76?
Great to see the news again. As for Kodak saying they will make film as long as there is demand, just what does that mean. As we all know that Leica never really stopped building film cameras and Nikon made the F6 well into the 2010's. So demand has always been there and never truly disappeared. So I find the Kodak statement meaningless at best. I'm glad Kodak is making film and it looks as if they will for the immediate future but I won't hold my breath if demand really slips again.
I hope for another video soon! There was a leak from Polaroid on a soon to be released professional level camera which supposedly has a better lens than the SX-70...
The unknown part of Kodak's promise to keep producing film is "how much demand" is necessary? Pretty sure that me buying five boxes of 4x5 Tmax 400 per year won't keep it going but somewhere there's a magic number. Does Kodak need Hollywood quantities, or would consumer demand be enough? The announcement by itself raises more questions than it answers.
I would love to see an episode from Destin about LiDAR technology from the vehicles using it to recent mobile phones. I wouldn’t be surprised Mint is looking at mobile phone components for its project.
So, Kodak will make film as long as there is a demand? What that means is, that they will make film so long as there is a profit in so doing. Not much of a "commitment", but why would anyone expect anything else? They aren't going to do it to lose money.
My thoughts on the new Widelux camera...PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!!! I hope they can make a lot of these, and that the price is somewhat "reasonable" (less than if made my Leica). I"m saving now, but I want one of these as soon as it is out of the gate. Hell, I may by 2 of them. :)
Sino Promise is also listed as the manufacturer for many of the current crop of plastic 35mm cameras -- Kodak branded and branded as other companies (Ilford, Agfa, etc.). Interestingly it looks like Sino Promise is a front for another Chinese manufacturer who actually make these cameras.
Can you take 35mm through airport CT scanners with a Domke lead bag? I have read another site’s test and they said yes; but some people may not believe it…?
For me Kodaks statement means basically nothing... The big question for the future of the whole analog photo industry is how they deal with sustainability and net zero goals in the next years. Production costs will only rise and i doubt that the demand will stay that high when the next crisis hits hard.
It is no longer Eastman Kodak that makes film. The film part of the company was spun off to Kodak Alaris which is owned by the former Kodak UK's pension fund.
I can't thank Destin and his family enough for helping me out with the news and showing me how awesome Alabama is. I know it wasn't all the film news that have happened in the last few months, but I will try to catch up asap.
Dear N. Could you give me some information about adox film furure as cms 20 ii, scala 50. I WOLULD LIKE to choose between rollei rpx 25 VS adox cms 20 but fotoimpex abszolúte didnt give a clear answer. I its little same a fuji communication. Thanks A.
Thank you so much for teaching me Nico! It's always a pleasure to hang out with you.
Looking forward to seeing a video on LIDAR technology on your channel 🙂
Hey Niko, Reflx Labs in China is making 120 (and later 220) color film rolled from FRESH Aerocolor!
One thing I really appreciate about Reflx Labs is that they are extremely transparent about what they are doing, and although I understand this is always possible for various reasons, there is a certain company that I won’t name that I have issues with due to the way they market their film, claiming certain things that aren’t true about it. So having a company be transparent about what is going on, and open to answering questions is a breath of fresh air.
Super excited to get my hands on this 220, and I want others to know about it! I make my own 220, I think I’m the only one in the US, but color film I can use is almost impossible to get unless I pay Kodak a lot of money. So I know exactly what they have put into it, and how much work it is. I am not associated with them in any way, but please give them a shoutout so that people are aware that this film and company exists!
Destin is getting a crash course in what's new in the film world!
Always happy to discover a new release of Nico's Photo News. Thanks for doing what you do! Thanks to Destin as well - his three part series on Kodak's film manufacturing process was epic.
What a nice surprise to see two of my favorite CZcamsrs sitting together! Really nice!
Great episode, thanks Nico! Also thanks to Destin, such a great guest to have on the show 🙂
Worth the 2 month wait!!
The “guest appearance” format worked really well, kept the pace conversational - when it’s purely a piece to camera it is easy to race through, this was more “engaged”, and really enjoyable.
Exactly my thoughts! Really enjoyed how much Nico went into every subject. It really felt like i got a comprehensive explanation of what is being conveyed. Though I understand the subject its nice to draw out the information absorption time.
So cool to see Destin in the news!Also funny you can tell he wants to do a deeper dive on the widelux
This conversation-like format was really cool!
I loved Destin's videos on Kodak (I had an uncle who worked for Kodak his whole life -- 1940s-1980s) -- and I stopped whining about Kodak price increases when I saw how complex the process is.
That's cool about your uncle. Destin's 3-part series on Kodak's film production process was awesome. Not only because he managed to capture so much of the engineering that went into that process, but also because he managed to capture the obvious pride that the Kodak employees (old and young alike) have for the work that they do.
@@VirtualGuth-- Destin's videos are awesome -- find the one about the reverse-steering bike, it says more about how our brains are wired than engineering! Somewhere on CZcams I found and old Kodak promotional movie -- for shareholders or something similar -- from the late 1950s or early 1960s, and there in the background for a few seconds, was my uncle. Neat. Since Kodak is more automated today than 30+ years ago, and there is really (as far as I know) only the one Kodak film-manufacturing plant left in Rochester, NY (at one time there were a bunch across the US, at least) -- these folks are a dying breed -- they deserve to be proud and recognized....
Dustin did a great job with the Kodak series. It's deep dive as to what really goes into making film.
Many thanks for the link re: the Kodak piece.
Thanks for the news Nico! And I would love to take a look at that book 🎞️
Nico explaining to Destin is the best of this Video ❤
Destin ! Love the Kodak series mate!
He did an amazing job.
Thanks guys!
really enjoyable to see you and someone else talking over film during one of these. should see if you can get other content creators to talk about film with.
@smartereveryday Destin you have the Rollei just says enough you are into the film quite deep and that's a charm!
I've only done one roll through it so far!
@@smartereveryday you're good! It's like a submarine sonar thing to be able to shoot rangefinder with zone focusing!! thanks for the contribution too
Glad for some news!!! I missed ya!!!
What an awesome collab
Destin was awesome to visit! So glad he jumped in to make the news.
Thanks for a great episode, very informative and entertaining.
Glad you enjoyed it
He's back with the news and it was an awesome video!!! It's a wonderful day when we get Nico's news!!!
Very good episode. I follow both Nico and Destin and having them together was a real pleasure.
With Widelux cameras the camera and film is stationary and the lens rotates around its nodal point and makes an exposure through a slit. If the gears get gummy it can cause banding. With a curkit it camera the lens is fixed and a special geared tripod rotates the camera in one direction while the film is pulled past a slot in the other direction. This allows for negatives that can be 8” tall and 20” long.
thanks for the news!
Thank you for the news Nico!
Great to see you two together. Best wishes!
Leica threaded lenses could also be fitted to enlargers, interchanging lens focal length for different format of negative was a must for the perfect print.
In case anyone is interested the P30 in 120 format is sold out in most places, but Blue Moon Camera in Portland OR appears to have it in stock as of 9/1.
I'm shocked to realise that the ONDU Eikan camera is being made a few hundred meters away from me.....
About ferrania: it seems that they're producing a new bw emulsion: p33 and has an iso of 160. They're testing the film these days!
I think the CatLabs film is medium format Kodak Aerocolor. Not totally sure, but it looks a whole lot like Santacolor 100, which is definitely Aerocolor.
BTW I used to mix the chemicals at the RIT photo school and Kodak D-76 is the same formula as Illfords ID11! In case you need to process film and cant find one or the other!
Sloveniaaa!
"Champion" Made the Photo Chem for Kodak, Kodak Alaris and Sino-Promise in bulk for almost the last 20years. SO, Having D-76 now packaged by others is totally expected, not surprising, and good news!
Damn, I got all excited by your title. I was hoping you would say 240 film was making a comeback. That's APS aka Advance Photo System. Oh well... Thanks for the D76 news. How do you make D76?
Ha! That would be cool news, sadly no APS coming. I used the Darkroom Cookbook recipe, its pretty easy to find online.
Hey!! That’s amazing!
Great to see the news again. As for Kodak saying they will make film as long as there is demand, just what does that mean. As we all know that Leica never really stopped building film cameras and Nikon made the F6 well into the 2010's. So demand has always been there and never truly disappeared. So I find the Kodak statement meaningless at best. I'm glad Kodak is making film and it looks as if they will for the immediate future but I won't hold my breath if demand really slips again.
Adox and Bellini are quietly saving the day for B&W shooters
Very true, its great to see smaller players slowly filling the voids.
In this world of AI, there is nothing more genuine as a negative or transparency. It hasn't been altered or manipulated by AI.
I hope for another video soon! There was a leak from Polaroid on a soon to be released professional level camera which supposedly has a better lens than the SX-70...
The unknown part of Kodak's promise to keep producing film is "how much demand" is necessary? Pretty sure that me buying five boxes of 4x5 Tmax 400 per year won't keep it going but somewhere there's a magic number. Does Kodak need Hollywood quantities, or would consumer demand be enough? The announcement by itself raises more questions than it answers.
Destin is a great addition to NPN!
I would love to see an episode from Destin about LiDAR technology from the vehicles using it to recent mobile phones. I wouldn’t be surprised Mint is looking at mobile phone components for its project.
I am really looking forward to the Mint 35mm camera. If they can pull it off, I will consider one as a more reliable replacement for my Mju II
So, Kodak will make film as long as there is a demand? What that means is, that they will make film so long as there is a profit in so doing. Not much of a "commitment", but why would anyone expect anything else? They aren't going to do it to lose money.
My thoughts on the new Widelux camera...PLEASE TAKE MY MONEY!!!
I hope they can make a lot of these, and that the price is somewhat "reasonable" (less than if made my Leica).
I"m saving now, but I want one of these as soon as it is out of the gate. Hell, I may by 2 of them.
:)
Sino Promise is also listed as the manufacturer for many of the current crop of plastic 35mm cameras -- Kodak branded and branded as other companies (Ilford, Agfa, etc.). Interestingly it looks like Sino Promise is a front for another Chinese manufacturer who actually make these cameras.
ADOX makes D-76? Yeah! 👏👏👏👏👏
Can you take 35mm through airport CT scanners with a Domke lead bag? I have read another site’s test and they said yes; but some people may not believe it…?
There was still one more news 😥
For me Kodaks statement means basically nothing... The big question for the future of the whole analog photo industry is how they deal with sustainability and net zero goals in the next years. Production costs will only rise and i doubt that the demand will stay that high when the next crisis hits hard.
It is no longer Eastman Kodak that makes film. The film part of the company was spun off to Kodak Alaris which is owned by the former Kodak UK's pension fund.
Alaris own the right to sell the film to consumers. Eastman make it (and motion picture stock).
Better news would be if Kodak lowers their prices.
The news Made in the USA 👍
This fuji news meaning that maybe, MAYBE, Provia 100F isn't dead just yet. OK
I hope we have more player in the slide realm, specially in sheet film.
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Hope a new podcast episode is around the corner 👀
this was surreal. I thought you green screened his office for fun and pop there he is 🥲
Yo, PR department, for our press release, could you please find a better way of saying „We‘re raising prices until there’s no demand anymore“? 🫣