Submitted by Double Negative on September 11, 2012 - 2:15pm
From the what-the-hell-is-going-on-this-week department comes the latest bad news for film. Seems Fujifilm might stop manufacturing movie film. Now granted, Fuji film is used for about 20% of studio business with Kodak the other 80% - it's still another shocking round of bad news in recent weeks. Read more below for the details.
Submitted by Double Negative on September 11, 2012 - 9:29am
Complex’s Video Director, Jonathan Lees, took a trip down to the new Leica Store and Gallery in Washington, DC to see Jacob Aue Sobol’s B&W exhibit exclusively utilizing the new Leica M-Monochrom camera. While there, he had a chance to sit down for a lengthy discussion with some key players from the legendary German camera brand including VP of Marketing and Corporate Retail, Roland Wolff, and Product Specialist Justin Stailey.
Submitted by Double Negative on September 10, 2012 - 4:13pm
China Lucky Film Corp said on Tuesday that it will stop production of color film products due to a sharp decrease in demand in recent years. The company said it will authorize its general manager to clear assets related with color film products. The Baoding-based company, a fully owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, had revenues of 827 million yuan ($130 million) in 2011, up 13 percent year on year. The company's net loss was 55.9 million yuan. The annual report showed that the profit rate for color film products was only 6.66 percent.
Submitted by Double Negative on September 6, 2012 - 7:24am
So did anyone happen to notice in the posting to the Zeiss Blog this morning concerning Photokina 2012 that there will be a new ZM lens available next year? They promise us a "fast lens." So look for an announcement and perhaps a new ZM on display in Cologne! Read more below for the details and update!