NEWS: Bi-weekly News Round-Up – December 31, 2023

It’s time for another news round-up, the last one of the year! This series brings together the latest news from the last few weeks. If you want to read the individual articles in full detail, then head to the links for each story.

We have a few interesting pieces including an invitation to a project for January 2024 from Azriel Knight, a documentary from The Sustainable Darkroom team, a quick-detach camera strap from Reto, a fashionable 35mm film camera from IUTD Studios, and a 10mm F2 aspherical lens from TTArtisan.

Jankuary – Janky Camera January by Azriel Knight

Jankuary – Janky Camera January

Azriel Knight has invited everyone to take part in Jankuary! Hamish has also added that if you manage to get your post uploaded in January, he will bump it in the queue. For more details, have a read of the article here.

The Sustainable Darkroom’s Documentary Shares Eco-Friendly Vision for Photography’s Future

Sustainable Darkroom Launches Re·source Book – Blueprint for a Better Future

If you are looking for inspiration or learning on how to be more eco-friendly or sustainable in photography, then look no further than The Sustainable Darkroom. The new “I AM A DARKROOM” documentary film filmed by Ed Carr and produced by Do Be Do Projects is sure to light a fire in your analogue heart and open up the world of alternative photography a little more. Plus, it’s free to watch! Click on the article link above to find out more.

RETO Releases KODAK Multi-Purpose Camera Strap With Quick-Detach System

NEWS: RETO Releases KODAK Multi-Purpose Camera Strap With Quick-Detach System

TTArtisan Releases Affordable Ultra-Wide 10mm F2 Aspherical Lens for E, X, Z, RF, and MFT Mounts

NEWS: TTArtisan Releases Affordable Ultra-Wide 10mm F2 Aspherical Lens for E, X, Z, RF, and MFT Mounts

IUTD Studios Transparent 35mm Film Camera with 28mm Lens Now Available

NEWS: IUTD Studios Transparent 35mm Film Camera with 28mm Lens Now Available

There are a few additional tidbits of news that we haven’t written up but I mention in the video below including a new product coming from Zone Imaging in 2024, the next release of Crown+Flint (plus a new Open Film Database project), a motorised camera from Photodom NYC, Matt Loves Cameras video on Walken’s latest film Speed 400, and Flic Film’s 800 C41 film called Aurora coming soon in the new year.

That’s it for this week’s news, see you in 2024!

If you have any news to share or any tip-offs then you can either let us know in the comments below or send an email to [email protected].

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