Welcome to the latest edition of the Kosmo Foto Weekender – a round-up of the best of film photography posts to be found on the web this week.
EMULSIVE: A modern cult
Think of Japanese rangefinders and classic cameras from the likes of Nikon, Olympus and Cosina spring to mind. Not, it’s fair to say, Yasuhara. Howard Maryon-Davis reviews the T981, a modern-day curio.
Canny Cameras: Over-rated classics?
Canny Cameras casts a critical eye over 10 “classic” cameras it feels aren’t as good as their reputation deserves. Is one of your favourites on the list?
35mmc: The pain from Ukraine
Soviet cameras get an unfairly bad rap sometimes, but getting the best out of them often means learning their quirks and being patient. When you rush things, accidents will happen, as James Northcote finds out.
Casual Photophile – The scanner in your pocket
The Film Lab app brings film scanning via your phone – at least that’s the intention. How does it stack up? Charlotte Davis takes a look.
And one more post outside of the world of photography
BBC News: A radical awakening
The radicalisation of young Muslims is very much in the news here in the UK with the continuing saga around the “Jihadi bride” Shamima Begum, who travelled to Syria four years ago as a 15-year-old. Dominic Casciani’s long-read tells the story of Nicola Benyahia, a British Muslim mother whose son Rasheed ran off to join Islamic State. It’s a harrowing but important read.
I'm a New Zealander who has been living in London since the mid-1990s, shooting film seriously since the year 2000. Kosmo Foto was launched in 2012 and has since become a film brand, with the release of my first films Kosmo Foto Mono 35mm (2017) and Kosmo Foto Mono 120 (2019).
I’m doing everything I can to promote film photography in the 21st Century, and help it survive and thrive. If you want to write something for Kosmo Foto, please drop me a line at foto.dowling@gmail.com.
