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Via their podcast The Kodakery, Kodak have offered an update and some in-depth discussion about the efforts to bring color slide film Ektachrome back to market. While they don't give a hard date that the film will be available at retail, they do project that it will come to market in 2018.

Per Kodak:

"In January of 2017, we announced that KODAK EKTACHROME Film would be coming back to the market. The process is coming along well. We’ve been busy testing and making sure it meets all the expectations that exist in this passionate community and are looking forward to its market release in 2018."

You can listen to the entirety of the podcast here.

In this statement from Polaroid Originals CEO Oskar Smolokowski, they explain whey they, at this time, cannot produce packfilm and have no intention to do so in the foreseeable future.

"To tackle pack film, we’d be starting from scratch, investing in the design and invention of new machines and processes in a project that would take years to complete, requiring huge investments and resources we just don’t have."

You can read the whole statement here.

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If you've ever wished that you could take part in the largest film-themed Secret Santa on the planet, well, now is your chance.

EMULSIVE, an incredible resource for all things film, is once again hosting the EMULSIVE Secret Santa!

Last year, the number of participants was just under 500 people, and this year, it's already exceeded that.

I'm personally taking part so I can give my secret match a big ol' package of swag, AND ShootFilmCo is also a sponsor (amongst a BIG list of sponsors), so there's going to be some extra goodies floating around for some lucky folks.

Hurry--the deadline to sign up is November 19th.

Here's the sponsor list as of this writing:

• Carmencita Lab
• Dubble
• Eastman Kodak Company
• FILM Ferrania
• ILFORD photo
• Japan Camera Hunter
• Kosmo Foto
• Parallax Coop
• Silberra Film
• Shoot Film Co
• Solarcan
• Ultrafine

Here is the link where you can learn all about it, and learn how to get signed up:

http://emulsive.org/articles/secret-santa/announcing-emulsive-secret-santa-2017

Ihagee's Kickstarter campaign for an all-manual, mechanical 35mm SLR using Nikon's F-mount has gone live.

The camera is completely mechanical in function, has no light meter, and thus requires no battery, and will be manufactured in the Ukraine. Notably, it comes with a 2-year "guarantee", the details of which are unknown other than service will be done at a German-based repair center.

For the first 24 hours of the campaign, a $499 pledge will get you the camera, followed by a Super Early Bird pledge at $529, and the rewards climb from there. One reward option comes with a Trioplan 50, a lens from German manufacturer Meyer-Optik, at $1299.

After the campaign is over, the camera will be "made to order" with unspecified wait times and the retail price of the camera will be an estimated $1500. Looks like they're gunning for the "luxury" market with those kinds of dollars.

Check out the campaign here and let me know what you think.

As of November 9th, Reflex, the group creating a new, modular 35mm SLR, is now fully funded on Kickstarter.

I've personally backed the project and wish the team the best in their endeavor to bring this camera to market!

Check out their campaign here.

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