Leica M11, Hasselblad Masters, Kodak Disposable, and More / Weekly News Roundup

Leica M11, Hasselblad Masters, Kodak Disposable, and More / Weekly News Roundup

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Short and sweet; we’re launching a new weekly feature on the site. Every week we’ll post a handful of our favorite photography and camera-related news from the week before. Something to have with your morning coffee. Hope you enjoy. Let’s get to the news.


Hasselblad announces winners of the 2021 Hasselblad Masters competition. The competition showcases winners in a number of photography categories including wedding, architecture, landscape, product and more. Each entry consists of three photos and it was not required that a Hasselblad camera be used.

Kodak unveils TRI-X 400 Disposable Camera. Following in the footsteps of the popular Illford single use camera loaded with HP5 film, Kodak releases a disposable camera that comes loaded with 27 exposures of the popular TRI-X 400 stock. It comes in the familiar format of previous Kodak disposables, featuring the 30mm plastic lens, rechargeable flash and 1/125 shutter speed.

Zhong Yi announces budget-friendly Speedmaster 90mm F1.5 lens. The lens, which will be available for Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount, is fully manual but will be compatible with auto-focus adapters. The price tag will range from $599 to $649.

Images and features of new Leica M11 Leaked. Images of the new Leica M11 have leaked and it is rumored to have a new 60MP sensor and tethering support.

NoColorStudio Introduces new no.99 film: Satellite reconnaissance film from Europe. Grain lovers rejoice! This 990 ISO B&W film from the experimental film shop, NoColorStudio will render a grainy haze that will have you reminiscing on when the History Channel actually played shows about history.


Those have been the news stories that caught our eyes this week. Tell us what you think in the comments, or share your favorite post.

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Jonathan Wu

Jon is a New England based photographer, outdoor enthusiast and IT consultant. Jon enjoys skiing, 80's rock, collecting bikes, exploring new areas, old cars, thrift stores, and strong coffee. He can be found on instagram @realjonwu or at jonwuphoto.com.

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2 comments
  • Thank for sharing.
    The best is the disposal TriX 😉
    After, I just quote the famous Ken Rockwell from his last great reviews “The Mitakon 90mm f/1.5 is an all-metal lens that looks just like the LEICA NOCTILUX-M 90mm f/1.5 with sloppy mechanics and optics good enough for people who don’t actually shoot LEICA.”
    But, after about the Leica M11: how we can think of a brand which asks several thousand dollars for a camera and cooperates with Huawei and now XiaoMi (little rice ; like there is fish, military, or business 😉 ). Leica now is a luxury camera brand which sales digital cameras, but if their lens are very good, and personally I will never put something very low in my film Leica, such this copy of Leica lens, I think from you sharing the best for me is the disposal TriX, because this is TriX and a disposal camera could be very useful. For a good mobile phone now, best are: Sony, Apple and Samsung (I secure my communication devices by avoiding any other brand especially if they try to impress me with a Leica logo).

  • Why are companies making anything disposable these days? It’s just more landfill junk. A single-use camera seems like such a waste, especially within a community (photography) with so many awesome vintage camera bodies and lenses that don’t cost much. And if those old gems cost too much or demand too much “buying-in” effort, the reusable Ilford Sprite 35 II is a much better option.

    As a 99% B&W shooter, I think I’ve given Kodak my last dollars. FP4 and HP5 are my preferred stocks, anyway.

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Jonathan Wu

Jon is a New England based photographer, outdoor enthusiast and IT consultant. Jon enjoys skiing, 80's rock, collecting bikes, exploring new areas, old cars, thrift stores, and strong coffee. He can be found on instagram @realjonwu or at jonwuphoto.com.

All stories by:Jonathan Wu