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Kodak’s New B&W Films

Eastman Kodak is continuing its recent push in film with the return of the Ektapan name, this time focused entirely on black-and-white photography. The new lineup includes ISO 100, 400, and P3200 variants, all built as continuous-tone panchromatic films. The Ektapan name itself has not been used in decades, it disappeared around 25 years ago when Kodak pushed photographers toward the T-Max series instead. What is interesting now is that these new Ektapan films seem to closely resemble those T-Max stocks, even though Kodak is bringing back the older branding instead of reusing the newer one.

On the technical side, the films use T-Grain emulsion, which relies on flat, tabular silver halide crystals rather than traditional cubic ones. In practice, that is meant to reduce visible grain while keeping resolution high, giving photos a cleaner look with stronger contrast and more defined edges. Kodak also points to wide exposure latitude, so the films should handle push and pull processing fairly well without falling apart in terms of image quality.

As for availability, Ektapan 100 and 400 will be offered in both 35mm (135) and 120 medium format, while P3200 is limited to 35mm. Pricing is pretty much in line with other Kodak black-and-white stocks right now, with 35mm rolls of ISO 100 and 400 at $10.99, and P3200 at $13.95. Five-roll packs in 120 come in at $44.99 for ISO 100 and $48.95 for ISO 400.

The Latest Canon RF 300-600mm Rumours

The long-rumoured Canon RF 300–600mm lens is making the rounds again, and at this point, it feels like it has been “almost here” for a while. The lens reportedly came up again during a recent dealer meeting, but there is still no real timeline attached to it. The wording has not changed much either, it is now being described as “coming in 2026,” which sounds a lot like last year’s “coming in 2025.” So it is clearly still in development, just not quite ready to be officially announced.

There are apparently two versions still being considered. One is a more traditional RF 300–600mm f/4–5.6L IS USM with a variable aperture, while the other is a constant f/5.6 version that would use a VCM (voice coil motor) for autofocus. Right now, the constant f/5.6 option is said to be the more likely one. That would be interesting, since VCM autofocus has not been used in Canon’s super-telephoto zooms before, but it fits with Canon slowly bringing newer autofocus tech from its prime lenses into zooms.

Another detail that stands out is that the lens is rumoured to be lighter than you would expect, which could mean Canon is using diffractive optics. That is a design approach the company has used before to keep size and weight down by correcting chromatic aberrations with fewer elements. Nikon has done something similar with its PF lenses, so it is a known way to make big telephoto lenses more manageable. If this lens does show up, it would sit somewhere between the RF 100–500mm and Canon’s much more expensive super-telephoto primes, with current expectations putting the price in the $6,500 to $7,000 range.

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