Crowdfunding campaign launched for new b&w emulsions

I'm not sure if we need another b&w film, but a Russian company called Silberra launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce four new emulsions:

 

From Russia with Love: Silberra Crowdfunding the Largest Ever Film Photography Campaign - Japan Camera Hunter

 

IMHO we need something significantly different to what we have available now. It doesn't have to be revolutionary, but it has to be unique. Ferrania, which is producing its own b&w emulsion, will eventually deliver at least one slide film, and Kodak is reintroducing Ektachrome.

Silberra’s announcement covers four new 35mm and 120 black and white film series, as well as new photographic papers and development chemistry.

 

The four film series are:

 

• Silberra PAN, based on a tweaked Agfa recipe and available in four stocks: ISO 50, 100 and 160, as well as a limited edition 200 ISO film.
  
• Silberra ORTA, a brand new from-scratch orthochromatic film, available in ISO 25, 50 and 80 versions.
  
• Silberra IC, a brand new isochromatic film stock.
  
• Silberra PAN II, a brand new panchromatic film.
  

Link:

EXCLUSIVE: Silberra BW film announcement + founder interview | Articles, Interviews, News | EMULSIVE

Edited November 2, 2017 by DrBen

I'm certainly interested in the ortho and iso films since there's a serious lack of those now in roll film. Ortho sheet film can be difficult to tame as well since it's really meant for making litho plates and takes some effort to get a continuous tone negative.

 

In all honesty, a new pan film doesn't excite me that much UNLESS they shoot for something like a Super XX thick emulsion type film. With the speeds stated, though, I'm wondering if we're going to get an Efke-like high silver, thin emulsion film.

 

Still, I'll read up and may kick some money their way if they can actually deliver on the ortho films.

That's what I get for posting before reading.

 

I admit I'm not super excited about the pan offerings-we have lots of good pan films in those speed ranges and I'll take the consistency of Kodak or Ilford. A rehash of Agfa films doesn't really stand out to me.

 

The ortho films are a different story, and I'll probably kick them some money for some(and hope they can deliver).

 

As I said above, if you want my attention on a pan film, make something like Super-XX.

Hmm... I've got 50 bananas

I can invest...

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Film Ferrania--for all the furor, delays, and miscalculations--produced an underwhelming product. This one looks sketchy. Buy what's on the market now if you want more tomorrow.

The Ferrania film was very good. I obtained 6 rolls for testing and obtained very good results. It was not underwhelming. And now you are claiming this company is sketchy? What is the matter with you? Anything that comes up film related and you go on the attack. You basically said Ferrania was sketchy as well and wouldn't deliver.

Does anyone get their money back if this company doesn't deliver?

 

I remember former Soviet film of old - Fomapan or some such - absolute garbage; contrasty, grainy and with no red sensitivity whatsoever.

 

Incidentally, what's wrong with using a blue A to D filter if you want the ortho look?

The Ferrania film was very good. I obtained 6 rolls for testing and obtained very good results. It was not underwhelming. And now you are claiming this company is sketchy? What is the matter with you? Anything that comes up film related and you go on the attack. You basically said Ferrania was sketchy as well and wouldn't deliver.

 

Pull the other one, Dave. Compared to available b&w materials, P30 is a "meh" film: OK if you like it but not something I'd bother with. Saw both pro lab and home processed results and wondered whether it was worth the wait. Buy what you please. I do.

When you come up with a new product, you have to have some real advantage over existing products.

 

I haven't tried the new Ferrania films, though I am on their mailing list.

 

Often enough, I will try something new, just to be different, but that might not be enough.

 

If Ferrania makes 110 or 126 or 127 films, then I might use it for those cameras.

Interesting; thanks for the post, Karim

When you come up with a new product, you have to have some real advantage over existing products.

 

I haven't tried the new Ferrania films, though I am on their mailing list.

 

Often enough, I will try something new, just to be different, but that might not be enough.

 

If Ferrania makes 110 or 126 or 127 films, then I might use it for those cameras.

 

I would love to get P30 and their future color slide film in 110 to feed my Pentax and Diana 110 bodies. The grain is nice on the P30 for 35mm I processed in HC110. I have discussed 110 film with them and they are open to it.