new55 kickstarter has begun

[peter schrager]

So atomic x is panotomic x
I highly doubt it...I also highly doubt that it is a brand new emulsion. ..bergger...has been playing these games for years
As they claimed the bpf 200 was xx film. . It was all Forte film
I believe the new 55 team is honestly trying to make this happen. ..but no one made any new emulsions for them to sell
And there is any number of wonderful 100 speed emulsions available

[vdonovan2000]

So atomic x is panotomic x
I highly doubt it...I also highly doubt that it is a brand new emulsion. ..bergger...has been playing these games for years
As they claimed the bpf 200 was xx film. . It was all Forte film
I believe the new 55 team is honestly trying to make this happen. ..but no one made any new emulsions for them to sell
And there is any number of wonderful 100 speed emulsions available

No one is saying that it is Panatomic-X, and yes there are other good ISO 100 films to shoot. I'm a fan of Ilford FP4, and a fan of Ilford Harman as a company. I've been shooting Atomic-X because it comes as a ready load, which has been great for travel and impromptu shoots. Having shot about a dozen sheets of it, I find I like the tonality so much that I'm looking forward to having regular sheets that I can shoot in conventional holders. I also like the idea of supporting the New55 project, but I'll continue to purchase Ilford products as well.

[peter schrager]

Why don't you post some examples for us.. and don't be defensive I'm looking for a fight
We're all here together...I was just curious where a new emulsion came from

[peter schrager]

Oops..NOT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT!!

[BobCrowley]

Here's an example processed as an instant film. We - New55 - definitely DID source our own film. None of the emulsions are "new" but they sure to vary. We have studied SO-139 which is what Polaroid used for T55 - Pan-X on a thin base (and the wrong size). What we have is very close. http://new55project.blogspot.com/201...-tip-from.html

[BobCrowley]

Shot about two hours ago

[Rolfe Tessem]

Shot about two hours ago

Bob,

Is that Atomic-X or New55?

Rolfe

[BobCrowley]

Bob,

Is that Atomic-X or New55?

Rolfe

Both. This is the exact same sheet film we also sell as Atomic-X, processed as an instant film we make called New55 PN.

I just shot this today and this is a scan of the instant negative.

The sheet film (just the sheets) is given our trade name Atomic-X and can be used in your film holders and processed with your favorite developer or with R5 Monobath if you like.

1SHOT is again this same film, put into a ready-loaded envelope that eliminates the need for hand loading film holders. All can be seen at http://new55.net.

There is also a lengthy blog with hundreds of posts about the project at http://new55project.blogspot.com

The development of the industrial capacity (plant, technology, equipment etc) was crowdfunded in 2014 after an R&D effort led by me at Soundwave Research in Massachusetts. New55 is a new, small company aiming to make large format photography more accessible and fun to a new audience of artists and photographers who are just discovering the fun of real photography, and for those who already know this.

[vdonovan2000]

Camera: Shen Hao 4x5
Lens: Fujinon 210 W
Film: New55's Atomic X (ready load)
Developer: Xtol 1:1

[Paul Cunningham]

New55 is a new, small company aiming to make large format photography more accessible and fun to a new audience of artists and photographers who are just discovering the fun of real photography, and for those who already know this.

Bob, is this your new mission statement? Targeting new users as your primary market and not professionals?
Respectfully,
Paul