Well, the major blogs are covering developments in the film world so fast, it is hard to keep up. They are working full time on it, though. Here are three stories making the rounds:
Petapixel amongst others are reporting on the collaboration of Kono! and Dubbel to bring us Dubbel films. These are creative films made from repackaged Kodak film with special effects added, such as sunstruck or moonstruck effects.
On a sadder note, was Japan Camera Hunter's eagle eye finding a dull page on Fujifilm's site announcing the end of several films over the next year. Petapixel has a link to the original story at JCH, worth a look, and a clear summary of the films to cease production. On the bright side, we still have Adox, Bergger, Ferrania, Foma, Ilford, Kentmere, Kodak and more left to source from for B&W, at least.
On the films being introduced side of the equation, a Russian group is looking to introduce Silberra B&W film. The IndieGoGo campaign seeks $115,000 with a flexible goal. This means that the project will be funded even if the goal is not met. The plan is to produce both orthochromatic (blue sensitive) and panchromatic (all colour sensitive) B&W films, offered at ISO 25, 50 and 80 for ortho films and ISO 50, 100 and 160 speeds for pan films. The Pan offerings will include a limited ISO 200 version. Ortho films were the original B&W films, quickly superceded by pan films. It would be interesting to shoot such a film, with the white skies typical of such emulsions.
Blog note: film speeds edited for accuracy, 2017-10-31
