New Kodachrome? New Peel-Apart Instant Film?

[Mackinaw]

I don't know much about Light Lens Lab, but they appear to be quite serious about producing a whole range of new film in several different formats. This update is very interesting:

Film Project Update III - New Emulsion, 2025 Goals

Jim B.

 

[Godfrey]

It will be interesting to see what comes of their work.

I do wonder if there is really enough market audience for peel-apart instant film, given that said format was abandoned nearly a bazillion years ago. That said, I still do have a Hasselblad back for instant print pack film...

G

 

[Cascadilla]

I would be interested in 4x5 and pack film peel apart film if they make it and it works well. The New 55 4x5 Polaroid attempt was expensive and also didn't work very well for me. I still have 4x5 and pack film backs for my 4x5 Toyo and would love to use them again.

 

[Freakscene]

I hope they have some success. Just bringing the regular films to market would be quite an achievement.

 

[CMur12]

A new K-14 color positive film sounds very ambitious, possibly too good to be true. (Fingers crossed, but bracing for disappointment.)

- Murray

 

[boojum]

I have been following the LLL film project for a month or so, since I got first notice. I am not as invested as some but would like to see LLL make something interesting and useful.

 

[Freakscene]

A new K-14 color positive film sounds very ambitious, possibly too good to be true. (Fingers crossed, but bracing for disappointment.)

- Murray

There is a huge difference between “a dye-incorporating development process” and “K-14”. The former they could achieve if they have the resources. The latter, well, as I keep saying, has a likelihood “approaching zero”. Even if they make a non-substantive colour film where the dye couplers are added in processing, it will be very expensive to process. If they can make decent b&w films with equivalent qa/qc to Ilford or Kodak, they will have achieved a lot.