Premium Member Uli Meyer Posted December 6, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2022 I saw this posted on Instagram and a new film stock is mentioned. Does anyone have more information about said new stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heikki Repo Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Most likely it's the Orwo NC500. They have mentioned a feature film was planned to be shot on it. https://www.orwo.shop/products/wolfen-nc500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted December 6, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Could also be black and white, doesn't mention that, but does say WWI, so maybe it fits to be B&W. The fact it's a 15 day shoot says they clearly don't have much money. B&W would save them a considerable amount. Edited December 6, 2022 by Tyler Purcell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 As they mention „ORWO“, it’s most likely that „new“ Chinese color negative filmstock that is going to be sold by some British businessman that now owns the right to use the brand „ORWO“. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Wołoszyk Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 "Trial in the trenches"? I'd say it's just ad for this filmstock, not a movie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Uli Meyer Posted December 7, 2022 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 7, 2022 I think this is good news and one should wait until it is out there before judging. You can only hope that it is a great looking, reliable stock and that there will be an affordable alternative on the market soon. You never know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Hart Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 It has been suggested that the filmstock itself is manufactured in China. It was mentioned elsewhere that the pre-release stock sent out for stills photographers to test and appraise was installed into cassettes in China. It will be educational to learn the full and correct story. Meanwhile, I am waiting for a chance to try the new 16mm NC500 film in a CP16R camera I have that still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heikki Repo Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Well, apparently Adox was in the process of doing a color film with someone that suddenly after the first batch became unavailable (which is why they are now doing it in house). Some have been guessing it was Inoviscoat. Inoviscoat on the other hand is now part of ORWO. Thus I wouldn't say it is impossible that this film is actually made in Europe like ORWO is saying. Not to mention that a mystery Chinese film maker making new color film would be much more unlikely explanation than Inoviscoat doing it. Making color film is really difficult and restarting production is not easy either. Inoviscoat has been doing that stuff all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted December 7, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 7, 2022 From my understanding the new OWRO film is made in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted December 15, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Well "color" me tickled! I didn't know this day would come, but Orwo has released their 400 ISO Color motion picture stock! I just ordered 4 rolls! Looking forward to testing it. https://www.orwo.shop/en-us/collections/motion-picture-films Edited December 15, 2022 by Tyler Purcell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Sekanina Posted December 15, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2022 Wow! Only 117€ for a roll of 400ft 16mm. I will try it out as well. Thanks for the link Tyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted December 15, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2022 https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/kodak-on-twitter-were-hiring-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-35mm-film.194674/post-2605206 Kodak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Sekanina Posted December 15, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) Not sure what you're trying to say Simon. Do you suspect the ORWO film is just manufactured by Kodak like Cinestill? Edited December 15, 2022 by David Sekanina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted December 15, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, David Sekanina said: Not sure what you're trying to say Simon. Do you suspect the ORWO film is just manufactured by Kodak like Cinestill? At the time people didn't know, this thread was made before the new film was released. Now we know it's not. Kodak does not make anything like this product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Phillips Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 The stills samples they posted definitely have a look, almost like theres extra silver retention but with maybe more limited dynamic range than we're use to? I ordered 2 rolls to test, should be interesting to see the results. Very curious how it'll look with the ultra 16s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted December 16, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Tyler Purcell said: this thread was made before the new film was released The post I have linked to is from Nov 1, 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted December 16, 2022 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2022 12 hours ago, Simon Wyss said: The post I have linked to is from Nov 1, 2022. The film released this week. So this thread was made before the film was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Hagelstein Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Uli, you might want to have a look at my thread in FILM STOCKS AND PROCESSING ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I am very excited to test this film as I really like the Agfa colors. The prices seem higher than Kodak though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Uli Meyer Posted December 17, 2022 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, Ludwig Hagelstein said: Uli, you might want to have a look at my thread in FILM STOCKS AND PROCESSING ? Thanks Ludwig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 1000ft of NC500 costs 956.00 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Uli Meyer Posted December 17, 2022 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Giray Izcan said: 1000ft of NC500 costs 956.00 dollars. The prices seem to have doubled overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giray Izcan Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) I noticed too. It was 500 for 1000ft. I was ecstatic about it. With these prices, I will stick with Kodak. I will just buy a 400ft roll for a little test/fun. Edited December 17, 2022 by Giray Izcan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Hagelstein Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 44 minutes ago, Uli Meyer said: The prices seem to have doubled overnight. I just saw. When I wrote my post a 400ft roll was 187.00 € net. Their marketing / sales / distribution really is erratic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted January 25, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted January 25, 2023 Alright guys, got my shipping notification. It's coming from HOENSBROEK, LB which is in the Netherlands. They initially told me it was shipping from the US, but now the box is on the way with a tracking number coming from Europe. Netherlands was a shock to me. So are they doing finishing there? Very odd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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