New55 is Dead Along With Its Dreams of Reviving 4×5 Peel-Apart Film
New55 has announced that it has shut down operations, putting an end to its dreams of helping to bring peel-apart 4x5 instant film back from the grave.
Impossible Project Founder and New55 are Saving Peel-Apart Film
Analog lovers rejoice, those tears you cried for your old friend Fujifilm FP-100c peel-apart packfilm were not in vain! Impossible Project founder Florian 'Doc' Kaps has teamed up with Bob Crowley at New55 Film to save the format.
R3 Monobath Developer Lets You Process Your Film with One Chemical Bath
In March 2014, we reported that inventor Bob Crowley and his startup New55 were working on producing a new line of 4x5 instant film. That Kickstarter campaign turned out to be a smashing success. As the company continues to work on its instant film aspirations, its has released a new product that many photographers may find useful.
It's a new monobath developer called R3 that lets you develop, stop, and fix black-and-white photographic film with a single bath.
New55 FILM Hopes to Kickstart The Re-Production of 4×5 Instant Sheets
Noticing the successful efforts of both Lomography and The Impossible Project, inventor Bob Crowley has been inspired to take his own dive into the niche market of the re-creation of discontinued analog films. He and his team at New55 FILM have created a Kickstarter in hopes of funding the start up of 4x5 instant film production.