Adox introduces new 50 ISO film in 35mm, 120, and 4x5

http://www.adox.de/Photo/adox-hr-50-en/
" ADOX HR-50 is based on an emulsion commonly available for technical purposes, featuring an ultrafine grain and superpanchromatical sensitization.

ADOX HR-50 is especially suitable for street and landscape photography.
In Portratit photography we recomend our dedicated HR-50 developer.
ADOX modifys this film from the master roll and confections it to 35mm, 120 and sheets (4×5).

The film´s speed is enhanced to 50 ASA using ADOX´s new SPEED BOOST- technology.

The gamma is reduced so it becomes perfectly usable for pictorial photography in regular developers."
No mention of availability, but fotoimpex currently lists it in stock.
Any thoughts on what the "existing film" that they cut this from is? Maybe an aerial film (due to the IR sensitivity)?

There was some discussion in the B&W forum. Some people seemed to believe it was the same emulsion as Rollei 80S but maybe pre-flashed.

You are late. Exactly a month ago we got this lenghty thread on this:

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/new-adox-iso-50-film.162316/


As you hinted at the various conversions:
So far we got no statement here at Apug on type 120 and sheet film. Keep in mind the basic film so far seems to have been taken from stock. Introducing type 120 or sheet either would mean a compromise concerning film-base or custom coatings.

AgX said:

You are late. Exactly a month ago we got this lenghty thread on this:

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/new-adox-iso-50-film.162316/


As you hinted at the various conversions:
So far we got no statement on type 120 and sheet film. Keep in mind the basic film so far seems to have been taken from stock. Introducing type 120 or sheet ether woukld mean a compromise concerning film-base or a custom coatings.

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Oops, didn't see that thread, thanks for pointing it out.

Ho hum...not a new film...support Kodak and ilford please

What is a "new" film?

Peter Schrager said:

Ho hum...not a new film...support Kodak and ilford please

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Well neither Ilford or Kodak have a film that far into the red spectrum in 4x5" as far as I know, which is what I would like to use it for.

The sample on their website using a deep red filter, really shows this to be quite an interesting film. Maybe a little similar in some ways to the long gone Kodak surveillance film used in the U2 high flying spy aeroplanes, which ran far into the red spectrum to cut through atmospheric haze..

Mick.

Mick Fagan said:

the U2 high flying spy aeroplanes, which ran far into the red spectrum to cut through atmospheric haze..

Mick.

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Gary's U2 certainly went far into the red spectrum but not quite high enough. Sorry couldn't resist it, Mick

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