Washi X

[Meyer Trioplan]

Spotted this, and it looks interesting, though I'm having a tough time finding much of anything out about it.

http://shop.lomography.com/us/new-in-stock/washi-film-maskless-cn-400-135

According to the write up, it is a 400 speed color maskless film that can be also be processed in E6. Okay, well technically you can produce any film in any chemical, so the reference makes it seem even odder. It says it has its roots in traffic surveilance, but doesn't say much more beyond that. The producer of the film tends to refer to itself as a creator of small batch films.

It seems at least interestingly different from the usual "redscale" or "crackle/dot enhanced" films that are overly present on the Lomography site, but does anyone know much of anything about this emulsion?

 

[removed account4]

hi
when i saw the name washi, i thought it was the hand coated paper being sold & coated by someone in france.
the write up says it was surveillance film, so maybe it is like the tail ends SFW used to sell. a friend used to use and swear by
tht film back in the day, shoot it and mail it back to seattle and tell them if you wanted it processed as e6 or cn and they would .
its nice that others are picking up on that -
sounds fun !
john

 

[Meyer Trioplan]

That's what most of what I've been able to find pertains to, the hand made black and white material.

They offer both an "X" color version and a "Z" BW version, both with polyester bases. Makes me wonder if it is some repackaging of a CN or Aviphot product. I went ahead and ordered one roll, as it may be good for some experimentation this Fall in contrast to my usual E6 stuff.

 

[Rudeofus]

As it just so happens, Agfa sells a "film for traffic and surveillance" called Agfa ASP 400 X. We have reason to believe that this Washi 400 X color film is a maskless C-41 film, and that processing it in E-6 chemistry would yield incorrect and potentially unstable dyes. It seems to be a different product from ECN-2 films sold by Seattle Film Works.

 

[Meyer Trioplan]

Finally got my results back from shooting Film X and developing in E6 rather than C41. Overall, I'm more pleased than I expected, as the film gave some very good results after dark, but shots taken in daylight left a lot to be desired.

http://quirkyguywithacamera.blogspot.com/2016/01/fun-with-film-film-x-by-washi-in-e6.html

 

[David Allen]

Spotted this, and it looks interesting, though I'm having a tough time finding much of anything out about it.

http://shop.lomography.com/us/new-in-stock/washi-film-maskless-cn-400-135

According to the write up, it is a 400 speed color maskless film that can be also be processed in E6. Okay, well technically you can produce any film in any chemical, so the reference makes it seem even odder. It says it has its roots in traffic surveilance, but doesn't say much more beyond that. The producer of the film tends to refer to itself as a creator of small batch films.

It seems at least interestingly different from the usual "redscale" or "crackle/dot enhanced" films that are overly present on the Lomography site, but does anyone know much of anything about this emulsion?

For more information and/or to contact the manufacturer (the World's smallest film manufacturer), go to their website:

http://www.lomig.fr/products/

Bests,

David.
www.dsallen.de