NoColorStudio Experimental No.5 High Contrast (1 of 2)

Lets talk about NoColorStudio. Like Film Washi, Nocolorstudio is a one man ("band") company that buys unique and experimental films. Cuts them, and hand roll em into 120 roll and 35mm canisters. Lithuanian brand run by Arnas Spakauskas. He also sells a few other films, named by numbers (NO) no.10, 12, 25 and 50. This is the NO.5 (ISO 5). The film was originally used to store archival documents which could be viewed with the aid of special machines found in libraries. It is an old orthochromatic Kodak emulsion not easily available in the wider world.

 

As you probably see, this is a high contrast film (yeah, a very HIGH contrast film). This was my first time shooting this stuff, so I had little to no idea what to expect (very little information online exept from the NoColorStudio website). Note; this film is only sensitive to blue light (with some yellow and greens... barely). Experimental indeed. I shot these photos at ISO 3. It was a challange for sure. Narrow exposure latitude, serious deep blacks etc. But crazy fun when I saw the information in the negatives. Have you shot this film? What did you think?

 

Location; Storwartz mine, Røros, Norway

 

Mamiya 7ii

Mamiya N 43mm f/4.5 L

NoColorStudio Experimental No.5 High Contrast @ISO3

120 film (medium format)

Adox D-76 (stock 7 mins)

Moersch Alkaline Fixer (4mins)

Epson V850

Negative Lab Pro

Lightroom

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