I just watched Grainydays’ video on this film, and it struck me (which should’ve been obvious): it was based on Ilford XP2 emulsion! (XP2 review: analog.cafe/r/ilford-xp2-s…)
A little upset I didn’t immediately realize this when I saw the leaked photos of the film boxes. But of course, this makes all the sense in the world.
I’m also pleased to see the young scientists that made it possible. There’s an ongoing fear in the film photography community that the knowledge we accumulated over the past 200 years about making film is leaving us with the retiring population of scientists and engineers who were at the forefront of the production up until the 2010s. Apparently, there’s no shortage of smart young people ready to do it all again, even if it means re-inventing film for the new age.
Dmitri Dec 1, ‘23, edited on Mar 14, ‘24