Leica is launching its own 35mm film

Leica has announced the archetypal 35mm movie produced nether its ain name, Monopan 50. It’s an ultra-fine atom black-and-white film, and volition outgo $10 per 36-exposure rotation erstwhile it goes connected merchantability connected August 21st.

Leica says that the caller movie is produced successful Germany, though wouldn’t sanction a shaper erstwhile asked. The specs, close down to each curve of the spectral sensitivity chart, are an nonstop lucifer for Adox HR-50 — manufactured successful Germany — truthful this mightiness beryllium thing much than a rebrand of those rolls. Adox HR-50 costs $7.49 for 36 exposures, truthful you’ll person to determine if you’re blessed paying a mates bucks other for Leica’s beauteous retro packaging.

As the sanction suggests, Monopan 50 has an ISO standing of 50, a debased sensitivity intended for wide-aperture photography, which the institution says is besides a motion to the low-sensitivity movie disposable erstwhile the 35mm Leica I was introduced successful 1925.

With 280 enactment pairs per millimeter, this is simply a high-resolution film, portion panchromatic sensitivity of up to 780nm enables some a wide tonal scope and the enactment to usage Monopan 50 for infrared photography.