Film "W" is an orthochromatic black & white film hand coated on a traditional japanese paper, the Washi. Made for centuries in Japan, this paper combines just the right physical properties with a unique aesthetic: strong, flexible and transparent, Washi is the ideal medium for creating a hand­crafted photographic film. With high sensitivity to blue, less to the green and no sensitivity to red light, this film gives best results with urban, portrait and still life photography.

You can use any print developer at normal strength for about 3 minutes, or by inspection under red safelight. The nominal ISO of the film is 25, but we recommend you test for optimal exposure and development from 6 -25 ISO.

NOTE: This film is intended for tray development only! Although the film is supplied in a roll format, the paper base will become very soft when saturated, so it is inadvisable to attempt to load the film onto a plastic reel. Use of a metal reel may be possible, but you should run a test with your own equipment to determine whether the film can be safely loaded.

• Film "W" is an orthochromatic black & white film
• Exposures 16
• ISO 25
• Using recycled 135mm cartridges
• There is no DX code avaiable, please use manual ISO setting

Notes on development:

The light-sensitive emulsion is intricately applied by hand to Japanese Washi paper for each FIlm. This paper has a parchment-like, semi-transparent character and has been handmade in Japan for centuries. Due to the semi-transparent character of the paper, the paper negatives created after development can be exposed on photographic paper with an enlarger or digitised with a flatbed scanner.

The clearly visible paper structure creates a unique image effect.

This effect is more pronounced with the smaller film formats than with 4x5 flat film, as the paper pattern is naturally more prominent at high enlargement scales.

Due to the sensitive paper carrier, this film material cannot be easily developed in a developing box with a film spiral.

Our tip:
As Washi W film is not sensitive to red light, it can be developed in the darkroom with paper developer on sight.

Information on recommended developers and the ISO values that can be achieved with them can be found in the manufacturer's data sheet for download.