Lika, who produced her own black and white film, is not surprising for me. This is actually fully understanding in recent years given the popularity of vintage leika film cameras and rebirth of film photography. As someone who started shooting for the black and white film, it is exciting news.
Lika monopan 50 There is a 35 mm film that claims fine grains, especially suitable for high-performance lenses. It is a super-pancromatic film, which means that it is sensitive to a wide range of lightwaves compared to the standard film. It creates an excellent choice for use with orange and red filters, extending it near the infrared part of the color spectrum, which has the ability to make images with strong contrast. Monopan 50 should be a great choice for fine art photography, which offers smooth highlight roll-off and better tonal isolation and accuracy. The skin will be much better than the tone.
Being a 50 ISO film, a sharp lens would be a benefit for low light, resulting in fine grains, good acumen and remarkable tonal value breeding. Lika claims that the film was shot with a leak lens, resulting in an infallible leka bokeh. Lika states, “Analog photography is a conscious option to rely on craftsmanship, a slow pace, and our own ability to catch an image. Laika Monopan 50 Black-And-White Film misses 35 mm early days of photography.
I do not have a leaky film camera, but being a black and white fundamentalist, I can line up for the first time and try it. Leica Monopan will be available from August 21, 2025.