I’ve bought the film online, from a shop in Lyon; boy oh boy was this a surprise. This is pristine, brand new, sealed and unopened film manufactured by the Lumière company in Lyon, France in the ‘50s. It’s 120mm film for 8 6×6 shots. Colour, nominal ISO 10.
The cardboard box contains a tin tube that holds the film, which is wrapped in aluminium foil. There is also a cotton bag that is used to send the film in and have it developed (the cost was included in the price of the film, according to the information sheet inside).
This film uses starch to create a RGB mask: individual starch grains are collected from potatoes, then dyed in red, green and blue, and scattered on the surface of the film. Precisely like the RGB matrix that is applied in fromt of the digital sensor of modern cameras.
Will buy more.
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