Film Washi Z 400 Single Use Camera

Overview

A single use camera, loaded at the workshop with 24 exposures of the same Z emulsion — an industrially coated aerial-survey stock that Film Washi buys in and re-converts to camera formats — and fitted with a built-in flash. The film is rated 400 ISO on a clear 100 µm polyester base with a spectral maximum of 750 nm: panchromatic with a near-infrared tail, so foliage records bright, skies record dark and contrast is strong. Because it arrives loaded, the shade-loading routine that the roll requires is not your problem; the clear base still pipes light, which is why Film Washi's UK retailer sells this camera as “24 + 3 exposures” and why it is worth keeping it out of direct sun between frames. What is inside is black and white film, not C-41, so tell your lab that when you hand it in — Film Washi asks customers to check with their lab in advance only for films W, V, Y and R, and Z is not one of them. If you process it yourself, the datasheet gives D-76 stock 10 min, Xtol stock 8 min, Rodinal 1+25 7 min and Ilfosol 3 1+9 4.5 min at 20 °C, Ilfotec RT Rapid undiluted 70 s at 26 °C, and Ilford Delta 400 times in any other developer; the film must be handled in total darkness, with no safelight of any colour. Lens focal length, aperture, shutter speed and flash range are not published by Film Washi, so we do not list them.