Fast Direct Positive Paper

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Interesting Kickstarter project. Way faster than Ilford Harman's nice but glacially slow product:

GALAXY HYPER SPEED Direct Positive Photo Paper by Galaxy Kickstarter

 

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Yup, I saw that a few weeks ago.

Here's something from the company that they posted on Filmwasters:

"Speaking of the paper, its speed is definitely the highest one ever, about 280-320 paper ISO (corresponds to negative film ISO 32-64). This is not a direct positive paper, it’s a reversal process. But the chemicals are well known among photographers. However, we are planning to produce our own line of pre-mixed chemicals to make a lab work easier. We tweaked the process with intention to make it more user-friendly. Now you don’t need to flash expose the image second time and development is performed with the room-temperature solutions."

So it's not exactly a direct positive the way the Harman is, but it also won't be a paper negative.

And more relevant to my developing interests, they also posted this:

"There is a reversal process with caffenol and we are planning to experiment with it in one - two month.
Our paper can be processed with any classic REVERSAL TECHNIQUE which has been well-known for many years. We are trying to adjust and improve it, but formulas are not a secret. Components can be easily acquired in any store that sells black & white photographic processing chemistry.
However, the combination of the chemicals in our kits will represent the result of long experiments and research that was intended to get the best of our paper. So if you want to get great results right away, feel free to get our kit, but if you have more of a “mad scientist” mindset – you are more than welcome to experiment with the chemistry.
Also, every pack of photo paper that we sell through Kickstarter comes with detailed instructions on how to process it."