HARMAN Phoenix 200

HARMAN technology Ltd, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of analogue photographic films, darkroom papers and photo chemicals, has today announced the launch of HARMAN Phoenix 200, a brand-new, limited-edition ISO 200, 35mm colour film.

HARMAN Phoenix 200 is the first ever colour film made entirely from emulsion-to-cassette at its Mobberley factory, a significant yet incredibly exciting milestone.
“We are so well known for our black & white films that we are regularly asked why we don’t make colour films.” says Greg Summers, Managing Director. “We always believed this wasn’t feasible, but I’m delighted to say we were wrong!”

A secret project

In late-2022, a small team was tasked with a secret ‘skunk works’ project to see whether they could design, coat, and manufacture a colour film at HARMAN’s UK site in Mobberley, Cheshire.

“It was initially an experiment to explore what was possible but what we achieved in such a short space of time is quite remarkable.” Adds Greg.

The result is HARMAN Phoenix, an ISO 200 colour negative film with an unmistakably analogue look. It produces high contrast images with strong, visible grain and punchy, vibrant colours. It comes in a 36 exposure DX-coded cassette and can be rated between ISO 100 and 400 but performs best at ISO 200 in good, consistent light, with the possibility of halation.

“We think this is unlike any other colour film on the market.” Says Giles Branthwaite, Sales & Marketing Director. “As it is our first, we also recognise it is not perfect, but the film community is crying out for choice when it comes to colour, and we want them to know we are listening.”

Significant Investment

The news of this film comes on the back of significant ongoing investment by HARMAN technology and is a sign of their ongoing commitment to the future of analogue photography.

“This is just the beginning of HARMAN’s colour journey.” Says Giles. “Sales from this film will allow us to further invest, refine, and improve our formulations, coating capabilities and colour technology. Our aim is that each new colour film we produce is an improvement on the previous.”

HARMAN Phoenix 200 is available from today (December 1st). For a list of retailers and more information about the product, visit harmanphoto.co.uk or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X @harmanphoto.