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To be honest, we've been fighting production problems with the Rev 3 film holders since we introduced them. They would warp when ejected from the mold; forcing us to discard way too many parts (like 30% too many)! Granted, they were better than the Rev 2s but not better enough.The factory engineers kept blaming the "thinness" of the long bars. (We'll skip the details regarding injection pressures, cycle times, mold temperatures etc.) They wanted us to increase the thickness. The problem was: how to increase the thickness but still allow for liquid flow behind the film?Taking one of the lessons...

Here's the executive summary for those that don't want to bother with the details:1. It doesn't look like the SP-8x10+ will reach its funding goal.2. We're planning to put it into production anyway.3. The retail production price will probably be around $140-$150/each.4. You can still get in on the $123 price, if you sign-up before March 11th. (click here)Here's the long story:Testing is going well. Everyone who has tried it, loves it. The biggest technical challenge: we're still optimizing the hold-down tabs. Our plan is to move them to the underside of the lid and make them user configurable. We're...

I've received comments that our test shots aren't artistic enough. (And please, do not take this as an apology, it's not.) Just be glad I'm not still posting photos of the hangar door. (Actually, I would but I'm just really sick of that door. Besides, neighbors are starting to wonder.) Frankly, I'd much rather wander around the mountains of Colorado taking landscape shots and exploring abandoned buildings. And if a lady or two wanted to participate in some au naturel nature shots, so much the better. Heck, if it gets too cold, we'd come back to our indoor studio for...

So far, so good. Test results with 4x5 and 5x7 are looking great.

What's been happening?We've shot more 8x10 film in the last few weeks than most people do in a year! Unfortunately, most of it was the same boring shot of our building's door. The freshly painted, light gray door faces south and is evenly lit by the Colorado sun. It is one of the most challenging subjects we've ever found. We've learned a lot. Bad news?We've abandoned the goal of processing two sheets of 8x10 at the same time. This wasn't an easy decision but given the technical, economic and marketing factors involved, it was the right decision. Technical: while we...