KONO! Rekorder is a 135 black and white film, 36 exposures, rated ISO 100–200. Its base emulsion was never meant for photography at all: it is a technical stock that already carries pre-exposed numbers and letters.
How the picture looks
Those numbers and letters may show up on your frames — or may not, depending on the stretch of the roll and on exposure. Every roll is hand rolled and hand packed, so no two are alike. The maker states this as the feature, not as a fault.
What to shoot on it
Experiment, plainly: street, abandoned places, a documentary series, any work where a stray technical marking across the frame belongs. For a job that has to be delivered, this is the wrong film.
How to shoot it
The maker gives a range of ISO 100–200 — pick a value before you start and hold it for the whole roll, or it cannot be developed evenly. Metering is ordinary, with no compensation.
Processing and scanning
Standard black and white processing. Do tell the lab which speed you shot at, and warn them that the markings on the negative are intentional rather than a processing defect.
How it compares
It is the same approach as the rest of the experimental KONO! series, only in black and white and with a technical rather than decorative pattern. Closest in spirit are document films repackaged for pictorial use.
