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: My New 55 Film Arrived!
: Adam Doe July 07, 2015, 02:04:35 PM
Came home yesterday to find a package in the mail. Opened it to find my New55 film, t-shirt and a small print. Now to begin the process of hoarding the five shots until I come up with a worthy subject. When that fails, begin to get panicky about the film expiring and going tow waste, shoot a mirror selfie in panicked haste, beat myself up about wasting a shot on such a stupid subject, hoard a bit longer in shame...
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: 6cmsquare July 07, 2015, 03:23:50 PM
I'm going to take myself off their mailing list, it sounds like too much pressure.  -It's better to let these things live only in my perfect imagination of how cool they could be, if I ever got any.
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: jharr July 07, 2015, 05:09:50 PM
I am finding myself rushing home from work and checking the mailbox as soon as I get there. So far, I have only experienced the sort of disappointment that I imagine Charlie Brown feels on Valentines Day.
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: hookstrapped July 07, 2015, 06:00:52 PM
I didn't know they were actually producing it yet!  How exciting!!!
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: Chalky July 07, 2015, 08:55:35 PM
cant wait to see what you shoot! examples are popping up on their facebook and it looks great, cannot wait to get some!
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: gothamtomato July 12, 2015, 07:07:39 PM
I supported the Kickstarter campaign but never received mine.
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: Chalky July 12, 2015, 07:36:22 PM
I think they are sending it as they produce it, in the order of when you backed it, their facebook page explains.
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: ralph July 13, 2015, 02:00:16 AM
Also, because they're having cash flow issues, they're offering some portion of each production run to new customers before fulfilling all the Kickstarter pledges, so it will take a little longer to get your film than it would if they were focused completely on fulfilling the Kickstarter pledges first. They checked with the people who comment on their Kickstarter page first before making that decision, but if you don't visit that frequently, you might have missed it.
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: Urban Hafner July 13, 2015, 06:10:22 PM
Let's hope mine takes long enough to deliver so that a) I'm not on my 3 week holiday during that time and b) the Travelwide is already there. Although point b) maybe be a tad optimistic given their track record. ;)
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: Ezzie July 14, 2015, 05:08:09 PM
Exceptionally bad news. Feel sorry for them, really do. Hope they find a way around the problem, though it could prove catastrophic. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobcrowley/new55-film/posts/1293563 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobcrowley/new55-film/posts/1293563)
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: Adam Doe July 14, 2015, 08:58:53 PM
Exceptionally bad news...[/url]

Yes, I hope they do find a solution, and quickly.
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: Francois July 14, 2015, 09:04:54 PM
Ouch!

I wonder if they can't twist the manufacturer's arm a bit... they do have a responsibility when it comes to the quality of their product.
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: kitschretro July 15, 2015, 09:58:46 PM
Are the new packs only 5 each? the old oner were boxes of 20
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: Chalky July 16, 2015, 12:55:25 PM
They are boxes of 5 currently as that is what they offered as kickstarter rewards. Once they (hopefully) get going, I assume they will offer bigger packs.