Films I've used and would like to use.
Contents
Notes
- I'm lazy
- I'm also impatient
- Money solves those problems quite well
- Developing b/w at home is fun, however
Shanghai GP-3
- Very cheap film, you get what you pay for by all accounts
- About 3-4 AUD per roll
- ISO 100, 120 format
- I've developed one roll myself and the frame numbers from the backing paper are imprinted on the film. Quite shit, but not bad for first DIY development anyway
- I bought a pack of 10 rolls because why not, and if these are newer stock then maybe the numbers won't imprint
Kodak Portra 160
- 135 format
- Pleasing results for portraits, good colours, might lose highlight details easily
Kodak Ektar 100
- 120 format
- Looks to produce nice results, need to see some big prints and shots taken in ideal conditions
- 16 AUD sold as single roll from Fotolab
Fuji Velvia
- 135 format
- ISO 50?
- Expensive to get developed, can't DIY
- Results were pleasing enough but somewhat lacklustre, should've overexposed a little
Ilford Delta 3200
- 135 format
- Very grainy in all conditions
- Low contrast in low light situations, wonderfully moody
- Higher contrast in bright conditions, still grainy but pleasing
- Expensive to get developed, better to DIY
Fuji Cinevia 100D
- Single-8 format
- Daylight balanced
- 40' spool
- Apparently rebranded/reloaded Astia 100 stock
Lodged in-person for developing at Retro Enterprises and mailed back home by EMS for 1200yen (2 spools)
- Not yet viewed or scanned
Fuji R25N
- Single-8 format
- Daylight balanced
- ISO 25
- 50' spool
Lodged in-person for developing at Retro Enterprises and mailed back home by EMS for 1200yen (2 spools)
- Not yet viewed or scanned
Fuji Pro 400H
- 135 format
- Not yet tried
Fuji Provia 100F
- 120 format
- Not yet developed
Cinestill 400D
- 135 and 120 format
- Kinda mixed feelings so far, only used at Mount Kosciuszko for some landscape-y work
- Not a fan of how it handled some really high contrast scenes, it's saturating in both bright cloudy skies and deep shadows
- That's not inherently bad, but I felt there's not enough punch in the colour to make that interesting, and there's the red halation glow around bright areas that just looks out of place
- I need to try aiming this stuff at humans sometime
Films to buy and try
- Portra 400 or 800
- Ultrafine Xtreme 400 (apparently good in 120 format)
What's good and bad
Lots of film can be had for about 10 AUD per roll (120 format): http://stores.ebay.com/CheapShotsAu-Film/colour-print-film-C41-/_i.html?_fsub=3057590010&_sid=183123040&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322
- C-41 process films are great because they're cheap to process
- Kodak Portra
- Kodak Ektar 100
- Fuji Pro 160NS
Fuji Pro 400H - about 11 AUD per roll after shipping (in a 5-pack): http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fuji-Films-for-SLR-cameras-Superia-Pro-Velvia-Provia-Acros-Neopan-New-/371252736870
- B/W films are nice because you can DIY them
- You can't go past the Chinese films for being cheap, that's the Shanghai GP-3
- Shanghai GP-3
- Ultrafine Xtreme
- E-6 process reversal films are lovely, but expensive to process
- Velvia
- Provia