What film should I shoot next?
I'm still on my slow and steady family documentary stuff with Kodak Tri-X, but I'm starting to feel the itch to try a new film. These are the films I've tried to far:
Kodak Tri-X - lots and lots
Ilford hp5 - 2 rolls
Fujifilm superia 400 - 6-8 rolls
Kodak gold - 6-8 rolls
Kodak ektar 100 - 1 roll
I feel like I'm forgetting some... Anyway, as you can see not much variety. I really like Kodak Tri-X for what I do with film so I guess I'm a picky eater haha. I actually really liked ektar 100, it was just too slow for indoors. Maybe I'll try it again...
Any film you think I should try? And what would go best to shoot with them? Probably something out of my normal family stuff which I think Tri-X will reign supreme for a while. Something good for landscape, travel...
Fomapan 200, it's a very interesting and sharp film that looks better shot at 400 in my opinion. Very classic but good detail at the same time.
Quote from agentlossing on August 16, 2021, 11:29 pmFomapan 200, it's a very interesting and sharp film that looks better shot at 400 in my opinion. Very classic but good detail at the same time.
I second Fomapan (and its rebrands)! It's a good cheap stock, and although I feel like it doesn't separate midtones as well as HP5+, it holds plenty of dynamic range. Rollei films are also interesting, but I don't really have any experience with them. Ilford's other offerings may be attractive to you too.
For color, have you looked at Lomography films? They're surprisingly available at a selection of speeds. Also, if you're daring you can give Kodak vision3 a shot, or its meme brother, Cinestill films.
Alright, Fomapan is cheap enough to give it a whirl. That example pic is really nice.
I haven't looked seriously at lomography. I watched a video with someone shooting one once and it was just way too exciting for me haha. I like more subdued or just classic looks. Maybe they offer something like that too.
Interesting Rollei has an infrared film. That could be interesting.
Keep 'em coming 😀
Fomapan 400 since I've been seeing the results people are getting with it at such a cheap price, and for color negative I'd say Lomo 800, I had pretty good results with it in Hawaii and it has very good dynamic range. I've got a roll of it in my MZ-S and I've been doing Macro and Butterfly/Bumblebee shots with it in the mornings lately to further review it's capability.
Fuji C200, has never failed me either for a cheap stock. Although it shoots alot more cooler and has deeper greens/blues than Kodak films.
Quote from SpruceBruce on August 18, 2021, 2:32 amFomapan 400 since I've been seeing the results people are getting with it at such a cheap price, and for color negative I'd say Lomo 800, I had pretty good results with it in Hawaii and it has very good dynamic range. I've got a roll of it in my MZ-S and I've been doing Macro and Butterfly/Bumblebee shots with it in the mornings lately to further review it's capability.
Fuji C200, has never failed me either for a cheap stock. Although it shoots alot more cooler and has deeper greens/blues than Kodak films.
I forgot I liked your lomo 800 shots you shared! Worth trying out for sure.
Quote from SpruceBruce on August 18, 2021, 2:32 amFomapan 400 since I've been seeing the results people are getting with it at such a cheap price, and for color negative I'd say Lomo 800, I had pretty good results with it in Hawaii and it has very good dynamic range. I've got a roll of it in my MZ-S and I've been doing Macro and Butterfly/Bumblebee shots with it in the mornings lately to further review it's capability.
Fuji C200, has never failed me either for a cheap stock. Although it shoots alot more cooler and has deeper greens/blues than Kodak films.
I second Fuji C200, although I don't feel like there's that much difference between it and Superia 400. However, I also feel the same way about Ultramax and Gold.
I shot a roll of Lomo 800 but haven't seen any shots from it yet. It's definitely an oddball as the only alternative to Portra for a color negative 800 speed film. I've heard a lot of stuff about it's origins and consistency, so we'll see I guess. Definitely worth trying though.
