Category: Film stock reviews
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Film review: ILFORD HP5 PLUS in 35mm, 120 and sheet formats
There’s much more to HP5 PLUS than meets the eye – something that regular shooters of this film will be more than aware of.
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Film review: Rollei Vario Chrome color slide film in 35mm format
It’s time to lift the veil on my thoughts about Rollei Vario Chrome, a “new” slide film officially announced in June 2017 and available in 36 exposure 35mm cassettes*1.
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Film Comparison: Bergger Pancro 400, JCH Streetpan 400 and Rollei RPX 400
The past 15 years or so have not been easy for film photographers: Most photo labs have closed their doors, major brands no longer manufacture analog cameras, and the few remaining repair shops are all but out of parts. The
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 Part 3 – 35mm EI 400 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part three of my review of Luckyfilm’s NEW SHD 100 black and white negative film, this time describing the film shot at EI 400 and bracketed +/- 1 stop of under and overexposure. Series structure Part
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Film stock review: JCH Streetpan 400 Part 1, 120 format EI 400
Having shot and experimented with a fair bit of 35mm JCH Streetpan 400 this past year or so, it’s no secret that I’ve been itching to get my hands on it in 120 roll film format since it was
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 7 – 120 EI 400 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part seven of my Bergger Pancro 400 review series.
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 Part 2 – 35mm EI 25 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part two of my review of Luckyfilm’s NEW SHD 100 black and white negative film.
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 6 – 35mm EI 400 reversal development (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
It’s about time to wrap up the part of this series that covers Bergger’s 35mm Pancro 400 film with something a bit special: reversal development results. Before you start scratching your head or disappear altogether, allow me a minute or
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Film stock review: FERRANIA P30® ALPHA Part 1 – 35mm EI 80 (bracketed +/- 1 stop + filter tests) – Rodinal semi-stand
UPDATE: Scott Micciche has published part one of his extensive FERRANIA P30 tests. A best practices guide showing results from six developers in eight development schemes. This article forms part one of a multi-part review series.
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Film stock review: Rollei Infrared 400
I’ve been an avid film shooter for a couple of years now and I absolutely LOVE the recent revival of the whole industry.
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Film stock review: Lucky New SHD 100 part 1 – 35mm EI 100 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Lucky Film SHD 100 black and white film was one of a number of versions of colour, black and white, and chromogenic black and white consumer films manufactured by Lucky Group Corporation in Héběi (河北), China. Sadly, the company
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 35mm Part 5 – EI 6400
If you’ve been following along, you’re probably wondering what happened to part four of this series.
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A word on: Cinestill 800T (35mm)
I thought CineStillFilm 800T would be a fun film to try and used my Leica M2 and Summarit-M 50mm f2.5 lens (with lens hood) to shoot a roll in and around the Manchester Art Museum, Rylands Library and the surrounds.
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 3 – 35mm EI 1600 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
Welcome to part three of my Bergger Pancro 400 review series, which this time takes the film to EI 1600, while maintaining the +/-1 stop brackets that you’ve come to know and love. In case you’re new to the
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Mini review: JCH Streetpan 400 & Rollei CN 200 (AGFA Digibase 200)
The first time I saw EM’s “Secret Santa” idea was just before Christmas 2015 and, whether because I was fairly new to EMULSIVE, or because I was too thick to comprehend a wonderful concept, I didn’t sign up. When I
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Comparing Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS to… Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS
Looking back at my Lightroom folders I can see that I started taking photography more seriously in 2013 when I acquired an entry-level DSLR. One of the things I really wasn’t taking to was all those menus and buttons.
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Long exposure film tests part two: ILFORD HP5 PLUS, ILFORD Delta Professional 400, ILFORD Delta Professional 3200, ILFORD SFX 200
Welcome to part two of my long exposure test results.
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Film review: Cinestill 800T vs Fuji 800 (35mm) inside the Buenos Aires underground aka Subterranean Explorations
Regular contributor Lorraine Healy is back, this time with a comparison of CineStill’s 800T against the mighty Fuji 800 of yesteryear that was also recently featured in the Lomography Magazine (details for the curious are below.
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Film Love: Kodak Kodachrome and me
In December of 2010, when the last rolls of Kodachrome were processed, (one of them mine), I became melancholy and wrote a very short personal perspective on this iconic film. What you see below is the result. Rewind about
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Film stock review: Bergger Pancro 400 Part 2 – 35mm EI 800 (bracketed +/- 1 stop)
UPDATE: Part three, EI 1600 bracketed +/- 1 stop is here.