One of the things that I love about film photography is how the decisions you make have an impact on the final image — choice of camera, lens, film stock, and developer as well as how you decide to apply these elements give us creative control over the final outcome. The same logic applies to […]
Tag: ORWO N74 plus
42 – A Study in Macro on expired ORWO N 74 film
This film emerges as a direct outcome of Covid-19 related quarantine, the nectar of staying alone, indoors for 60 days, (during April & May 2020) engrossed in house chores..
5 Frames… Of my quarantine in Vietnam with ORWO N74 plus on a Nikon F3HP (35mm format / EI 800 / Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-S)
I flew into Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, late in the night to be unceremoniously whisked off to spend the next 15 days in quarantine in a 3×4 meter hotel room. I was there on a work assignment that was going to last a few months hence I brought along my trusty workhorse; Nikon F3HP […]
An on-the-cheap private investigation into European BW films: ORWO or Kentmere, to be or not to be?
The whole idea behind this article started as I was looking into finding a “daily” use black and white film, on the cheap, so that I could bulk roll my own. As I’m from Europe (Romania, just one sharp right away from the Black Sea), I first looked into Foma Bohemia films, which are quite […]
5 Frames… Travelling through India with ORWO N74 plus (EI 400 / 35 format / Nikon FM2)
These photos are a part of a much bigger series on the smaller trains on the Indian Railways that ply through the remotest parts of the country.
5 Frames… With ORWO N74 plus (Gost 360 / 35mm format / Belomo Chaika 3)
Greetings Comrades! I am back with another “5 Frames” feature to further your capitalist decadence. This time I am shooting the superior German film type N74 plus produced by ORWO.
Film review: ORWO N 74plus ISO 400 black and white negative film
Disclaimer: Unlike most film reviews that have comparison shots of the same subject, taken under different settings and exposure values, this review will feature a set of photos that show the film’s capability to perform under different lighting conditions.
Photography: Ignominious defeat – Shot on ORWO N74 plus at EI 400 (35mm format)
Ignominious defeat
Shot on ORWO N74 plus at EI 400
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Development notes
Rodinal: 1+100, 21°C/70°F, 60:00 (N)
No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 3 inversions/ 30 minutes, normal stop/fix/rinse
 
Every single film stock still made today – Part 5: Oriental to Rollei (v3)
Update 02: 2018-09-20
Welcome to part five of this series exploring every single film stock (including instant film, dry plates, etc.), still being made today.