I just might re-activate my old Canon A1 and it's 50mm 1.2 lens and shoot a roll of whatever I can find at the camera store! Film is really hard to find these days!
@gizathecat You should!!! Ive been getting the cheapy film at Wal-Mart. No Im not in love with Fuji film. But to just get used to your camera its not to bad.
@aprilmilani I would love to see what happened if you shot a roll of Velvia 100 or 50 using your lensbaby, then processed it in c41...because I think that would be cross-processing it. crazy colors with blurry edges, yum.
interesting thread, i have just aquired two film cameras that take 120 and 35mm and have started researching buying film, have noticed the Ilford seems to be more expensive than others on trademe (NZ version of ebay) so i figured that was a good film, but i was wondering whether to just buy a cheaper one till i figure the camera out, especially the 120 film in my1930's camera,
any experience with fuji neopan acros anyone (black and white)?
What a great topic April! I love Ilford HP5 as it can often be dark here so it's that bit faster and it copes really well with being pushed, I still have the negs from an AC/DC concert in 1986 that I pushed to an incredible 32000 ASA . I had to develop it for over 5 hours! Ever since that I knew it was my friend. I really love Fuji peel apart instant film as well. Colour- I'll use anything, I do like Kodak but it depends on availability. The local chemist had offers sometimes and I just stock up then. But I've been fancying trying cross processing with the c41 kit like Carla @vase said as I'd have to send it off for developing and that becomes really expensive. I have quite a lot of fujichrome waiting for that and I love the colours with transparency film. Thanks for this April as both you and @grizzlyghost have given me the encouragement to try c41 which I would never have tried before, always deemed it to difficult to do at home!
For B&W, nothing but ACROS for this girl. Smooth as silk. Has to be on a tripod though; I shoot it at about 50-64 ASA. It really is a dream.
I am going to test some 400 speed B&W this week. Haven't decided which one yet. I have so much film in the cheese drawer of my fridge that there's no room for cheese. :)
As for tricks, I'd give most films a bit more light than the box suggests. For example, if you're shooting a 400 speed film, set your ASA/ISO on your light meter (whether in-camera or off-camera) to 320 or even 250. You'll get more details in your shadows and unless it's very bright you shouldn't lose anything in your highlights (if you're developing your own film, you can extend the development time a bit to get those highlights back).
I use a Exakta VX IIb Film SLR with 4 different Carl Zeiss lens 135mm f/4, 80mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/2. Its old and heavy (the body alone is almost 3 pounds) but fantastic to use and I got it in amazing condition.
I also have an old praktica (I have a thing for East German cameras) and my mother-in-laws Vivitar which is fun to use almost strictly for the pop-up flash in the right hand corner.
As for film, I like ilford for B&W and Kodak for colour.
There is not much I don't like. For exotic and hard to get Aerochrome, Technical Pan and Kodak 160T. I especially like Fuji T64 to shoot at low speed, or cross process or use for Redscale. For E6 films at the moment I am leaning towards Kodak EPP100 and E100V or G. I like the colours a bit more than the Fuji E6 films at the moment. I know we are supposed to swear by Velvia, but I am not. For C41 I think it is hard to go past Ektar 100, but Fuji Reala is fantastic especially for outdoor skin tones. I like Superia 100 when I can get but am not sold on Superia 400 - it often seems dull. Natura is best in rainforests or at dusk to capture animals and action.
In b&w Ilford FP4+ has wonderful gray silver tones, Pan F is moody, Rollei Retro 80 dark and contrasty, and TMax100 is just pretty cool either going for contrast or fine grain. TMax3200 is awesome! Bluefire Police can be hard to work with but can deliver amazing outcomes. In chromogenic b&w both BW400CN and XP2 are on a par, though I an on stand developing for fun. I have had good results with Neopan, and Fomopan is a decent alternative. Liked EFKE IR film, but now there is really only Rollei. Don't buy Shanghai b&w.
My tip is to try everything, have a selection on hand in the fridge, get deals on eBay if you see, and use the film that suits your mood and the subject or landscape you are shooting. Film types are like a story in themselves
@vase@aprilmilani Iol, I cross processed some Kodak EV100G at home at weekend mainly because I didn't want to mix E6 chemicals and wanted to what would happen. Would like to try some xpro with C41 film to E6.
Great topic! HP5 and Pan-F are the two b&w films I've used most of over the years and like best; colour film doesn't bother me much but Agfa Vista is the current favourite on account of the price.
Well I started shooting on films only 2 years back. And availability of films is scarce in the town I live. The only film available is Kodak Gold 200.
I think its a decent film. Good for general photography. But not really good for landscapes.
Some days of search and I managed to find a Kodak ISO100 and ISO 400.
The ISO400 film is OK. Of course it's great for indoors and outdoors during rains and overcast days. But it does not reproduce vivid colours.
The ISO100 film, well it a great film. Very rich colours and saturation.
Also, I managed to find an expired Fujifilm Sensia 100 (slide film). And I must say, shooting slides is best. The sharpness, details, saturation and vibrance of colours, Everything is phenomenal. It is difficult to go back and buy a colour negative film now. (:
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I think April was referring to film for photographs.......
any experience with fuji neopan acros anyone (black and white)?
For B&W I like the grain of TMax 100, but I like being able to drop off the Kodak 400CN at the drugstore. I don't love developing film. :(
I am going to test some 400 speed B&W this week. Haven't decided which one yet. I have so much film in the cheese drawer of my fridge that there's no room for cheese. :)
As for the other, then prob Debbie Does Dallas ;)
I also have an old praktica (I have a thing for East German cameras) and my mother-in-laws Vivitar which is fun to use almost strictly for the pop-up flash in the right hand corner.
As for film, I like ilford for B&W and Kodak for colour.
In b&w Ilford FP4+ has wonderful gray silver tones, Pan F is moody, Rollei Retro 80 dark and contrasty, and TMax100 is just pretty cool either going for contrast or fine grain. TMax3200 is awesome! Bluefire Police can be hard to work with but can deliver amazing outcomes. In chromogenic b&w both BW400CN and XP2 are on a par, though I an on stand developing for fun. I have had good results with Neopan, and Fomopan is a decent alternative. Liked EFKE IR film, but now there is really only Rollei. Don't buy Shanghai b&w.
My tip is to try everything, have a selection on hand in the fridge, get deals on eBay if you see, and use the film that suits your mood and the subject or landscape you are shooting. Film types are like a story in themselves
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Well I started shooting on films only 2 years back. And availability of films is scarce in the town I live. The only film available is Kodak Gold 200.
I think its a decent film. Good for general photography. But not really good for landscapes.
Some days of search and I managed to find a Kodak ISO100 and ISO 400.
The ISO400 film is OK. Of course it's great for indoors and outdoors during rains and overcast days. But it does not reproduce vivid colours.
The ISO100 film, well it a great film. Very rich colours and saturation.
Also, I managed to find an expired Fujifilm Sensia 100 (slide film). And I must say, shooting slides is best. The sharpness, details, saturation and vibrance of colours, Everything is phenomenal. It is difficult to go back and buy a colour negative film now. (: