Lomography Metropolis C-41 Color Negative Film

[Huss]

I have finished my first role of Lomochrome Metropolis using a Rollie35T, manual control the built in meter needs an odd battery and I manage without.

I must say I like the colour ambience of the film. Obviously not great for skin tones but the big surprise was in bad weather. Naturally I tested most of the film on a sunny day, but at the end a couple of shots were left when I took it into town fo processing, and it was raining. Now those two pictures look great. One in rain obviously, the other with the sun still shining. Bradford and Leeds Liverpool Canal earlier this month.
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Those look great.

 

[pentaxuser]

Those look great.

Yes I agree There is a kind of muted look to these that I like but it may also be the kind that has newcomers from the digital world asking why their film is "wrong" and did they underexpose or underdevelop?

pentaxuser

 

[Ten301]

Shot at ISO 400:

Was this the old formula, or the new 2021 formula of Metropolis? I’ve not yet used either version, but the results you’re getting appear much more saturated than other examples I’ve seen of the film online. Do you find that exposing at 400 makes the difference?

 

[Huss]

Was this the old formula, or the new 2021 formula of Metropolis? I’ve not yet used either version, but the results you’re getting appear much more saturated than other examples I’ve seen of the film online. Do you find that exposing at 400 makes the difference?

This is the old formula. I still have a bunch of rolls left.
Shot at ISO 400. For me that is the 'correct' rating as I get a great tonal range, the colours are perfectly saturated and not washed out.
I mean, if you want that washed out/overexposed look, go ahead and rate it at 100 or 200.

 

[Huss]

Shot at ISO 400 in a Noblex 135 pano camera.

 

[Huss]

ISO 400 in an Agfa 1035

 

[Huss]

I.. Once the weather clears up a bit and I can go outside without getting dumped on with buckets of water, I'll shoot some outdoors stuff, and maybe do some studio portrait stuff with flash to see what that looks like and update this post with that.

No updates?

 

[wahiba]

A link to another topic on Siberra where there is a Kodak, Siberra, Lomo Metropolis comparison. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/silberra-color-films.186604/

 

[foc]

A link to another topic on Siberra where there is a Kodak, Siberra, Lomo Metropolis comparison. https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/silberra-color-films.186604/

Thanks for posting the link.
There looks a real difference between the 3 films. Of course which is the best is a matter of choice.

 

[Adrian Bacon]

OK, I've finished the roll of Metropolis I had in my camera. It's "OK" if you can accommodate/compensate for the added contrast in the red and green channels. I'm not wild about the skin tones though. I shot the samples with a daylight LED that supposedly had 90+ CRI. I meant to do some strobes, but couldn't get any people under my strobes that were willing to also let me shoot them with the film. See samples.

 

[Huss]

OK, I've finished the roll of Metropolis I had in my camera. It's "OK" if you can accommodate/compensate for the added contrast in the red and green channels. I'm not wild about the skin tones though.

No offense meant, but you're completely missing the point of this film if you are trying to adjust/correct the colours and tones of it.
Just grab a roll of C200!

 

[Adrian Bacon]

No offense meant, but you're completely missing the point of this film if you are trying to adjust/correct the colours and tones of it.
Just grab a roll of C200!

I'm not missing the point of anything, just making basic observations. Color is interpretive. I didn't say anybody had to do anything, and if you actually look at the images I posted, they're not corrected, and don't render anything like a regular C-41 film.

 

[Huss]

I'm not missing the point of anything, just making basic observations. Color is interpretive. I didn't say anybody had to do anything, and if you actually look at the images I posted, they're not corrected, and don't render anything like a regular C-41 film.

Yes, it's not meant to render anything like regular C41. This film performs exactly like Lomo says it does.

It's "OK" if you can accommodate/compensate for the added contrast in the red and green channels. I'm not wild about the skin tones though.

lol, it's Lomo Metropolis! That is what it does! That is why we buy it.

 

[Huss]

Another thing that is nice about Metropolis is it lies very flat, making it easy to handle and scan.

Rollei QZ35W, Lomo Metropolis

 

[Huss]

From same roll as above. This roll came back much grainier than it normally does. Only difference is I used a different lab, so I think it's that.

 

[Fortepun]

Lomo Redscale vs Metropolis:

 

[Huss]

So strange some people thought they were the same film.. it's as if they never used either - welcome to the internet!

 

[Huss]

Brooks Plaubel Veriwide 100, Lomo Mistaken Identity (in this case Metropolis)

 

[rulnacco]

Here's some 120, rated at 200. Subject: Amal the Dancer. Mamiya RZ67 with 90mm and 140mm lenses, Speedotron 2400 watt second pack and head, Photek Softlighter II (large) to camera left and feathered; scrap sheet of white seamless taped to wall on right for bounce. Also a bit laid on the floor in front of the subject for bounce. Straight scan from processor, no editing afterward.

 

[halfaman]

By the way, new 2021 version is already available for 120. I purchased this week a 3 roll pack.

 

[perkeleellinen]

A thread about my experience printing this film in the darkroom here:

Lomochrome Metropolis in the darkroom

Curious about this film. I shot a roll in sunlight, I'm unsure now when it was but I feel sure it was before the present crisis. Odd film that produces green negatives. I was unsure where to start or even if I could balance the print. I suppose I wanted to see if the odd nature of this film I'd...

www.photrio.com

 

[KerrKid]

I bought a half dozen rolls of this prior to the price hike. I just put a roll into my Nikon N75 and I think I have one in my Olympus XA2. I'm going to be shooting a lot of old rusted cars and trucks, and old weathered fiberglass boats with it.

I really like the look that this film produces. It wouldn't be my first choice for landscapes, but it does a nice job in the city.

Thanks for the info on the film speed. I've been shooting it at 400.

 

[Huss]

Here's some 120, rated at 200. Subject: Amal the Dancer. Mamiya RZ67 with 90mm and 140mm lenses, Speedotron 2400 watt second pack and head, Photek Softlighter II (large) to camera left and feathered; scrap sheet of white seamless taped to wall on right for bounce. Also a bit laid on the floor in front of the subject for bounce. Straight scan from processor, no editing afterward.

Just saw this. These are great! Nice use of Metropolis!

 

[gone]

With the limited color palette, the 2 pics from wasabi look similar to hand colored prints. I like the look, but long for someone to make a revival film that's even somewhat close to the old Agfa Optimum line.

 

[pentaxuser]

With the limited color palette, the 2 pics from wasabi look similar to hand colored prints. I like the look, but long for someone to make a revival film that's even somewhat close to the old Agfa Optimum line.

Do you mean by wahiba in Keighley? I have just has a second look at these two and the Bradford in the rain looks exactly like any shot of a city in Northern England in the rain i.e. completely authentic in terms of the look and the colours.

The Leeds Liverpool canals looks slightly cool and muted but as a walker of the Leeds-Liverpool canal at its Lancashire locations in clear wintry weather I now realise this matches that look very well

pentaxuser