Lomography Metropolis film - I love it!

pentaxuser · Apr 30, 2023

runswithsizzers said:
Thank you. I think I am seeing a categorical difference in color rendering between yours and the ones posted by @KerrKid. So *IF* KerrKid's photos are from the newer emulsion, that would be good to know. Of course, there are so many variables involved in getting a color negative image onto our screens, one should be cautious when drawing conclusions from posted results.

Maybe Lomography film is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates- you never know what you are going to get

pentaxuser

runswithsizzers · Apr 30, 2023

KerrKid said:
My Metropolis was made on 03/2020.

I’ve noticed a different look even across frames in the same roll of film. Also, my color film sits for months at 72-ish degrees until I get around to developing it.

I think it’s important to shoot subject matter in the type of lighting that this film favors. I only got 1-2 shots that I liked out of a roll of 36 since I wasn’t more careful in that regard.

Ahh! Thanks for that!

foc · May 1, 2023

Mackinaw said:
I bought and used several rolls last year. Interesting stuff, but I'm not sure I'll buy anymore.

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Jim B.

The colours and grain in the image remind me of the old Agfa CT18 transparency film from the 1960s/1970s

Arthurwg · May 1, 2023

KK: Excellent pictures

KerrKid · May 1, 2023

Arthurwg said:
KK: Excellent pictures

Thank you! Of course, I took mostly bad ones and I noticed many were overexposed. I wish I knew what camera I used for those. One detail is that Metropolis has an ISO of 100-400 and no DX coding. I'm not sure what the Pentax P&S's that I used set the ISO at. Maybe 100? I set the ISO to 400 for the Olympus XA2 that I used for the trees in the park pictures.

Here's one of the interior of that truck that didn't turn out very good. I like the colors that Metropolis rendered, but it's poorly composed. I just thought, "Hey, springs. That would be cool." Uh, yawn.

Steven Lee · May 1, 2023

@KerrKid and @Huss the samples that you have uploaded couldn't look more different. AFAIK there were two generations of this film. Apart from the scanning & digital color balancing differences, perhaps you've used different generations?

KerrKid · May 1, 2023

Steven Lee said:
@KerrKid and @Huss the samples that you have uploaded couldn't look more different. AFAIK there were two generations of this film. Apart from the scanning & digital color balancing differences, perhaps you've used different generations?

Maybe shot at different ISO's? Also, Huss develops his own film and mine goes to The Darkroom with instructions not to color correct. Plus, it sits around for awhile before I send it in. What about lens differences? I see a difference in my shots taken with different cameras. Could be the same generation of film but variances in the batches, too. It would take some documenting to figure it out. I'll try to take notes next time.

runswithsizzers · May 1, 2023

Steven Lee said:
@KerrKid and @Huss the samples that you have uploaded couldn't look more different. AFAIK there were two generations of this film. Apart from the scanning & digital color balancing differences, perhaps you've used different generations?

I thought so, too, but per posts #17 and and #24, I believe both KerrKid and Huss are using the previous generation film (pre-2021)

KerrKid · May 1, 2023

After looking at all my photos, I've come to the conclusion that Metropolis works better when it is underexposed. I think I took this photo with my N75 in manual mode at ISO 400. Probably shutter priority which could account for too large of an aperture setting and the light areas getting blown out. The next time I shoot a roll of Metropolis, I'm going to experiment by bracketing.

henryvk · May 2, 2023

I'd love to try this one but 35mm is sold out everywhere in Germany. Has anyone tried this in 120? It costs EUR 13,90 at Foto Impex, a bit more than I'd ordinarily like to pay.

mtnbkr · May 2, 2023

henryvk said:
I'd love to try this one but 35mm is sold out everywhere in Germany. Has anyone tried this in 120? It costs EUR 13,90 at Foto Impex, a bit more than I'd ordinarily like to pay.

I've shot a roll in my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye (620 camera, but it handles 120 fine). At least in that camera, the results were very interesting. They were a bit ethereal between the softness of the lens and the desaturated colors of the film. I'm on my work computer or I'd post a couple shots.

Chris

KerrKid · May 2, 2023

mtnbkr said:
I've shot a roll in my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye (620 camera, but it handles 120 fine). At least in that camera, the results were very interesting. They were a bit ethereal between the softness of the lens and the desaturated colors of the film. I'm on my work computer or I'd post a couple shots.

Chris

I'd like to see those!

mtnbkr · May 3, 2023

KerrKid said:
I'd like to see those!

Well here you go! It was overcast and a bit damp when both pics were taken.

First up is my youngest daughter picking apples. I snapped the shot just as she was identifying her target and getting ready to strike:

The second pic is a railroad crossing near my home. With the waist-level finder on my Kodak Brownie, I just held it down near my ankles to snap the shot.

Chris

KerrKid · May 3, 2023

The colors seem the same as I get, but it's somewhat difficult to tell. There isn't enough color besides the browns and greens to know for sure, but those two colors look like they are rendered the same.

The railroad tracks remind me of where I grew up in Ohio. We had tracks running behind our house on a seldom used railway in the country. I'd see how far I could walk to the trestle on one of the tracks without losing my balance. We also put pennies on the track to be flattened by the train.

mtnbkr · May 4, 2023

KerrKid said:
The colors seem the same as I get, but it's somewhat difficult to tell. There isn't enough color besides the browns and greens to know for sure, but those two colors look like they are rendered the same.

The railroad tracks remind me of where I grew up in Ohio. We had tracks running behind our house on a seldom used railway in the country. I'd see how far I could walk to the trestle on one of the tracks without losing my balance. We also put pennies on the track to be flattened by the train.

Both days were gray and misty and the predominate colors were green.
I lived near tracks as a kid in TN, which was a source of great adventures. Because that area was very hilly, the railroad cuts through hills left us with "cliffs" to climb. It's a miracle none of us were hurt or killed.

Chris

henryvk · May 5, 2023

mtnbkr said:
Well here you go! It was overcast and a bit damp when both pics were taken.

First up is my youngest daughter picking apples. I snapped the shot just as she was identifying her target and getting ready to strike:
*snip*

The second pic is a railroad crossing near my home. With the waist-level finder on my Kodak Brownie, I just held it down near my ankles to snap the shot.
*snip*

Chris

Thank you, Chris, looks like I'll have to go buy some now. The colours definitely make these stand out. I also appreciate that you use a box camera. I had quite some fun last year, shooting with a Zeiss box, albeit "only" with Fomapan.

mtnbkr · May 5, 2023

henryvk said:
Thank you, Chris, looks like I'll have to go buy some now. The colours definitely make these stand out. I also appreciate that you use a box camera. I had quite some fun last year, shooting with a Zeiss box, albeit "only" with Fomapan.

Thanks!

I like the "freedom" of the box camera. I don't have to fiddle with camera controls or decide on an exposure, just "point and shoot" (within reason of course).

Chris

Lomography Metropolis film - I love it!

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