Testing new Rollei retro 80S

[Aurelien]

Hi all,

Rollei film trusted me and sent this new film to me so as to test it.

Harmuth Schroder, Maco-Rollei director asked me to test it in their house low speed developer, RLS. I did it.

I also tested it in PMK, and in HC 110.

You can see the results here.

Tell me what you think about it.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

Looks interesting. Might have to gave it a try!

Jeff

 

[Trask]

I rather preferred the look in RLS compared to the other two, but obviously that's comparing apples with oranges. I thought the black color of the model's hair was nicely dark and rich looking in RLS. It's a shame that all three tests weren't with the same subject' I'll confess that in a comparison between the three, I find walnuts less interesting to look at.

Such preferences aside, I'm intrigued by the idea of using it at ASA 25. I thought the tonality of the enlargement of the lower back was very nice.

 

[Aurelien]

You are right. But the goal here was to determine developing times for this film with these developers. So first I work with the same uninteresting subject, and when the time was determined, I used it for my daily work. That is what I present in this paper.

 

[Denis K]

Just to get it into the record here, what formats is the film available in?

Denis K

 

[Aurelien]

Available in 135 120 and 127.
Tests are made in 120.