What films did you shoot most recently? (Part 2)

MattKing · Apr 24, 2014

Thomas Bertilsson said:
When I shot E6 I also liked E200 very much. I think I still have a few rolls of 120 in the freezer.

Other than that I'm working almost exclusively with Ilford HP5+ these days, bar a few rolls of Pan-F+ in 120 for pinhole.
I've also shot a couple of rolls of Kodak MAX 400 C41 film to practice developing color neg film at home with. So far so good. Buying some Portra soon.

Yes - shoot lots of C41 - the modern films are so good!

Jaf-Photo · Apr 24, 2014

Recently, I have been shooting Kodak Portra 160, 400 and Ektar, TMY, TMX and TX plus Fuji Neopan 400 and Superia 400, Ilford Delta 400 and FP4+.

My favourite? I just love the way that Fuji Superia 400 renders texture and colour.

Weird that the cheapest film gives the most pleasure.

benjiboy · Apr 24, 2014

Fuji Pro 160S

mweintraub · Apr 24, 2014

MattKing said:
Yes - shoot lots of C41 - the modern films are so good!

Yep. Buy local (if possible), buy retail, keep the supply coming.

Thomas Bertilsson · Apr 24, 2014

MattKing said:
Yes - shoot lots of C41 - the modern films are so good!

I really like the modern C41 films. Wonderful quality.

StoneNYC · Apr 24, 2014

mweintraub said:
Yep. Buy local (if possible), buy retail, keep the supply coming.

I'm on my fence about this, and I only say this because, in theory, if you instead purchased from the big box stores, then you could afford more film and be shooting more film, so it would actually increased Film Sales overall even if it killed local store sales this of course ultimately keep this up by coming a lot better than purchasing higher-priced film and less of it...

Either way keep buying and keep shooting

DWThomas · Apr 24, 2014

Well, the last two days I have shot some Fuji Super HR-T X-Ray film! These are my first 8x10 film negatives. (I'm ramping up to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day this Sunday. So far, so good.

analoguey · Apr 24, 2014

Foma 100 4x5
Shanghai 120 (new batch thankfully without staining from backing paper!)
And hopefully some Velvia 120 today

StoneNYC · Apr 24, 2014

I sent off almost 40 rolls of Velvia/Provia to Praus, he called to say it was ready and being shipped.

But I won't be home for a week!!! Oh the torture!!!!

It's a years worth of E-6 for me.... I can't wait to see it!

Then again... I have to scan it all... Ugh....

wblynch · Apr 24, 2014

mweintraub said:
Yep. Buy local (if possible), buy retail, keep the supply coming.

StoneNYC said:

I'm on my fence about this, and I only say this because, in theory, if you instead purchased from the big box stores, then you could afford more film and be shooting more film, so it would actually increased Film Sales overall even if it killed local store sales this of course ultimately keep this up by coming a lot better than purchasing higher-priced film and less of it...

Either way keep buying and keep shooting

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Face it. There is no "Local" anymore. The local store does not care if you buy film or cigarettes or brillo pads from them.

Let's just buy fresh film and keep the manufacturers going.

StoneNYC · Apr 24, 2014

wblynch said:
Face it. There is no "Local" anymore. The local store does not care if you buy film or cigarettes or brillo pads from them.

Let's just buy fresh film and keep the manufacturers going.

Yea, true, my local pro lab told me they can't wait till they can't technically afford to run their lab so they can shut it down. And they haven't bought new stock in film in a year... I want to buy but it's almost twice what B&H charges so I can't justify it, and they don't sell 4x5 so...

mweintraub · Apr 25, 2014

wblynch said:
Face it. There is no "Local" anymore. The local store does not care if you buy film or cigarettes or brillo pads from them.

Let's just buy fresh film and keep the manufacturers going.

I walked in my still open local Wolf Camera and was shocked to find they had Portra 400 in 120 on the shelf. I was ready for a second shock when I asked about the price. It was $1-2 less than B&H/Amazon. :-O. WTH. I was happy about that. I hope they didn't realize they actually had good prices and mark them up.

Jaf-Photo · Apr 25, 2014

I have one local store that sells virtually every film that's still available. But the prices are steep. They say they make money on it, both from old school guys and lomo kids.

I buy smaller quantities there, but for larger quantities, I have to use the web or not buy at all.

Black Dog · Apr 25, 2014

Thankyou Silverprint!

Xmas · Apr 25, 2014

Black Dog said:
Thankyou Silverprint!

yes I'm frequently at Elephant&Castle so they are my local shop.

StoneNYC · Apr 25, 2014

Just killed my last roll of Panatomic-X and a few more frames of that last roll of Astia...

Though not developed yet, the last frame I took was of a tree with some names carved in it and a date... 95.... That's 1995... And the film expired in 1990 and it's 2014!!! Wow!

I wonder if those two kids are still together...

John_Nikon_F · Apr 25, 2014

Currently working through a roll of Portra 400 in the F4. F5 has respooled 5222 in it, F3P has Pan F Plus, F2AS, a roll of Ektar 100, Nikomat FT2 has Ilford SFX 200 in it.

FT3 needs refoaming. F is in for repairs, and the other F2AS is bubble wrapped, waiting to be loaded into a box headed to the UK.

-J

StoneNYC · Apr 26, 2014

John_Nikon_F said:
Currently working through a roll of Portra 400 in the F4. F5 has respooled 5222 in it, F3P has Pan F Plus, F2AS, a roll of Ektar 100, Nikomat FT2 has Ilford SFX 200 in it.

FT3 needs refoaming. F is in for repairs, and the other F2AS is bubble wrapped, waiting to be loaded into a box headed to the UK.

-J

Well at least your name matches your habits... Lol

BradleyK · Apr 26, 2014

Spent the day shooting on Vancouver Island (Sidney and Victoria) - boats, people, fishers and crabbers, urban, gardens. Net result: shot four rolls of 120 E100G, three rolls of 35mm E100G, two rolls of 35mm E100VS and two rolls of HP5+.

Xmas · Apr 26, 2014

this week

formapan 400
5222
Hp5+ (cine)
APX400S

all 35mm

John_Nikon_F · Apr 26, 2014

StoneNYC said:
Well at least your name matches your habits... Lol

Yes, that is true... lol

BradleyK said:
Spent the day shooting on Vancouver Island (Sidney and Victoria) - boats, people, fishers and crabbers, urban, gardens. Net result: shot four rolls of 120 E100G, three rolls of 35mm E100G, two rolls of 35mm E100VS and two rolls of HP5+.

All while four or five asian tourists took videos of you loading your A12 back... Hey, whatever floats their boat. :crazy:

-J

Xmas · Apr 26, 2014

John_Nikon_F said:
Yes, that is true... lol

All while four or five asian tourists took videos of you loading your A12 back... Hey, whatever floats their boat. :crazy:

-J

we get that in London to eg Ch (Shanghai)photog student with gfriend and her parents in tow, all tourists for week.

he asks 'why does you M2 not have a lever?'
ans 'only the later M2s all had self timers'

his gfriend and her parents had perfect English, no trace of US accent.

Black Dog · Apr 26, 2014

Silver machines

Xmas said:
yes I'm frequently at Elephant&Castle so they are my local shop.

Haven't been there since the move, but looking forward to finding a film I haven't tried yet...

removed account4 · Apr 26, 2014

a bunch of tmy2 with a veritar portrait lens

Ricardo Miranda · Apr 26, 2014

Black Dog said:
Thankyou Silverprint!

Yeap, they're a nice company!
I had never been on their old premises, but last month I was twice on their new premises at London Road. Not difficult to find as the buses pass in front of them.
That reminds me that I need to start a new thread about Adox CHS II expiry dates: I couldn't find it on the canisters, nor did the Silverprint staff!

OH, and about this thread: I shoot last month more than 40 colour films, mainly Agfaphoto Vista+ in 200 and 400 ISO, Kodak Colorplus 200 and Fuji Extra 400.

What films did you shoot most recently? (Part 2)

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