A lovely film stock. Really like shooting 400D and there aren't a lot of 400 speed colour film alternatives.

good range, good colours, good contrast. I really like using this film and will use it again.

The film produces rich warm tones with strong reds and browns when used in Autumn sunlight. Nice fine grain for a 400 film.

I really love this film for the cinematic images it produces. The colours feel really rich and vibrant and the images are clear and very fine grain.

It has a halation effect around bright areas of the final image which cinestill is often known for. This effect isn't to everyone's taste so to be mindful of that before purchasing.

Overall, love this film and would definitely buy again!

This is a solid performer, looks better in 120 than 35mm in my experience but you'll get some solid results. Is it as good as Portra 400? No, but it's nice to have another 400 speed colour option.

Not a film I would be tempted to use again. I tested this film in a variety of conditions, and I am afraid I cannot agree with the description at all; grain is bearable, daylight balanced definitely not. the colour palette is far from soft and the colour shifts are rather disturbing. Saturation of reds and magentas is unnatural and other worldly, orange and yellow is always saturated to an extent that I find less than pleasing. Human skin also looks largely unnaturally tanned; the wide dynamic range is an exaggeration and I would say it is fairly easy to blow any highlights in a high contrast environment or in a well lit sunny situation. In fact I noticed it almost seems that colour shifts depend on the angle / direction of the light as well as its intensity. Very disappointing. (Their 800T seems more predictable with and without filters outdoors (can sometimes perform well without the filter) and indoors giving otherwise mundane urban environment some spark)
I would not want to push this film but would be interested to know what happens if you pull it. This is unpredictable film which seems to bleach blues and alter all reds, sometimes saturating them beyond a pleasing hue and sometimes turning light pink shades into full purple and violet; the claim that you can use it under 'virtually any lighting conditions' assumes you do not mind ending up with somewhat Lynchian result and often unpredictable result; a lot of blues get bleached it does not seem to have much sensitivity to any azure or turquoise hues; notice the pail stain of polluted scum on the surface of the lake which in reality was bright turquoise. The petals and flowers' variety of pinks turned all oversaturated purple and violet..
CineStill long term tradition seems to be that of half-baked products. In this case not a film I would want to use regularly.

Loving this film, got it in a mystery box and might have never tried it as I stick with Cinestills 800T mostly from the Cinestill family. So glad I tried it, got some of my favourite photos on it! Lovely colours, the imperfections really add charm and character to your shots. Cannot

I liked the contrast and saturation. Shadow recovery is good and I can live with the slight halation.

Got some nice results, but a bit expensive for me as I haven't figured out how to use the camera yet!! I would think this would be very good for doing close portraits.

These were taken on a wet day in the Yorkshire Dales. Cinestill 400D has wonderful range and is one of the most versatile films I've used. In 35mm for example I've used at 800 iso for gigs with no loss of quality. I think it comes into its own for moody skies and seems well suited for wet UK landscapes.

I've shot a lot of Cinestill 800T and 50D, so I was excited to try their new 400D offering, which could fill the gap between the two very different speeds and styles of the existing formats. I shot this roll in a mixture of indoor, outdoor, daylight and night-time settings and and was very surprised by the saturation and contrast I was able to achieve.

To my eyes the results are very dramatic, with strong/bold colours that are similar to Fuji Velvia, and equally strong contrast. I probably wouldn't recommend this film for general holiday snaps or quaint countryside landscapes, but I already love it for portraits and urban scenes.

It's unmistakably Cinestill - the red halation effect is still there, but it's definitely amped up in a way that makes photos really punchy and impactful.

I was initially worried that shooting Cinestill 400D in the daylight might produce too much halation or too many colour casts that it would look like a novelty stock. However, it was quite the contrast.

The halation in the highlights were subtle where they appeared, but the cinematic charm of Cinestill wasn't lost on the tones. The vibrancy was perfect for my use and I also found that the colours and skin tones were rendered with great accuracy.

Really good film for shooting cinematic looking shots as it still has the cinestill halation effect on highlights as well as the Vision3 film look.

Nice punchy colours, useful film speed to help keep the shutter speeds high. Oh and some halation. Great film.

Good quality and great results during the evenings

I love shooting with cinestill film. The 50d gives great detail but the 400 is so versatile for lower light situations. I find it gives a quite honest representation on colours while keeping a wide dynamic range.

As a 120 film I find it has plenty of extra paper on the roll to protect the film when loading and unloading the camera. I've found it very reliable and all round a good film to shoot with.