Rollei Ortho 25 120 film is a highly-technical emulsion which means it needs bright light but will reward you with very fine detail, strong contrast and high tonal sensitivity - particularly in medium format.
Perfect for images where accuracy and definition are essential - scientific photography at its best!
As a company Rollei is most famous for it's cameras - particularly the iconic twin-lens Rolleiflex - but this German-based company founded in 1920 has also had a long history of making B&W films. Unfortunately the parent company didn't survive the digital revolution of the 90s/00s but the brand survives today under licence to AgfaPhoto - who continue to support emulsions old and new.
For more information about the brand check out our bio of Rollei
When you buy your camera film from us we can ship it across the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (more countries planned soon!) So buy your Rollei Ortho Film 120 B&W ISO 25 today and dive back into the fun of 120 film photography!
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My first time using Rollei Ortho 25 plus! Took my Bronica ETRS and the roll to London for some architecture and movement shots. The film is grain free, nice tones and really easy to home scan.
Unfortunately, some of the frames were not as great however, I think this was due to the development rather than the film. I have got a second roll which I will be shooting some waterfalls on - follow up review soon!
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John S. (Dallas, US)
Perfect for:Landscapes, Street Photography, Architecture
As interesting to shoot as I was told.
I love it, but it's definitely a specific film for specific shots.
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Alex M. (Las Vegas, US)
Perfect for:Landscapes, Pinhole/Long-Exposure
Interesting - nice fine grain
There isn't much information about this that I could find, but it's a fun film to shoot and gives wonderfully low grain output. I shot a roll of this through a 6x12 Pinhole and processed in Ilfotec HC - lovely results, but ultimately no better than FP4+ let alone Pan F for Pinhole.
Nothing won't with this film in the slightest - but it's not going to be one is my favourites. Sticking with Ilford for now!
I bought this film to use with a 1935 camera shooting 6x9cm negatives designed for the older orthochromatic film (rather than the modern panchromatic film). At iso 25 it is not the fastest and so I either used with a tripod (1/2 second exposure, f/22 hyperfocal) or hand-held on a very sunny day (1/50 second exposure, f/5.6). The shots came out very well and looked quite different to more modern film types. There was good tonal range and fairly low contrast, overall a pleasant vintage feel. After getting the results back from this first roll I bought another three rolls. I plan to shoot at least one roll in a more modern camera.
The low iso is limiting but usable, it is in any case what photographers had to use in the early days and they managed some great photos, so why not give it a try?