The film works really well and has an amazing contrast and grain look. loved using this film and defiantly will again.

Lovely contrast and fine grain. Great film on a sunny day.

I love Rollei products and this one wasn't an exception, either. Amazing film. So lush and cinematic. Versatile.

I love Rollei products and this one wasn't an exception, either. Amazing film. So lush and cinematic. Versatile.

Good for architecture.

I adore Rollei films. Quality products. This one is not an exception. Images look like from Classic black and white films. Timeless and beautiful.

A lovely clear film, I processed mine in Bellini HC110 (H, 1+63) for 14mins @21DegC and the pictures gave great contrasts and definition. Shot on a Nikon F-401 with a kit 28-70mm lens. Scanned in with my DLSR at 20Megs and just cropped.

Used this out in sunny Vegas, pictures came out pretty juicy and super detailed but while the description says to use in "sunlit holidays" I actually think it was too sunny!
Will use again but probably during an English summer

Best when there is bright sunlight (although easily becomes overblown) - I struggled to get many good shots on the mainly overcast days I was shooting, and none of the evening ones were successful. We live and learn! I think once you get to grips with it some great shots will come.

Shot these old posts up Thornham in Norfolk.

They didn't need a lot, just a tiny bit more range as it was a little too stark contrast-wise but otherwise nice results, definitely one I'll use again this winter.

Nice scans, hat-tip Wondies.

It's very intense film. The contrast. How some shots literally can get overblown because of the sun... It's especially perfect for architecture and street photography. Rollei is amazing. Will try out their other products soon.

Rollei Retro 80S is a relatively slow film, but what you lose in speed, you gain in smoothness and lack of grain. It also has extended red sensitivity, amazing for skin tones, and with the right chemistry, can also be developed as positive film. Not as versatile as some of the other films that are out there, but still one of my favourites.

Considering this is everything I dislike in a film (low speed, very fine grain, and high contrast) I was surprised to like it as much as I did.
I did find it difficult to get that exposure sweet spot, but that’s probably user error and not the film itself.
Really excellent quality for the price too, so if you're looking for a low iso/high contrast film it’s definitely worth picking up a roll.

I've used Rollei 80s several times over the years and have grown to love it. It's very high contrast , particularly at the 'box' speed of 80iso. If high contrast is your thing then that's great. The contrast can be controlled a bit though by rating the film at 40iso and reducing development by about 20%. Some people rate it as low as 25iso and get excellent results. It's incredibly sharp though and, developed in a fine grain dev like Perceptol or even ID11 it really shines. It responds particularly well to RO9/Rodinal,again at 40 but with a 1:50 dilution.

Yep, a very contrasty film stock. If you're looking for contrast then this is the one for you. Almost no visible grain (which was nice) but I struggled in post processing to tame that contrast and achieve some gentler tonality. Not the film for my style of shooting, but I can see why others might love the added punch it provides (and lack of grain).
Kodak Retina 1a, FX-39 Dev 6.5 mins.