I would love to give this film a better review, as in the end it does give a fairly aesthetic result. Thing is, despite it being just a re-spooled Ektachrome, for some reason it does not perform in the same way: while it looks well balanced in more diffused light conditions, when the sun is out and the light becomes sharper, it somehow forgets to record detail in the shadows; an issue that I don't recall ever happening with Ektachrome. On the positive, I did not get the light leaks that so many others seem to have experienced.
I bought this film as I'd read that it had good latitude to be pushed and I was hoping to get some indoor photos over winter while still having relatively fast shutter speeds.
A lot of the photos were shot in artificial light, so have a yellow tone to them as it's daylight balanced film but that's expected. I also shot some with natural light coming in through the windows, though still not a massive amount of it, this is where I really liked the results.
The film has nice colours, great detail and contrast and didn't show any issues with being pushed to 1600. I'd definitely pick it up again if I was going to shoot in lower light situations without wanting to go straight to the native 1600/3200 speed film.
It's hard to fault ultramax, similar to gold it has fantastic versatility and produced beautiful colours as well.
I love Gold because its been around for a very long time and consistently produces pleasing results. It's fantastic for beginners to start their film journey because of how versatile it is.
I bought the 5 pack and it is amazing value for money. This is a wonderfully versatile film with lovely colour reproduction. I'd 100% recommend this film to anybody.
It was my first time using AW and it couldnt have been eaiser. It was well priced as i didnt know what to expetc from my photos (due to my lack of talent). I would highly recommmend and I have already sent of a second roll of film for development.
"Look at the colours on that xylophone!" and other things I said to my wife when I got my Cinestill 400D scans back. Other excellent lines included "I don't remember taking a picture of those pine cones" and "I think that's from Wallace and Gromit".
Excellent for all weather/lighting situation, slightly pricey but always lovely results!
I bought this to experiment with the panorama feature, to get more of an 'artists' eye view of the landscape. Really pleased with the results.
Lovely film stock and still fairly cheap, been great as a beginner of medium format to have a good looking yet affordable film to shoot with.
Took a few shots in December around London and the local area. The light leaks are completely random but that was half the fun. I didn't expect much but ended up with some really great photos and I'd buy this again. Very nostalgic and creative.
I shot a roll of P3200 in Liverpool before xmas 2025 on a dull grey day. I shot it at 800 iso and got some decent photos from it. It handled all the lighting conditions on the day, from a brief bit of sunshine, through grey overcast skies and finally Indoors. Treat yourself once in a while and give it a whirl.
Kentmere 400 may be on the cheap end of the price scale, but that doesn't mean it isn't a decent quality film. I get decent photos when I shoot Kentmere 400
The Wondies are asking why you use them in their survey in case you haven't seen it.
I said: "One word - quality..."
Here's another great example from a roll of Tmax 100 they did up for me.
Their mono development and scanning has to be among the best that's out there.
Now I thought to myself I oughter use this more when I got these little darlins' back from the Wondies.
First time in nearly a year I've given it a go and it certainly lives up to its billing.
It's a funny old place to take pictures up the marsh because that's mostly mud at low tide, compared to high tide when that's mostly sea.
I loved the way it managed to capture different tones, because if you don't get that it just looks like mud (or sea) without much depth to the picture.
One or two reviewers reckon it's sharp and I wouldn't disagree.
Best of all it doesn't go all noisy on you if you give it a bit of a tickle in post, like I usually do.
I really liked this film stock, and I love anything on 120 format. However, when shooting this, don't be a numpty like me and shoot it at night. Of course I was going to get shaky, blurry photographs. I overestimated my fine motor skills!
An overall lovely stock, though, you really can't go wrong with it.
I loved Phoenix I and the way it rendered the colours of my photographs. I know that it wasn't for everyone, but I liked it, and I feel as though Phoenix II has only improved that colour science. In a similar vein to Kodak Pro Image 100, I love the way it renders light casts. However, if there are any light leaks, it gives a very strange blue cast to the entire image which I found a little strange. Great film stock overall, though!
This is a really cool experimental film that makes it so much easier to shoot 120 redscale without all the hassle of respooling roll film (which is like impossible). The only thing I'd note: if you're home scanning, it is much harder to scan than regular film. But on the level of the photos themselves, I really like the look of them.
I loved this film stock and the movie vibes that it gave everything. However, probably as it was the first time I'd used this stock, I found that the exposures were harder to get right than with regular film if you wanted the best possible results. This being said, that's completely on me and I loved the feeling of shooting film at night and the aesthetic that this stock gives.
This was my first time testing out black & white 35mm film and I'm so impressed! It really gives my shots an eerie feel and was perfect for a trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Great quality film development as always. Quick turnaround.
Decent scans, one or two blemishes which will clone out when I have time.
Maybe a bold claim but I've come to love this film and the way the Wondies cook it.
It's widely-acknowledged latitude helps the cause and delivers lovely tones with just a gentle nudge or two in post.
Talking of which, I probably need to go back and clean a few dust spots off the scans when I can be bothered but still worth a big 5*****
Cinemot Minho comes in colourful packaging and the film inside offers a pleasingly subtle palette compared to many other films. One for photographers with more poetic or painterly inclinations, rather than straight up documentary shooters. Obregado, Cinemot!
Gorgeous film, saved for Christmas Day. I shot this at 400 ISO and had it pushed +2, which I'm not sure I'd do again - I think I'd stop at 200 ISO next time - but the results are lovely.
Already looking forward to getting my hands on another roll.
Gave Fluorite another go, and with a much more suitable subject, and I'm glad I did! The results this time are slightly closer to the sample images, although still pretty different.
Souped films are, of course, unpredictable and each roll of even the same batch will give different results. Fluorite still doesn't compete with Charoite or Opal in my rankings, but I'll definitely keep a couple of rolls in stock for the right situation in the future.
Shot most of the roll indoors with flash, and was mostly pleased with the results (I was expecting a lot of green). Slightly disappointed with the few outdoor, brightly lit, shots but perhaps it cannot handle contrast with bright sky and shade. Would shoot again, tho original is more fun.
