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Kodak Gold - 120 Film
Lewis A. (Bellshill, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder
Great!

Gold is affordable and stunning film, I love using it.

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SilberSalz35 50D - 35mm Film
MatthewC (Egham, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Landscapes, Architecture, Creative/Abstract, Travel
Accreditation Handles: calvertpics
Lovely vintage feel

Really pleased with the colour and grain from this film. Obviously works best in bright sunlight.

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SilberSalz35 250D - 35mm Film
MatthewC (Slough, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Landscapes, Architecture, Creative/Abstract, Travel
Accreditation Handles: calvertpics
Lovely soft colouration

Very nice soft colours and grain. Worth the wait that the ECN2 processing takes

Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Travel
Accreditation Handles: @luca.clarkephotography
Foma all the way

I love the fomapan films, so I had to get it in 400 and it's just as reliable and cheap. I recommend foma films, especially if you're on a budget. I've tried all the 120 films so it's time I get some 35

Perfect for: Portraits, Creative/Abstract, Studio work
Accreditation Handles: @theheaddrop
Best Polaroid borders in years

Great for creative projects, particularly love them for portraits. The standard Polaroid chemistry otherwise, but a great look.

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Ilford XP2 - 35mm Film
Steve G. (Hereford, GB)
Perfect for: Street Photography
Accreditation Handles: @stevegrayphoto.bsky.social
Excellent choice for black & white

I was surprised how much I liked the results from my first roll of XP2, it is a great choice for black & white photography.

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Candido 800 - 35mm Film
Steve G. (Hereford, GB)
Perfect for: Street Photography, Low light/Night
Accreditation Handles: @stevegrayphoto.bsky.social
Great for low light photography

Very happy with the results from my first roll of Candido 800 from an evening walk around London. Will definitely add to my list of favourite films.

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Ilford HP5 Plus - 35mm Film
David P. (Dorchester, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes
Accreditation Handles: davidswiss
A very forgiving film

I took these shots using an old 135mm lens from the USSR on my old Contax IIa. The contrast is good I think and the grain not too obvious.

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Kodak Portra 160 - 35mm Film SHORTDATED
David P. (Dorchester, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Portraits, Landscapes, Travel
Accreditation Handles: davidswiss
Good in bright and mid light situations.

My favourite colour film is Portra 400 so I thought I'd try 160 now that the Summer is here. I was very pleased with the results, fine grain and a softer colour range than Portra 400 but still natural looking. Good contrast. I'll be using it more when we travel to the alps later this year and will compare it with Ektar 100 and, of course, Portra 400.

Accreditation Handles: @phill_shoots_phillm (Instagram)
Timely and professional

The development and scanning is a professional job every time, it's completed in good time every time, and I enjoy my final photos every time! I'm sure they work actual magic as they take my frankly amateur photos and make them feel pro! Thanks again!

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Adox HR-50 - 35mm Film
Paula K. (Exeter, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Architecture, Creative/Abstract, Studio work
Accreditation Handles: Instagram @citygirl1919
Contrast-y

Due to it's low iso and incredible sharpness, it's amazing choice for daylight shoot-outs. Accessible shadow play.

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Kodak Gold 200 - 35mm Film
Paula K. (Exeter, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Travel, Studio work
Accreditation Handles: Instagram @citygirl1919
Classic

Classic film. Perfect for holidays. Versatile and nicely saturated. Gold for a reason.

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CineStill BwXX - 35mm Film
Caitlin W. (Pontypridd, GB)
Perfect for: Street Photography, Creative/Abstract
Accreditation Handles: Caitlin Williams
Pricey, but nicey.

Got some lovely contrast among the grain, though the stock is quite expensive!

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Harman Phoenix - 35mm Film
Daniel B. (Manchester, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Landscapes, Travel
Accreditation Handles: @danielchrist237
Good overall alternative, great for a different look

I love this film, it's slightly more pricey than the Kodak budget films but it's worth it in my opinion. It has a very unique colour cast to it and is quite versatile at ISO 200.

Accreditation Handles: @357_westy
Quick turnaround/ top service.

Quick turnaround and usual top class service. Sent 2 colour and 1 B&W to the team had everything back in just over a week.

Highly recommend these guys.

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Kentmere 400 - 35mm Film
Gordon. (Council Bluffs, US)
Excellent all rounder

Great all rounder. Took a roll on a recent Greek trip, perfect option great depth of field with a loevly grainy effect which really shows through in the greek sun. Nikon N60 on apature priority…

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Kodak Gold 200 - 35mm Film
Gordon. (Frankfurt am Main, DE)
Excellent all rounder

Great all rounder. Took two rolls to Greece, perfect option. Used my Nikon N60 on apature priority. Managed to get some great contrast and depth in the shots. Has a lovely Ocher feel adding somee subtle warmth to the pics.

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Kentmere 400 - 35mm Film
Mark C. (Chelmsford, GB)
Perfect for: Beginners
Accreditation Handles: mchaps
Great for testing out a new camera

I wanted to use a cheap and cheerful B&W film to test out a camera bought off ebay and it really does the trick. There's obviously a lot of grain in the images, but they still have a great look to them.

Quality stuff!

Stunning quality scans, very convenient service, what’s not to love?! Was recommended these guys to develop & scan my first ever rolls of film & I couldn’t be happier! Thanks everyone at team AW- more film coming your way soon 😊

Perfect for: Great All-Rounder
Accreditation Handles: @alldownhillfromnow
Love it

My photos might not do it justice but it’s a really nice film

Perfect for: Great All-Rounder
Accreditation Handles: @alldownhillfromnow
Awesome

I love candido I treated myself to it when back up north. I like it a lot one of my favourites

Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Portraits, Landscapes, Street Photography, Architecture, Creative/Abstract, Travel
Accreditation Handles: @luca.clarkephotography
The go to brand for cheap b&w

I love Fomapan film, I always use the 200 and I decided to try 400 and 100 iso films and they're just as good. Versatile in different lighting and good results and also cheaper! Plus I love the retro packaging 😍

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Rollei Retro 400S - 120 Film
Luca C. (Norwich, GB)
Perfect for: Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Landscapes, Street Photography, Travel
Accreditation Handles: @luca.clarkephotography
Nice

I enjoyed shooting this, easy to use and good results. I will get more rolls to try as I have only shot one, but it is versatile and cheap.

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Flic Film Elektra 100 - 35mm Film
Olivia M. (Hayes, GB)
Very impressive

I was so impressed with this film especially given the warnings about how light sensitive it is when loading. I deliberately only shot outdoors in bright daylight and I will definitely buy again (please get it back in stock AW!) a new favourite for summer.

Good value

The sheets are of a high quality and fit well in a binder. The only downside to these is that they don’t seem completely wide enough to hold 6 frames as there is a slight overhang on one end. Still for 60p a sheet or 50p for a pack of 5 I’d definitely purchase again.