Such an extreme contrast! Has an excellent shadow play and goes between pitch darkness or stark whiteness. Very cinematic and at times harsh, yet such playful film. Can see where the money goes to! Would buy it again.

I can see in P33 a clear relationship to P30. Sharing its depth and contrast but with a more forgiving latitude and practical ISO. I've shot 3 rolls and love it, for sure.

I’ve been experimenting with new films with a new (to me) Olympus Pen EE. I was a bit worried about losing detail in the scans coming back. Im very impressed with this film, it hasn’t lost as much detail as I was expecting, it’s got great contrast and delivers in sunny and overcast conditions. I’m a big fan of the level of grain too. I’ll definitely be using it again and can’t wait to use it on a full 35mm camera.

Wow! Ferrania have done it again and after shooting the P33 in everything from Scottish sunshine (yes, really!) to Dorset rain to London nights this is definitely five star stuff. Rich punchy tones and that Fellini film still vibe as well. The contrast needs care in bright conditions, but P33 responds very well to Pyro and this is also a great developer for controlling the highlights. If you loved P30, then this is one for you, and a useful one stop faster too.

Oh YES ...this really is an amazing film with fantastic mid tones. I shot my first roll at box speed of 160 iso, and developed it in Rodinal 1+25 for 5 mins at 20°C, and the results are just beautiful!
I've just ordered another 3 rolls, it's THAT GOOD!!

I shot my first roll of Film Ferrania P33 with my Nikon F801S at box speed and using aperture priority. I know the metering on this camera is very accurate and would give me the best results. I developed it in Rodinal 1+25 as per the instructions on the Film Ferrania website but I wasn't truly prepared for them when I saw them for the first time. Oh my giddy aunt! The dynamic and tonal range of P33 is outstanding. I didn't do anything fancy, no filters were used at all. I am very happy with it and will definitely be buying it again. It is a contender for the plaudits usually reserved for higher end films like Acros and Double-X. This one roll tells me everything I need to know to make P33 a regular in my stash. Bravo Ferrania!

im in love, the tones the shades the grain its all so darn good. best film ive tried in the last two years. buy it play with it enjoy it.

Contrasty and fine grained rendering, this film really added to the heritage vibe of the Shrewsbury streets where I first tried this lens out. Handling shadows and highlights well on bright spring day.
Developed and scanned by the excellent folks at AW.

Despite doom-laden forecasts of the end of analogue photography new film launches seem to pop up at regular intervals. Most of them unfortunately aren't 'new', just rebadged existing films. Not necessarily a bad thing if if keeps people interested in film tough. Film Ferrania isn't really 'new' either their P30 and P33 cine film stock was around in the 60s and 70s. The clever folk at Ferrania have relaunched these lovely films using a combination of rejuvenating the old coating plant in Italy and modern technology. I must admit I was a bit sceptical - I'm not now! I treated myself to a couple of rolls of their new P33 160iso film. I've only shot one roll so far, on a trip to the Isle of Arran, Scotland. All I can say is that it's a lovely film. I exposed it at it's box speed of 160iso and developed it in Ilford ID11, diluted 1:1 for 11 minutes at 20 degreesC. It holds both shadows and highlights well with good mid-tone separation. It's quite high contrast - more than FP4+ but less than it's P30 stablemate. The images I'm happiest with were taken in overcast light where the contrast has given them punch. Grain is visible but not obtrusive in a 10x8in enlargement. It's not the cheapest film out there but you certainly get what you pay for - I'll certainly be using more of it. The sample shots are all scanned from prints on Ilford DeLuxe RC paper (I don't have a negative scanner).

I rarely buy film in this price range, this one will forever be an exception. Beautifully fine grain, great contrast. I developed in rodinal 1:25 at 8min and I didn’t trust the advised 5min and glad I did.