Description
Harman Phoenix II 120 film brings all the vibrant charm and analogue magic of its 35mm sibling into glorious medium format. With a box speed of ISO 200 and dramatic improvements versus Phoenix OG, this updated emulsion brings vibrant tones, fine detail, and true-to-life colours to your photography. Plus with the larger negative size of medium format you will be able to capture more detail with tighter grain than ever before.
We have a limited number of exclusive Collector's Edition packs - this is your chance to be part of the biggest film launch of 2025 🤩 With significant upgrades versus the previous emulsion, Harman Phoenix II 120 will capture your summer in glorious colour. Also known as Harman Phoenix 2 and available in 35mm format.
Why We Love Phoenix II in 120
🎨 Vibrant Colours with Analogue Soul
Phoenix II delivers rich, true-to-life colour with just the right amount of punch. Think dreamy skin tones, glowing reds, crisp blues and plenty of pop without feeling artificial - and keeping the halation from Phoenix 1 that we loved so much
🔍 Fine Grain, Stunning Detail
Medium format already offers breathtaking resolution — and Phoenix II makes the most of it. The redesigned emulsion has a smoother grain structure, so you get sharp, clean images with elegant tonal transitions and plenty of character.
🧪 C-41 Friendly, Lab-Loving
Developed using the standard C-41 process, Harman Phoenix II 120 is welcome at film labs worldwide. It scans like a dream too — giving you vibrant colours and accurate detail straight out of the tank.
☀️ Flexible Exposure for Real-Life Shoots
Whether you're out on a bright day or chasing golden hour shadows, Phoenix II handles exposure beautifully. It’s forgiving of slight over- or underexposure, with strong highlight retention and much better shadow detail to keep your photos balanced and expressive.
For more information on how to shoot, process and scan Phoenix II, take a look at this Data Sheet. Image credit (c) Will McMahon, Heather Hughes and samples from Harman Photo.
Comparison vs Harman Phoenix 1
We have written a comprehensive side-be-side comparison of Phoenix 2 versus the original (as well as Kodak Gold) in this article but you can see a quick sample below. Note that this article uses 35mm format rather than 120 - but the differences will be comparable!
Specification
| Format: | 120 |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Type: | Negative |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposures: | 12 |
| Pack size: | 1 / 5 |
Final Thoughts
This is a film for curious creatives, medium format enthusiasts, and anyone wanting to experience something fresh from the ever-growing world of analogue photography. Whether you're shooting dramatic landscapes, artistic portraits, or slow-paced everyday moments, Harman Phoenix II 120 gives you the space - literally and creatively - to make magic 🪄
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Review of Harman Phoenix II
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Customer Reviews
I shot my roll on a sunny evening, starting with bright sunlight, but moving to light cloud as the sun set. Most of my 12 images had decent punchy colours, although the blue of the sky in cliffs shot is more saturated than I remember the reality, and the pink in the sky along the groyne is not how I remember either. Could be my eyes. The latitude is much improved over the original version, and the halation, while still present (see the pole at the end of the groyne) is much toned-down - I tried to force it with the flourescent lights of the arcade and there's hardly any.
Overall it was enjoyable and I like the results- I've also got a roll in 35mm which I haven't yet shot...
I went in slightly apprehensive - I love experimental films and phoenix is one of my favourites - but credit where it's due, phoenix ii has blown me away. more realistic colours without sacrificing their vividness and such fine grain in 120.
Developed in Bellini C41. As you can see for a 120 film it is still quite grainy but not as bad as the first iteration and the shadow detail is improved somewhat as well and the colour palette is much better even if the reds are more like orange. I again think 200 ISO is over egging it more like 125 at best. As I've shown my first impression out of the tank was that they have been a bit stingy with the films length - only just getting the last frame in! So I hope they start chopping a little later next batch. These are straight scans with no corrections however they are easily colour corrected and more shadow detail can be brought out in Lightroom etc. Ilford should be applauded for its efforts and the project most certainly deserves our support... and should get it.
Harman Phoenix II 200 has a strong look — bold colours, punchy contrast, and a fair bit of grain for a 200 ISO film. I rated it at ISO 125 on a Fuji GSW690III, which I think suited it well. That said, it still has a gritty, stylised feel. Greens lean olive or dusty, shadows often pick up a magenta cast, and blues can shift cyan, especially under mixed lighting.
It really comes into its own in urban settings — graffiti tunnels, concrete structures, underpasses — where the saturation and grain suit the mood. There’s a cinematic, grungy, slightly surreal quality to the results. But personally, I wasn’t impressed with how it handled golden hour in rural scenes. The lavender fields came out brownish rather than purple, which may be down to how it renders reds or handles flare and backlighting.
In post, I found the highlights had a tendency to clip more easily than expected, especially in bright scenes. The shadows, on the other hand, were surprisingly forgiving and held more detail than I’d anticipated.
This isn’t a film for natural colour or soft, clean results. But if you want something with a bit of attitude — and you're shooting scenes with contrast, grit, or bold colours — it definitely has its place.
Anaolgue Wonderland kindly shared a roll of Harman early with me (along with the other ambassadors) to test ready for today's launch. The Sample images I had seen at that point showed its full potential outdoors with good tonal range and definition in skin tones. Having seen this, I wanted to try it in an ongoing project of mine and see if it would be a good replacement for the now very rare FujiPro400H. My project mainly has me photographing indoors and this was very different to the sample images so far.
The film has a very clear base unlike most c41 films and the negatives remind me of cross processed slide film - this comes even more to mind when they are scanned as they gain a very strong green cast, correcting for this in lightroom it shifts my shadows to be very and I mean VERY blue so it has taken some fine tuning to get a reasonable ballance when working indoors (dim coffee shop). However when stepping outside the shop to test a frame in the heatwave we had this weekend, you can see strong contrast, good colour range and very vivid greens and blues. I will be getting another roll as I feel that I did not get the full potential from this film, and will try it pulled to 100 iso and see what happens when the contrast is reduced. I will post a second review then
