Description
Harman Phoenix II 35mm film is now available in the UK - a bold and brilliant colour film that’s made for analogue adventurers. With a box speed of ISO 200 and a 36-exposure roll, this updated emulsion brings vibrant tones, fine detail, and true-to-life colours to your photography.
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 35mm will capture your summer in glorious colour. Also known as Harman Phoenix 2 and available in 120 format.
Why We Love It
🎞️ Brilliant Colours, Beautiful Detail
Phoenix II has been refined to produce natural, vibrant colours with crisp clarity. Skin tones look gorgeous, greens stay fresh, and reds pop just right - with the halation glow that we all loved from Phoenix 1!
🌤️ Handles Light Like a Pro
From golden hour to overcast afternoons, Phoenix II is flexible and forgiving. Its wider dynamic range helps you keep those precious details in both highlights and shadows, even in tricky lighting conditions.
🌀 Smoother Grain, Cleaner Scans
With a redesigned grain structure, this film offers cleaner, sharper images and smoother transitions. Ideal for both printing and high-quality lab scans with minimal editing.
🧪 C-41 Friendly
Like your favourite colour films, Harman Phoenix II 35mm is processed using the standard C-41 method. So it's easy and fast for our lab to process, and easy to drop off with your usual film batch.
📷 Everyday Versatility
Whether you're capturing candid portraits, colourful travel scenes, or the quiet magic of the everyday, this film has your back. It's forgiving on exposure, consistent in results, and bursting with creative potential.
For more information on how to shoot, process and scan Phoenix II, take a look at this Data Sheet.
Comparison vs Harman Phoenix 1
We have produced 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
Specification
| Format: | 35mm |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Type: | Negative |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposures: | 36 |
| Pack size: | 1 / 5 |
| DX Coding: | Yes |
Final Thoughts
Harman Phoenix II 35mm film is an invitation for you to explore the world in colour. Thoughtfully re-engineered for today’s 35mm photographers by the Harman scientists who have been working hard since the first version launched in December 2023 (!) it strikes the perfect balance of modern performance and analogue character. Add it to your camera, shoot with confidence, and let your creativity soar.
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Review of Harman Phoenix II
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Very mixed bag of results and grain seems very noticeable for a 200 film.
The dynamic range seems to be very limited and a lot of photos where underexposed. Will keep experimenting but at the moment I'm not convinced.
My first time using a Phoenix film and after reading lots of people saying photos turn out flat, I have to agree. As you'll see from the pictures, the roll was very inconsistent. This may be issues with my camera but nonetheless, I was hoping for more consistency
I was very critical of Phoenix I and I still believe that I had a couple of bad rolls but Harman never replied to me about them but that's in the past.
Version 2 is definitely an improvement over 1 but still has it's quirks.
The film definitely seems to have a better dynamic range and the halation seems to be a bit more under control, more like 400d although the whites have a pinkish tone to them (see samples).
Although is film is rated at ISO200 I shot it at 125 which overexposing by 1 stop although I can't say I saw much difference, although the images looked flat.
The film was shot other a few different days but the days were pretty consistent, bright but cloudy and with a low sun index.
Although the film is an improvement, I don't think it is currently at a stage where I would be regularly buying it.
Obvious caveat; my camera had a few issues, there are light leaks for DAYS but if you can look past them, just look at those colours - blues and yellows especially. I can't wait to shoot more of this, and I'm a die hard Phoenix 1 apologist
I was excited to take this new film to a music festival I’ve been invited to. It was the first time my little brother was playing on stage at a festival so I took a roll and did the usual 36 snaps. once I’ve got the pictures back from developing and I have to say I’m very disappointed with the colours. It almost seems like there are only three colours in it blue yellow and green every photo whether it was taken in blazing hot sunshine or inside the tent has come out murky I feel like the results are a little bit poor for how much it cost for a roll I bought the collector set and I’m almost begrudging having to use the other four rolls.
