To celebrate the launch of Kosmo Foto Mono 100 in 120 film we interview Stephen Dowling, the man behind the brand. Read it here!
Kosmo Foto Mono is a beautiful film - in both its branding and the images it captures! Kosmo Foto takes inspiration from East European graphic art and the Space Race to bring some Soviet excitement to our medium format cameras cameras! This 120 film is a long-established emulsion from a European film producer and will give you black and white images with a gorgeous grainy finish.
Well-suited to sunny days and studio lighting, a fantastic addition to the brand after the success of the 35mm version.
Kosmo Foto began life as blog (previously called Zorki Photo) in 2012 and quickly gained a big and loyal following thanks to the original and interesting content. Fast forward a few years and they are taking a front seat in the resurgence of analogue photography, producing their first film (Mono) - a rebrand of a less-well-known emulsion - in 2017. Sales have been strong and we hope to see much more of this brand in the coming years!
For more information about the brand check out our bio of Kosmofoto
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When you buy your camera film from us we can ship it across the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (more countries planned soon!) So buy your Kosmo Foto Mono Film 120 B&W ISO 100 today and dive back into the fun of medium format film photography!
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I really like this film, it's a strange one though because I have vivid memories of strongly disliking the images but when I go back to them they're all very reasonable.
The film demonstrates great sharpness, a generally good exposure latitude and pleasant but very noticeable grain. There's also some quite nice blooming under certain circumstances, it possibly looks like either no anti-halation or they're experimenting with it a bit.
It's a really really decent film, it covers all the basics and I would happily shoot it again. However, while it is a good film stock it's not an amazing film stock and if I'm going to shoot a particular subject then there's a good chance that there's a better film stock for it and if it's a general purpose film stock I'm after, then there are cheaper even more all rounders to choose from like Kentmere 400.
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Chuck (Swindon, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Street Photography, Architecture
Accreditation Handles:@chuckbbird35mm
Perfect for street photography
Pretty cheap & yields some really great results - nice balance on contrast & grain.
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Andrew R.S. (Chiswick, GB)
Perfect for:Beginners, Portraits, Street Photography, Studio work
Accreditation Handles:andrewrohansamuel
Great film
I tend to shoot street photos mostly and was worried that this film wouldn't work very well because of the low iso but it was absolutely fine! I really like the graininess I got in my photos. I don't develop my own film so can't say what it's like to develop and scan. It' comes in a cool box and the roll has some nice graphics on it that made me want to shoot it!
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Andy S. (Llanelli, GB)
Perfect for:Great All-Rounder, Beginners, Landscapes, Street Photography, Architecture, Travel
Accreditation Handles:Holga_pics
Lovely film
I really like this film. The packaging is beautiful and, being old enough to remember the moon landings, is very evocative.
Even the tape that secures the film to prevent it unspooling has a cosmonaut with a camera on it.
The kosmo foto mono film gives great negatives that dry flat and scan easily, so really good for beginners. It works well with the pixl-ator too, from that point of view.
I'm very pleased with the results.
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eddie O. (Greenwich, GB)
Perfect for:Beginners
Comes in a sweet box
There is no real issue with this film except it's Fomapan. For the sake of a few extra pounds and a nice box do you need to go there. The film is fine and has some charming characteristics but for film sake... why? Definitely for hipsters...