Rollei RPX 100 - 35mm Film

Great black and white film for multiple situations

Bought as a dedicated film for my point and shoot cameras and got really nice results. So I tried a 120 roll as well. Relatively fine grain, good sharpness, nice tones and great latitude.

Being a triacetate base film takes a bit longer to dry out compared to the PET ones from Rollei. That being said It develops well in ID-11 and I didn’t have any issue when loading the spiral as mentioned on the web.

A bit curly. My very first 120 was a bit of a pain to scan in the V500 but the holder it’s the one to blame here. No problem with 35mm and Super Coolscan!

Rollei makes better films but this is cheap and it’s a good all-rounder black and white I’ll happily pick for walks, holidays and everyday life.

I used this film in an old voigtlander vitomatic ii that I suspected was underexposing. I now think I needn't have compensated. Processing the film added to the grain so I am not sure if this is a good representation of how good the film can be, however I did see plenty of contrasty detail which was enough to buy a roll of 120 to put through my ikoflex. I processed the film in caffenol C-H (rs) for 14'30". One issue I found was the lack of info. Because this isn't a film that sells in huge quantities, finding a caffenol recipe was hard. I think I will try the 120 in ID-11. Once done I will update this review.

Although I've only shot one film to date I think I may have found an alternative to TMAX 100, which I love but is one of the more expensive film stocks.
The Rollei seems to have a lot of exposure latitude - it coped well with harsh light. The tonality is lovely and there's plenty of detail. It's sharp and I love the grain.
More stock is now on order!

Love this film, I've shot more rolls of it than any other stock. Better contrast than Fomapan and plenty of exposure latitude. Pushes quite happily to 400 but still exhibits less grain than HP5