Description
SantaColor 100 35mm film was born from the success of Santa's workshop with high-speed B&W film (Santa Rae 1000). He felt pretty confident that his elves could make something magical with colour. And after a 2021 IndieGoGo campaign that raised nearly $200,000 he had the funds to do so!
It is a well known air surveillance film (makes sense for Santa 😂) made by a major manufacturer in the USA.
The film is a fine-grain, colour negative film compatible with the C41 process, yielding results with punchy reds and lush greens. It is more saturated than the Kodak Portra series, but less saturated and with a longer contrast curve than Kodak Ektar 100.
SantaColor 100 is flexible and can be pushed to 800 ISO with only a minor loss of colour accuracy and a minor increase in grain. Shot at 400 ISO and pushed +2 stops in development, the film exhibits accurate colours and an almost grainless look, typically associated with films like Kodak Ektar 100 or Kodak Portra 160.
The film is freshly made and is a 100 ISO colour negative film compatible with the normal C41 process. As this is not a movie film, it does not have any special (remjet) backing and can therefore easily be processed by the WonderLab.
Specification
| Format: | 35mm |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Type: | Negative |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposures: | 36 |
| Pack size: | 5 / 1 |
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As a beginner I found that I struggled to make the most of the stunning contrast this film offers especially considering the price point. I might try it again once I have more experience!
I really enjoy Santa Color and it has quickly become a favourite of mine. The colour rendition, contrast and general quality of the images it produces is amazing.
I find it easy to shoot with and have to do minimal editing of the scans to achieve results I am happy with. Definitely a great film to play with.
This is nature orientated film. Colour beautifully pop out in wilderness themed pictures. BONUS POINTS: take pictures of it with animals with it.
I picked up a roll of SantaColor on a whim and was totally blown away by the beautiful colours of this film. It works beautifully for outdoor, landscape shots with lots of light and performed well when pushed to ISO 400. Be aware that the colour palette leans towards greens and reds. I love the way this film has transformed the most simple of scenes with its unique, vintage colour tones. I will definitely be using SantaColor 100 again and would highly recommend to others!
I bought this film to take on a trip to Vancouver Island - I thought that the emphasis on reds and greens would work very nicely with the west coast in the summer (pushed to ISO 200). I really loved how my photos turned out, but it does have a particular look that will likely depend on individual preference - the browns, reds, and green tones were emphasised, but depending on the light, were sometimes dramatic and sometimes beautifully muted. I noticed that the shadows tended to be green-toned and the highlights reddish - a bit like halation.
