Washi F - 35mm Film

Really like this film, great high contrast with a really nice halo effect in strong light, I wasn't expecting much from this film but the results were great. Really lovely for landscape photography.

Fading away, radioactive, ghost like. Definitely worth it. Should try it.

I have never shoot any BnW like it. It's like it's glowing. Haunted daylight film. Very experimental yet intriguing. For film adventurists.

Both ghostly and ethereal. It gives this timeless ancient atmosphere, with untraceable glow. A film like no other.

I used this on my Kodak H35 in the dead of winter in London, so the results were a lot of very moody, atmospheric photos. I took a few shots in more sunny conditions as well but I think this film shines in more overcast conditions (complementing the grain) for that dramatic effect.

i love this film, i really should buy it more often. fab tones, great grain, shade that are yummy. a film to elope with if ever there was one

A bit fiddly, but the ones that came out came out REALLY good. Love the heavy contrast and the grain, have bought another roll so I can really experiment.

Truthfully I wasn’t expecting much from Washi F but to say I’m pleasantly surprised is an understatement.
I shot in bright dappled sunlight and got near infrared images. I shot at box speed and developed in Rodinal at 1:25 for 9 mins.
I definitely recommend giving it a go.

Very contrasty, a bit edgy and on the unpredictable side.

First timer on a Nikon F80/LensBaby Edge 80 lens.
To be honest, I was nervous to load this film, and it was the only Washi I could use with my Nikon. I was aware of the light piping and all, and I managed to screw things up during loading - user error; I had to unwind the film back to its roll in a not so subdued light, so I thought that's it, I won't have too many shots from it. But it turned out quite decent! I even took it abroad, so it went through the x-ray scan twice.
I shot it in various lighting conditions, from daylight to a very dark indoors of an aquarium.
This is a very good combination with the Edge 80 lenses; it can give you this dreamy mood, where the light sources have that shiny quality thanks to removed anti-halo layer.
I will definitely come back to it (and load it more carefully to get all my 36 shots. I managed 26 this time) and try to experiment more.
Love it!

Love this film. Shot my first roll at box speed with an ESII, through an SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4. Not all the images were keepers (it did not fare well with detail in the middle to deep shot, due to the exaggerated grain) but got some fabulous, otherworldly shots of industrial architecture. Now I know its strengths, I can’t wait to shoot the other two rolls in my bag! P.S. beware light-piping on the first frame or two, even once you’ve shot through the first few wasted frames. Loading in the dark highly recommended.

I think a lot of people regard Washi stocks as 'artistic' film - unpredictable, gimmicky, not to be taken entirely seriously. While this is perhaps true for some Washi formulas, for me 'F' is the major exception and perhaps my favourite black and white stock.

Repurposed from film designed for chest x-rays, 'F' has a velvety soft contrast falloff - gentle points of black graduated all the way to milky, grainy white. There's a lovely soft highlight bloom as well - no need to pack a promist filter, 'F' has the look straight out of the can.

Even in high-contrast environments (see photo 2), detail is retained well and the grain really shines. The grain itself is big, crunchy, and oh-so characterful. Paired with a sharp lens, 'F' renders landscapes gorgeously. (I'm yet to shoot any portraits with it, so can't speak for its abilities there.)

'F' is definitely a little trickier than some stocks - it is prone to leaking, light piping, and vignetting - but returns much more reliable and consistent results than other Washi stocks I have tried.

The gentle, ethereal glow is a look I've tried to emulate with many other BW stocks - 'F' achieves it with such ease, and is a complete winner in my book.

I shot this to play with it, and I'm not sure i got the best out of it, BUT, it is like no film i've shot before. Very intriguing. Give it a go!

This film feels very thin and fragile (partly due to the thin emulsion and lack of halation layers I guess), and forget using a metal spiral to develop it. Shot at ISO 100, dev'd in LC29 1-19 at 20 degrees for 8 mins.

Light areas come out with a diffuse speckled grainy effect, and a lot of bloom around highlights. The haze and speckled effect means nothing really looks pin-sharp, but it all comes out slightly ethereal.

Shadow areas come out with really rich deep blacks, and I think this works best for low-key high contrast shots. I'd love to try some portraits with it. It's more sensitive to red than green I think.