As a newbie this film was always going to be a wild card and I did really struggle to get anything decent in low light, but I like how the rest turned out - warm and grungey. I think with more knowledge/experience you could get a lot of fun and unexpected variations from just one roll. Will try again!
Ordered two rolls of standard scans with correct and rotate, since they had an offer on for first time customers, and they did not disappoint! Great turnaround time despite being in the middle of moving labs, easy to use the tracked shipping label (even without a printer) and access my scans via the site, and they turned out great!
As a beginner, it's hard to go wrong with UltraMax. I've used it many times now in all kinds of conditions and it always delivers punchy colours and a nostalgic feel. Great value for money and perfect for travel
If I could choose just one film stock to shoot forever, it'd be this. Incredibly versatile and handles well in most light situations (including the darkest basement venues). Adores letterbox reds and cool teal-blues, beautiful in golden hour, and handles flash photography well too. Grainy, but in a way that gives it character and softness without detracting from the subject.
A beautiful bold film, vibrant colours whilst remaining true to life. Less warm tones than Gold, but not quite the truer-than-life teals and reds of Ultramax. Does particularly well with magentas in my experience. Handles well in all settings from sunny days to nights at the club, with my trusty point and shoot camera.
Kodak Gold has definitely been my go-to in recent years, especially for the long summer days. Hard-working, affordable, and very forgiving, with natural warm tones and soft grain. Best for natural light in a point and shoot camera, but does surprisingly okay with brighter or pinpointed indoor lights
im in love, the tones the shades the grain its all so darn good. best film ive tried in the last two years. buy it play with it enjoy it.
good film but prefer others like fomapan at a similar price
really good in natural bright lighting
my go to black and white film
good colour film! works best with flash
So this is the second time I have tried this film. I was really impressed with my first roll. For some reason the scans from this roll were a little more contrasty and grainy than last time. I did use a different lab last time, so maybe they used different chemistry, or perhaps I was shooting more challenging subjects.
First time using this film and they turned out amazingly. The vibe is gorgeous on some of them, will definitely be buying more from here in the future
A nice film that is something a bit different
I love the look of Ilford HP5. Has the slight edge over Tri-X and it’s cheaper. My scans were very contrasty. Fantastic vintage look and a good versatile speed. Perfect for the Revival festival.
As a very casual photographer this was great - captures colours so vividly, even in lower lights and using a point-and-shoot Ilford Sprite.
Contrasty and fine grained rendering, this film really added to the heritage vibe of the Shrewsbury streets where I first tried this lens out. Handling shadows and highlights well on bright spring day.
Developed and scanned by the excellent folks at AW.
first roll through my new Olympus couldn't have turned out better
Not sure I’d use again!
It’s a nice surprise for sure but some boxes much better than others!
Love this film stock. I was religiously on HP5 but this has changed my mind completely. Beautiful fine grain and still super versatile.
This film is great for some lovely black & white photos, for indoor and outdoor shots.
I enjoy shooting this film in the winter, finding that it works well with cooler tones. The few rolls I shot in summer came out with skies blown out and very dark shadows.
I haven't had a bad exposure with the Pentax 67, this film seems to expose differently on 35mm, it's much better to work with in 120.
Despite doom-laden forecasts of the end of analogue photography new film launches seem to pop up at regular intervals. Most of them unfortunately aren't 'new', just rebadged existing films. Not necessarily a bad thing if if keeps people interested in film tough. Film Ferrania isn't really 'new' either their P30 and P33 cine film stock was around in the 60s and 70s. The clever folk at Ferrania have relaunched these lovely films using a combination of rejuvenating the old coating plant in Italy and modern technology. I must admit I was a bit sceptical - I'm not now! I treated myself to a couple of rolls of their new P33 160iso film. I've only shot one roll so far, on a trip to the Isle of Arran, Scotland. All I can say is that it's a lovely film. I exposed it at it's box speed of 160iso and developed it in Ilford ID11, diluted 1:1 for 11 minutes at 20 degreesC. It holds both shadows and highlights well with good mid-tone separation. It's quite high contrast - more than FP4+ but less than it's P30 stablemate. The images I'm happiest with were taken in overcast light where the contrast has given them punch. Grain is visible but not obtrusive in a 10x8in enlargement. It's not the cheapest film out there but you certainly get what you pay for - I'll certainly be using more of it. The sample shots are all scanned from prints on Ilford DeLuxe RC paper (I don't have a negative scanner).
Having so much fun with this camera. Fits in my pocket and it is cheap enough to not worry about it breaking or losing it. Took it on holiday to Thailand and it survived the heat, humidity and salty air. I even dropped it a few times and still worked as expected (although I stuffed the plastic).
You can get some great shots if you:
1. Keep everything you want in focus at arms length
2. Use the correct speed film.
3. Understand the limitations of the camera
My only complaint is that it is easy to forget you had the flash on and end up with a dead battery. While the quality of the photos isn't even close to my main camera I have captured some of my most cherished memories with this camera. While it was pricey for what it is I have no regrets.
