So this expired roll of Kodak PXP expired in 1992, so it was made somewhere between 1988 and 1990. so this makes this roll at least 32 years old. So I did the standard rule of every decade the film is past expired you half it. This is is 120 film (I think its all I could find on it), so I ended up shooting it at 32 ISO I should have done it at 16 ISO technically but it worked out quite well.
So all of these photos were shot on Kodak Portra 800. Which Ive decided I do not like. Ive tried it before and I had mixed feelings so I tried it again and I still, you guessed, don’t like it. Its oddly yellow and green, and some parts are underexposed and some others are over exposed, its weird, I don’t get it. Ill probably be sticking to Portra 400 and Gold 200 for now.
All of these photos above were shot with a Nikon F2 that I recently purchased. All of these photos were shot on Portra 400, a very expensive film stock that I don’t see myself buying for 35 anytime soon. For the colors, for some reason I dont like it for 35 but I love it for 120, maybe its just the price? (averages $18-22) a roll, but I just see myself sticking with Pro Image 100 for 35mm for now.
So for these photos, I shot them with a Zenza Bronica 645. The color photos were using Cinestill 50D (the color photos) and Illford Super XP2 400 (black and white photos). I love XP2 and have loved it for awhile now and i see it being my main BW film for awhile. The Cinestill 50D on the other hand? I see myself shooting this very rarely, maybe if I went to a desert or something like that, but nothing with greens and other vibrant colors in the same spectrum, especially because the greens became very yellowish and the dark browns became very orange, 50D is very vibrant but at the same time not, its weird.
So, a little over a week ago, I went on a photo shoot. On said photo shoot I decided I wanted to do a test, and take a photo of this smashed beer can with every camera I brought along with me to see the (now obvious) differences.
So on the far left is the Photo from my Nikon D800 Full frame digital (using a 50mm f/1.8 lens), It is by far the sharpest and most true to life, color and feel wise. I did edit this photo to go towards greens a bit more, so thats why it has a bit of a green hue to it.
Second from left is from a Nikon 8008s 35mm Film Camera (using an older 50mm f/1.8 film lens), Using Illford Delta 400 black and white film. Its black and white alright and it is grainy and contrasty as always (I purposely under expose one stop on BW to boost contrast).
Second from right is from a Pentax SV 35mm film Camera (using a 58mm Helios 44-2) using Kodak Pro Image 100, it is by far the softest and also the warmest. We can attribute the softness from the lens of the Pentax and its amazing glass, and the Pro Image 100 which is the love child of Kodak’s big three film stocks (Gold, Portra, and Ektar). It has Ektar’s bright browns, Portra’s clean blue/dark tones, and Gold’s overall antique feel, which is why this is my favorite stock for 35mm. It is also very bright because I like to over expose Pro Image by 1/2 to a full stop to get more pastel/bright colors.
Then last on the far right is from a Zenza Bronica 645 Medium format film camera (using a 75mm f/2 lens) using Kodak Portra 400. I tried to expose on the dot for this film stock because I’m still new to Portra and also Medium Format. Portra is the golden child in the film community, mostly for being one of the most true to life film stocks since most film stocks like to boost certain colors, while Portra (400 at least) doesnt boost colors too much (while 160 seems a little dull and 800 pushes reds quite a bit), Portra 400 pushes pinkish skin tones just a bit but its not a whole lot, and keeps most other colors true to life.
This was mostly just for fun, nothing super professional here. All Photos were shot with a Nikon 8008s using a 50mm f/1.8, or a 10.5mm fisheye (its the ones with the weird crop obviously). All photos were touched up in Adobe Lightroom since the place that develops and scans my film struggles a little bit. The two film stocks were Illford Delta 400 (the less grainy ones) and Kodak P3200 TMAX (the more grainy ones)
So Im currently borrowing a Nikon F2, I may buy it in the future though. I went to a car show and took two rolls of film with me. The film stock is Kodak Pro Image and 100 and edited in Adobe Lightroom (only minor color touch ups since the place I get my Negs’ scanned struggles a bit).
All of these photos above were shot with a Zenza Bronica 645 using Kodak Portra 400, and Kodak Portra 800. I personally enjoy the 400 speed a bit more and will probably shoot it more in the future. All of the photos below were shot with a Pentax SV with Kodak Pro Image 100. And all of the photos were edited in Adobe Lightroom (only minor color touch ups since the place I get my Negs’ scanned struggles a bit).
So I recently got invited to a photo shoot. Heres all of the photos I took from the session. All of these photos were taken with a Nikon D800 and edited using Adobe Lightroom.
These 6 images above were shot with a Zenza Bronica 645 with Kodak Gold 200. Im still getting used to this camera, its a little weird, especially the size of the frame, its something to get used to but I hope in time I will.
All of these photos above were shot with a Pentax SV using Kodak Pro Image 100. Ive definitely gotten more used to this camera and it is starting to pay off.
These photos I shot using a Nikon 8008s with Illford Super XP2 400. I think this is my favorite black and white film stock. It has a nice amount of contrast and grain and I quite like it and want to shoot it more.
So I have been working on this photo book for a couple of months now, I was really excited to start this book and slowly got more and more burned out on it. Im overall just glad that I finished and its over with, especially with this being my last big project in class.
All of these photos above were shot using a Zenza Bronica ETRS 645 that i stumbled upon, fixed, and then got the camera for free. This was the first roll ever put through it and I think as a sort of “test roll” the photos did turn out better than expected, especially since I didn’t know if this camera fully worked. All of these photos used Kodak Portra 160.
These are my favorite photos from the second roll I sent through the Hasselblad, the camera doesn’t actually have any light leaks which is good. The film used here was Portra 400.
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