very old school look, very high contrast, looks like the movies
should consider bulk loading this…
Ilford HP5
fun amounts of grain, moderate contrast, useful in lower light situations
way more contrasty and grainy at 1600 which makes it look more Eastman Double X-ish, but with the added benefit of working in lower light situations
Kodak TMax Professional 400
great all-rounder
used to shoot a lot of this in highschool, so nostalgia hits hard
A Tier
Fomopan 100 Classic
high contrast most of the time
looks old school, also cheap
much nicer negatives than 200 Creative
Ilford XP2 Super
very similar to HP5+, but uses C41 development chemicals instead of traditional b/w
yields very dark, strange looking negatives
works really well pushed to ISO 1600 (+2) just like HP5+
worth getting if you can’t get b/w developed easily, or is on sale for less than HP5+, otherwise not really worth it over HP5+
Ilford Kentmere KPan 100
surprisingly good and smooth while also being cheap, low grain, high contrast
Kodak TMax Professional 100
super smooth, very low grain
B Tier
Fomopan 200 Creative
high contrast most of the time
looks old school and I dig it, also cheap
thin and kinda wonky negatives
Ilford Delta Professional 100
super smooth, very low grain, a bit greyscale
Ilford FP4
very low grain, but also pretty low contrast
C Tier
Ilford Kentmere KPan 400
nowhere near as good contrast-wise as ISO 100 version
need to try pushing it, apparently makes it S-tier worthy…
Rollei RPX 400
not very contrasty
D Tier
Kodak Professional P3200
very, very grainy
very expensive, would rather just use Ilford HP5+ pushed
F Tier
unplaced / need a retry
Fujifilm Acros II 100
need to shoot again, didn’t work well in Halina 35X as first roll due to mostly indoor + overcast shooting, needed higher ISO film + fix light leak + better understanding of focusing the Halina
colour
S Tier
Lomography Color Negative 800
extremely useful in lower light situations whilst maintaining good grain aood grain and sharpness
expensive, but worth it, especially in bulk packs for traveling
A Tier
Fujifilm Fujicolor C200
great PNW film for summer time as the greens really shine
Fujifilm Superia X-Tra 400
Kodak Ultramax 400
Kodak ColorPlus 200
probably better than Ultramax but harder to find
Kodak Gold 200
great for fall time colours (oranges, yellows), strong saturation which I enjoy
B Tier
C Tier
Cinestill 400D
hallations not my jam with mid-speed daytime film
Lomography Color 100
pretty meh for the price
probably rebadged Kodak or something, not worth getting again
D Tier
F Tier
unplaced / need a retry
Kodak Portra 800
Harman Phoenix 200
Lomography Lomochrome ‘92
Lomography Color 400
experimental
S Tier
Lomography Lomochrome Metropolis
a lot of fun to shoot, looks like Soviet Russia
Lomography Redscale XR
post-apocolyptic vibes especially for cityscapes
A Tier
Lomography Lomochrome Purple
pretty interesting color tones
works pushed +1 to ISO 800, but ends up making pretty thin negatives, don’t think +2 (1600) would work well
B Tier
C Tier
Film Photography Project Retrochrome
pretty interesting in interior lighting or darker exteriors, but really not good in low light (very grainy) or direct sunlight (very over-exposed looking and washed out)
D Tier
Lomography Lomochrome Turquoise 2021
pretty weird, very few photos I’ve taken with this I actually thought were cool