Trying $2 35mm Film From AliExpress

[@Maddin1313]

Don't you just love these reviews? "5/5 stars. I haven't used it yet" "5/5 stars. It hasn't arrived yet."

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Super helpful 🙌🙌🙌

[@Valkoinen_Kuolema]

Or even better: "1/5 stars. I haven't used it yet" "1/5 stars. It hasn't arrived yet."

[@Kekmit]

@@Valkoinen_Kuolema Or: "3/5 stars. Bought by mistake"

[@inflinirator]

The cheap 8 exposure rolls are the most cost effective way I've found to test unknown cameras I've bought impulsively from eBay for light leaks

[@heatonize]

developing film at home can be handy because you can choose the amount of photos to shoot

[@cncshrops]

Impulsive ebay purchases? Uhm...

[@The_Potionist]

Which rolls do you mean?

[@beueuehebedududhdh]

@@cncshropsuhm?

[@ErrorTH]

but development cost scales per roll, not per frame. unless you are crafty enough to load multiple rolls into i spiral or whatever...

[@absinthedude]

That "King Mono" is film intended for recording optical sound, it was never intended for photographic images. Some people probably use it as an artistic choice but it was never going to be suitable for football. The rest all look decent.

[@seventeendegree]

The My Heart 100 film has great tonality! With some Rodinal, the results could look quite iconic, like old Orwo NP22. Thanks a lot for your video!

[@NJPurling]

I am old enough to have used ORWO NP15, NP22 and NP27 before the Wall fell. The worst you could say of the films was that you needed a hardening fixer to reduce the chance of scratches.

[@WaterHose47]

It’s time to purchase film that won’t break my wallet

[@joshuagaude6084]

The King Mono is probably Kodak sound recording film. A high contrast film for recording optical soundtracks on movie film.

[@Arturo.H.M]

I'm pretty sure of it too.

[@erwindegroot8760]

I saw this King Mono also at some Dutch stores, they all say it's Kodak b/w cine film.

[@Arturo.H.M]

@erwindegroot8760 Yes, sound recording is in motion picture films Kodak's catalogue. I know it so well, I have a 1000ft can. It's a ultra high contrast film, almost lithographic film. Kodak doesn't publish ISO values for it, but it's around 6 o 12, but you can expose it to 50. With normal development, it's very contrast. Low contrast developers o stand develop improved tonal grade, but it's always high contrast. Used on cloudy days and developed with caffenol, I have had the best results.

[@afototoday]

Loong time ago someone brought to the photo club a film labelled as "Kodak Surveillance" marked as 25 ISO. It gave very high contrast negatives and a very fine grain. Could it be the same type of film?

[@SmolPotatowo]

@@erwindegroot8760 I guess *technically* ?

[@mayrln]

absolutely worth it in my opinion. it's got a nice charm to it.

[@degjuar]

man i so happy you uploaded a long form videos because i love these!

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Thanks so much! More to come 🙌

[@MrJonyish]

The prices changed in the cart as you were shown new shopper discounts

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Yeah I realise that now 😅

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

The same happened to me on my *first* order with Aliexpress, and after days of waiting on customer support, their explanation was, "That should not have happened."

[@neongrau81]

The aliexpress (sur)prices are always super annoying

[@stellabckw2033]

i very often use aliexpress, and that's never happened to me..

[@dvsur]

Rooney 19:51

[@Francois_L_7933]

They sell the Vibe film at my local camera store (Montreal), so I'm happy to see how good it is. You're lucky as I was expecting them to sell some "desert fresh" rolls.

[@whoisdin]

hey there. Gosselin isn't the greatest as a place to buy film... every once in a while they'll have a sale, but otherwise meh. depending on where you are on the island, i'd highly recommend going to Studio Argentique and buying ReflxLab if you're interested in that Vibe company. it's just Kodak Vision3 film with remjet layer removed. ReflxLab have both Tungsten and Daylight balanced stocks and for like 4-5$ cheaper. AND more exposures. their 800T is 36exp at $18.99.

[@delowanfocus]

Quel magasin à montreal ? Photo Service, Studio Argentique... ? Merci

[@JamieFurlong]

Loving the look of My Heart. Don't think the King Mono worked for busy football stadium shots but I'm sure you could find an arty application for it like portrait. If all else fails I reckon you could get a job as a pundit as your match narration was on point! Great video, thank you.

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Ah thanks! Yeah agreed on the Mono, not the right scenario for it at all

[@lrrowley]

I’ve shot the SHD 100 before, bought it from Reflx lab. Absolutely loved the results. Very clean and contrasty.

[@thecrbn]

This is probably the first time I've ever wanted to shoot film. Great photos. Also, you'd be awesome as a commentator for football.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

Great to hear an actual mechanical motorized film advance... Nostalgia plus!

[@JGDeRuvo]

I dig the look of the My Heart 100. Giving vintage back in time vibes!

[@bobbyneedle]

Wow what a great video…showing the film after the shutter sound…great creative idea!!! Brilliantly made…luv it Keep it up mate 👌👌👌

[@orion7741]

dang, that Heart film looked really good! it had some really good contrast and depth to it. That Vibe also looked great. it looked way better than any portra film does! very impressive.

[@Frontdesk99]

King Mono 50 is a black-and-white motion picture film designed for recording sound optically onto film prints. It’s a sound recording film, meaning it was traditionally used in the optical soundtracks of motion picture prints rather than for capturing images. In classic film projection, sound was recorded as a variable density or variable area track along the edge of the film strip. A specialized camera (often called an optical sound recorder) would expose this film to a modulated light beam that encoded the audio as visual patterns. When played back in a projector, a light source would shine through the film's soundtrack, and a photocell would convert the variations into electrical signals, reproducing the recorded sound. Though King Mono 50 was primarily made for sound recording, some filmmakers experiment with it in motion picture cameras for creative effects. It’s a high-contrast film, so it can be used for stark, graphic imagery, though it's not designed for capturing typical movie scenes.

[@redskysaturn75]

My Heart and Vibe are great films, ive tried both of them with awesome results. The My Heart i used was 250D Vision 3 by the way, so ECN. Ive used SHD 400 amd its a real contrasty film, i think it may be surveilance film, but ive shot two rolls and i realy dig the look, depends on what you looking for. Overall all these are great, except i havent tried the Mono films.

[@DesertPunks]

Lucky Film in China is making new film also calling itself SHD 400, wonder if the aliexpress film is copying that

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Yeah I think it could be the same brand

[@lucadipaolo1997]

Yes, LuckyFilm also makes SHD100.

[@nicksucio]

15:22 was a dope shot and auora 800 colors look phenomenal ! I was most hyped to see the Vibe film because of the box design and the colors came out beautifully !

[@BrianCho]

The names of these cheap film stocks sound like film photographer Instagram handles 😂

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

🤣🤣

[@wunderxo]

Love these long, in the field videos

[@obiwang]

There was actually a small line in red said "Welcome deal for 1 item only", so in fact the -81% discount only applied on the last item, well for the other items you've still got about -50%, that's aliexpress speculate power !

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Must have missed that… 🤣

[@_Piers_]

While Aliexpress packages used to take ages to arrive, it's almost always about a week now. They're mostly delivered by Evri though, so there's a good chance they'll just dump it on the floor outside your door without knocking.

[@henrywilloughby6965]

Came for the film and stayed for the game! Thanks for the vid!

[@Z.B.G.]

the prices were different because if you’d notice, at the top it says “welcome deal” so your getting a really good deal on the first item you purchase. you got that welcome deal on the $1.20 film.

[@javierzapanacaceres2933]

I did not knew old films were still used this day but Its amazing the mood you can get , was an amazing video

[@thomasbowers376]

This is a superb video! 👏🏻 love your work. Thanks for doing all the research!

[@MrJonyish]

Your king mono results could be improved by going for a super long exposure with a small aperture at wide angle as this will give this a smooth image with barely any grain and a lot of motion blur! Best used for like costal landscapes or rivers or like a busy street with interesting architecture! I think it was hampered by your aperture! Giving you that under and overexposed look and stopping it getting any detail with underexposed areas where there wasn’t focus you could try a stop below even 50 ISO if you’re shooting this again.

[@MrJonyish]

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[@MrJonyish]

This video shows how you can use slow speed film in low light

[@ardianworld777]

I think the King Mono could be interesting for abstract architecture photography, or portrait photography. Great experiment, I'd love to try all these films!

[@drivingpancake8137]

Thanks for taking one for the team. Always wandered if these films where actually ok/are even real film. Would be interesting where they source theyr stuff from because it has to be from either Kodak, Harman, Noviscote or Ferramia. Kind of weird how they get it so cheap.

[@Ektachris]

Lucky film in china now coat their own film. New kids on the block! Inoviscoat I think ceased production last year?

[@handsomesquidward1092]

A lot of times these cheaper films will simply cut cost on packaging to make it more accessible

[@JoséPedroGuardãoRibeira]

Como to estádio de alvalade in Portugal! Sporting has a great team and the stadium is great to take your photos. You will love it.

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

I’d LOVE to!

[@JoséPedroGuardãoRibeira]

​@@ExpiredFilmClub thank you... I really hope you can come. SPORTING IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD. For me of course.

[@keshudioo]

I love your fanaticism! 💪

[@TimDobbs]

excellent video .... liverpool fan & a film shooter, subscribed

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Welcome along!

[@domsavlee]

aaaaa boca junior riquelme shirt in the backk!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@AspectRatioPolice]

that King Mono 50 is so arty it hurts. I'd love to use it for fashion,

[@Bluegrassfan01]

I was impressed with the photo quality of most of the films. I agree with your assessment of the one contrasty b&w film. Thank for the review.

[@JanR1995]

I would love more of this format! Great!

[@Thatdudeofgaming]

Loved the video Miles. Personally I really like the tones on the My Heart 100 film!

[@ThisPossumKnits]

Nice cardigan! 🤘

[@robertarmero6320]

SHD100 and My heart was actually quite nice. Might buy some

[@DanielS2001]

The King Mono definitely had a high contrast (it kinda reminded me of the movie Pi (1998) with how high of contrast it was).

[@Renuars]

I havent got to the end of the video yet but I'm willing to give it a like expecting it to be cool. :)

[@KristaMichaels]

Hi, Miles! Fantastic video! I think this is the first one to pop up in my feed since I found this channel. Love your work. It was cool to find someone shooting film at a pro level like this, and what's more... you use my favorite 35mm camera (the F-1)! Super cool! Best of luck with your channel. =)

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Ah amazing, thanks so much for the support! LOVE the F-1 🙌

[@amplifierheadache]

I shot My Heart/Super Lucky film in the past when I needed a stop gap film that didn't break the bank and there were shortages of kentmere and other economy b/w, never had bad results. Honestly any stock that produces any kind of usable image is good in my book. Even that Kingmono could be used if the application is correct. Probably an old doubling film stock from back in the day.

[@TheKodakCollector]

I really liked the contrast of the Heart film. I've got to try that in some of my older Kodaks.

[@christopherbull3939]

The vibe film looked great for the money as did the my heart film. Good to know you can get good cheap alternatives to just play around with, especially when you’re fairly new to shooting film and don’t necessarily want to fork out loads of money on good film!

[@richardlewis3575]

Fantastic review! I'm still mourning the loss of my favourite film ( Fuji Superia X-tra 400 ) and am looking for a replacement. Some of these cheap films give amazing results. Thank you!

[@marklar55]

This is a really good video dude.

[@mrscotchguy]

Your photos with the My Heart looked beautiful!

[@Sirius_Jocking]

After watching this went to Ali Express managed to pick up 5 rolls of Vibe 400 for about £12, glad I came across this video.

[@NoLandMandi]

I had some Lucky SHD100 film in the fridge that had expired 8-10 years ago. When I decided to test a camera I had repaired myself, I used this film, and it performed beautifully. The only issue I encountered was with the film’s plastic substrate-it had a strong smell, reminiscent of cheap plastic, and was slightly thicker than what you’d find with Kodak or Ilford films. Additionally, it tended to curl slightly along its length, like a screw. Despite these quirks, the grain, tone, and exposure levels were excellent. also Back when my cousin and I were kids learning photography and film development, we used to buy bulk rolls of Kodak film-100 feet at a time-from dodgy shops. Those films often had a very high-contrast, almost lomographic black-and-white look, with little to no gray tones, quite similar to the mono 50 film you got. If I recall correctly, some batches had the Kodak name printed on the film but no exposure numbers. Occasionally, we’d even come across film labeled as “Kodak X-ray” or just “X-ray.” It’s been a long time, so the details are a bit hazy, but those were interesting days experimenting with such unconventional finds!

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

The vibe 400 and 800 look really nice. I really didn’t expect that. You can’t go wrong with this one considering the price. But I hope the quality is consistent.

[@ShirazChanawala]

What I think is that you have excellent commentating abilities.

[@Soundbrigade]

You just got a new subscriber! I am not right now into photographing but I must keep my 20 film cameras clicking every now and then. When I have been looking for film on AliX I have only found films with 8 frames. PS.No King Mono film on AliX when I checked right now.☹️

[@aqua-bery]

That guy behind you kept looking at you with a confused face because of your film hahah

[@thekentmk]

Used a couple of Vibe black and white films and that 800 ISO. Worked pretty okay.

[@tp6ul4mp6]

The Vibe films may be some re-branded cinema films from Fujifilm, at least on the website they declare that their films are made in Japan.

[@NotForFlight]

this man is truly living the dream.

[@ph4z_]

No grey tones in the King Mono, just black or white.

[@analoogje]

SHD, also sold as Lucky SHD in both 100 and 400 iso

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Very interesting! Cheers Miles. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@danthegeetarman]

I liked the my heart 100. Almost had a very ‘historic’ look to it which is very cool. I think i may pick up some after I’m done with my current ilford just for kicks

[@globe1987]

King mono reminds me of those history book photos.

[@tomsun3159]

Would like to see a similar experiment in 120 film.

[@DJW1959Aus]

That 50 asa film was very high contrast. Not what I would want to shoot but can be interesting.

[@DSPrints_]

Who remembers the Pound shop colour film? about 5 years ago, £1 rolls. Loved it for uni! May still have some somewhere

[@NJPurling]

It was Fuji colour neg 200ASA,

[@DSPrints_]

@@NJPurlingyes that was it. Good stuff

[@newtronix]

The girl on the far right behind you is looking at you like you're crazy!!

[@terencegardner9711]

Great video 👍

[@gerekappo]

I could care less about fotball, but I do love your videos brother.

[@hattree]

That King Mono film is supposed to be high contrast. It was made for printing optical soundtracks.

[@RomanoLeoni]

Love channel' name!

[@cydery]

I think the alloy canister is worth more than the King film

[@unfinishedthought]

The MyHeart Film seems to me Orthochromatic which is really nice

[@danielegobbo98]

Can you link us what you bought?

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Yes - linked in description!

[@AlexandruMusetoiu]

i clicked on this video expecting shitty cheap film results but i was left with a good impression and a chance to see my favorite players enjoying the field again. i miss this United team

[@IgorToffoli]

The guy on the left side with a 1DX staring all time the time: is he really shooting on film?

[@ThatVideographerNick]

The welcome discount only applies to ONE ITEM in your cart. That’s why you saw a price difference. If you have an account you accumulate coins for orders. The more coins = the bigger discount.

[@realElzie]

I wonder if they are just buying up expired stock from retailers and re-packing them?

[@housevideos2024]

You title is about as accurate as AliExpress prices 😂

[@eboebreo]

Good morning and Happy New Years! What lens were you using with the 1V? Great images and video as always! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

Thanks so much! 70-200mm f/2.8 🙂

[@yannickmartin6278]

hello, I just discovered your channel, thanks to automatic translation, I am French, and it is easier for me to watch the video in French. Your subject is very interesting, as you say in the conclusion, the king 50 is terrible in my opinion, the rest of the films are not bad. In sport, I take more photos of ice hockey, I sometimes venture to take some on film and it's interesting. Bravo for this video, I had a great time and I discovered the world of cheap film, so I'm going to dig into the subject.

[@AndreyPermitin]

Great photos!

[@professionalvr]

As I Bulgarian I didn't expect to hear that Dimitar Berbatov has played in a charity match with his former team Manchester United. He has a charity organisation in Bulgaria that helps talented kids. I'm also into film photography and used expired film.

[@michaelbuckley8986]

Wonderful presentation👍

[@Drayman1011]

My budget favourites is HP5 and Kodak Gold, but I think its time for the weird aliexpress film

[@mathieucaron4957]

Excellent audio interface 👌 So why this mic? 😮

[@KimHojbergJensen]

That was really interesting!

[@ArtoftheDial]

The pricing has to do with a "welcome deal" for a first time purchase, it only applies to a single item (typically about $5 off) thus the price increase at checkout for some of them. Since you have affiliate links, surprised you wouldn't be more familiar with the platform.

[@cameronwilson8561]

Really curious whether the photographer behind you had something to say when you brought out the F1?

[@rollingtroll]

Welp, that would have been fun if the 1,27 film now wasn't a 9 pound film. Aliexpress definitely fooled us there.

[@billxciii]

"Black and white color film" could be "Engrish" for a black and white film that is meant to be processed in C-41 (aka, color negative) chemicals.

[@lowkeydiegoduran4724]

PSA FOR THE KING FILM DX CODE ISSUE For some reason, they put a second sticker surrounding the film, like it's the exact. Same thing.Once you peel it off, and underneath it is the actual metal dx code. I'll have a yt shorts video explaining it on my channel

[@markustoivonen1358]

The prices when you look at them are "Welcome deals" that only applies to NEW customers. Pretty shady to show them to old customers. That being said, I loved the heart film!

[@AlbertKnesal-e2q]

Wow! The cost. You could probably buy a decent DSLR or Mirrorless for the cost of the film and processing, but that wasn't the point. Thanks for the fun and effort. Never been to a soccer game.

[@rodrigopertoti8330]

Adorei o vídeo, apenas continue nos presenteando com seu conteúdo. Feliz 2025, abraços do Brasil.

[@Focal_Paradox]

Is that a full size film fridge in your office? Respect.

[@glaurung666]

I tried Vibe monochrome 35 mm film from AliExpress and it was fine.

[@IgnatSolovey]

SHD100 is also known as Lucky 100 (actually it's all Shanghai Lucky). It's a well-known film and it looks like they nailed stable quality at last. It's one of the heirs of AGFA ISOPAN ISS 100, like many other films out there. I wonder why you never paid attention to Vibe 800 film being a tungsten-sensitized film for 3200K - and it looks like scans are colour-corrected.

[@voyagersquaremuzika]

Hello! All Aliexpress films look surprisingly good, even King Mono looks somewhat interesting, but that film is definitely not suitable to be used in this role, it is more for some artistic photos, that film reminds me of Film Washi S 50!

[@keshudioo]

I was waiting for this video as in another one you already mentioned you will experiment with these films. My Heart and Vibe don't look too bad to be honest. Question is if they are worth the price for the limited number of expos (18 and 27 really?) and the currency exchange as the money in my country (Hungary) is horrendous these days. 😂

[@ExpiredFilmClub]

On the whole I’d say definitely not worth it, but was pleasantly surprised by most of them!