How To Choose Film For Your Camera!

[@KNURKonesur]

I go to my fav film selling website, sort by "cheapest" and buy whatever comes first :P I only shoot b&w cause I can easily develop it at home with Caffenol which I make out of household ingredients, so it's cheap and easy and environment-friendly-ish.

[@Adam-wl8wn]

It's worth doing a bit of maths and pricing up the cost per frame. You'll find doing this that you nearly always get more shots for your money by buying 36exp over 24exp. In a way it's good what you're doing. If you stick with one type of film stock (my B+W go to is Ilford FP4+) you'll master it really quickly as opposed to chopping and changing between different films. Good luck mate.

[@greysonosterberg7101]

Best film stock video I’ve ever seen. It’s more concrete than any other video I’ve seen. Coming back now for my third watch thru

[@bagnome]

Full disclosure, I'm a sucker for slide film. Though, one thing I don't think is talked about enough regarding it is the end product. One thing people talk about in general with film is its tactile nature. But with negative film, that's usually only an intermediate used to scan or print. I think this is where slide film comes to life. Viewing slides on a lightbox, holding them up to a window, and especially projecting them. That's where it truly shines. That's why I chose to shoot it at least. I also like to specifically use it for vacation/family photos as that leans into the experience of having the family convene in the living room while you bust out the slide projector.

[@_GhostGarden_]

Good stuff dude! Would love to hear about how you choose labs and if you scan yourself.

[@metalfingersfilm]

Got a scanning comparison video coming soon!

[@cjwomack]

Love this breakdown and hearing about your thought process man!

[@sbalget]

For colour negative "consumer" film; you should take a look at candido's options. Full honesty, it is re-spooled kodak vision 3, (at least im fairly certain it is) but... they're honest about it. They take off the remjet before they spool it, so it can be developed in C41, which is great. The company is from the UK, so depending on where you are, shipping will vary. But, their goal was to make film cheaper, and considering the prices other companies may charge for pretty much the same amount (*cough* *cough* cinestill), ots pretty good. They have 200, 400 and 800 at the moment, and 800 is tungsten rated, but the others are daylight. They also come in good packaging. They have metal canisters, and the box has a simplistic design that is quite elegant if you're into trimming it down and putting it in the info slot on the back of your camera (if your camera has that).

[@metalfingersfilm]

stay tuned!

[@eatttheball]

Nice Reflx Labs shoutout ;)

[@irmakaneli]

I'm just getting into film photography and this was very, very helpful, a great cheat sheet. Thank you a lot!

[@Iced_Tea200]

But how are you able to handle all that film without tearing it if your fingers are made out of metal???

[@MultiSciGeek]

Can you make a video on lens comparisons? Like I'm trying to understand, from a technical perspective, what makes a good image good. Like you give two people the exact same gear and film, and somehow one of them will come up with horrible results. I think a lens benchmark would help understand, _how_ to use them.

[@MarcoRoepers]

I don't know why Ilford FP4 Plus is so much ingnored by film KZbinrs. I like it .

[@inkaststudio]

Great video! The slide films are tempting, just avoiding the conversion process alone is tempting lol Thanks 👍🏾

[@AlexandruMusetoiu]

would love to watch the video about black and white film stocks as well. currently i am in love with xp2

[@SuperFritopie]

This is solid content, thank you

[@MultiSciGeek]

This is super useful! Thanks!

[@deluxeraccoon441]

Bro... the new Fuji 200 is Kodak Gold and the new Fuji 400 is Kodak UltraMax. They're literally the same film. There is no more FujiColor C200 or Superia 400, they're just rebranded Kodak stocks. The box says "Made in U.S.A." and it comes in the typical Kodak plastic container with the gray top, not the Fuji containers. It's been tested and proven by multiple people. The people should know. The only benefit is that the Fuji branded ones are usually mildly cheaper I find. They don't have any of the old Fuji greens and reds like you mentioned, as they're litterally Kodak film stocks.

[@metalfingersfilm]

I'm talking about Fuji's unique film, that yes, seemingly is replaced by Kodak. I've touched on this on multiple videos, and people comment about it regardless. Appreciate your comment but no amount of clarity or lack of it will evade the confusion, haha.

[@flyingo]

Film opinion videos are perhaps my favorite things to watch because of the wide variety of experiences and opinions. Thanks for yours!

[@GOekks]

Thank you so much !!!

[@rjbiii]

The fujifilm 200/400 you're referring to here is the new kodak made one versions?

[@metalfingersfilm]

older ones, newer ones are seemingly just rebranded Kodak.

[@Cameraman_Mancil]

Supper informative thanks!

[@MrEsaleniuc]

When it comes to color consumer film, I never see anyone mention Kodak Pro-Image 100 :(

[@joseelement7695]

agreed....HIGHLY underrated!

[@cballspradley]

One of my favorites!!

[@ThePhotoDept]

great video. we gotta argue about film sometime.

[@enricodeharder4984]

Lomo is not Proffesional grade film... It's based on old Kodak VR-emulsion.... Like Ultramax and Colorplus. P.S. The US fuji emulsions are avtually kodak emulsions. The European and Asian are still original Fuji Emulsions.