Ranking the BEST 35mm and 120 Film | Tier List

Every 35mm and 120 film I think is worth shooting, ranked.
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[@NegativeFeedback]

Not only is this 30+ minutes of rambling - There's an additional video going up TOMORROW

[@cyrxl]

NegativeFeedback we dont deserve you

[@ozzygreen619]

yes!

[@PickledDill907]

You got the ColorPlus and Gold cut aways the wrong way. I'm assuming it wasn't intentional

[@MatthijsUivel]

What about Kodak Pro Image 100 !!!!

[@benkirilo]

i made it! also yeah pro image 100 is a film ive never seen reviewed and was considering doing reviewing myself so surely do a video covering that.

[@matthewsantomarco2714]

Me: *Sees my photo on the Velvia slideshow* George “No for me” Me *cries inside*

[@linusziegler7086]

420 likes - *nice*

[@derekhackert4585]

“Some people think u can shoot portraits with it **silent pause that rings into the abyss** but they’re wrong”

[@arthurb8436]

A green screen? Damn, the budgets really been going up around here

[@NegativeFeedback]

Just you wait for my next hollywood future classic "Shooting film ON THE MOON?!"

[@arthurb8436]

NegativeFeedback oh I’m ready

[@alanowa123]

it's pink screen duh

[@jameschavez6261]

It's the formula in action :)

[@willdarbyshire]

the suit was a great choice.

[@NegativeFeedback]

dressing for the occasion is important

[@maxwellwellmax878]

I must admit, it made me sit up and pay more attention.

[@peterney2402]

Needs a slim abstract tie. I will buy you one. Viva la tie. Or Viva le tie ?.

[@_o__o_]

"however" Count = 3287

[@NegativeFeedback]

However

[@_o__o_]

@@NegativeFeedback 3288

[@Hannah-ug2te]

"maybe i should've done more research but here we are" - me with any workload 11/10 relatable vid

[@micahbat]

He's really evolved to a top tier memester, god bless you.

[@NegativeFeedback]

This isn't even my final form

[@micahbat]

@@NegativeFeedback oh dear

[@JoseRodriguez-zb9eq]

What a time to be alive

[@anachronismic]

Meme well gergo

[@mr_mr]

waiting, watching, cheering this meme career.

[@infernocaptures8739]

You mixed up Gold and Colorplus when showing those instagram hashtags.

[@MythDealer]

are you surprised hes a youtube photographer.

[@jhoang861]

Wow! George's top film selections are the same films I used to photographed with. And that was nearly 20 years ago. Thank you George and to the rest of you youngsters who are keeping the art of film photography alive. Never let it die!

[@sauzeeee]

my film tier list: 1. Kodak Colorplus 200 2. 3. reason: i'm a cheapskate.

[@caromac_]

This guy gets me.

[@favmansanimatronicsmore2377]

Same but I would also put ultramax as no:2 because for me it is $5 for a pack of 3

[@painovoimaton]

100ISO Foma though

[@UNSCPILOT]

Same, but replace it with Kodak gold 200, because I can buy it cheap locally, heh

[@GOLDDYNACO]

I understand your point very well ... but if you are a real "cheapskate", you should try the Kodak Vision 3 250D in ECN-2 process (at home). Buy in large quantities and start bulkloading. You save big money - even compared to Kodak Colorplus 200. Then you have more than one option...

[@OperationBlueprint]

Calling something BTEC is one of the most british things of all time. You made me smile 😅

[@edshotsdotcodotuk]

#notallBTECs (I did mine at Bournemouth Arts Institute. We got to do Sinar workshops at the Swiss HQ. Sooooo amazing)

[@estbgti424]

edshotsdotcodotuk can't polish a turd

[@Becksi666666]

Ektar 100, fuji acros and fuji xtra 400 are underrated, but thats only my opinion

[@My1ManBand]

Becksi agreed, really enjoyed my own results w these films

[@OtvaramePomaranc]

fuji xtra 400 is the GOD

[@trevorsowers]

Ektar 100 Ektachrome E100 and Velvai 50 were all way too underrated and Portra was way over rated

[@jamarinyc]

Superia X-tra 400 is literally nectar from the God’s

[@ivanchao8872]

Acros II is god tier. Incredibly sharp and not expired

[@cardoggs7861]

Stopped watching after you rated Color plus as a god tier. I just wanted to make sure you placed it in its proper spot

[@thehealthpotions]

Memes and film... really the bridge between past and present lol thanks george

[@PlusMinusAll]

Kodak Gold is like 8€ for a 3-pack in Germany

[@francisbombus3949]

where?

[@tobim3447]

Francis Bombus DM and Rossmann

[@francisbombus3949]

found www.dm.de/kodak-200-color-negativ-film-135-36-3-filme-a-36-bilder-p41771880804.html

[@francisbombus3949]

@@tobim3447 Danke

[@francisbombus3949]

Kodak Gold 👍🏻 instagram.com/p/B3NnvhvF0Dq/

[@JeffSmudde]

i've never heard the term "poor man's portra" and i love that

[@TheScienceofPhotography]

Acros 100 is above God tier due to its reciprocity characteristics for long exposure photography. Also, when developed in Rodinal it shows no grain.

[@timothyzimmermann4612]

Agreed. Acros was definitely God tier. I'm really hoping the new Acros will be as good as the old.

[@girmonsproductions]

The Science of Photography would rodinal be better for acros than ID11 stock? Have you tried it?

[@TheScienceofPhotography]

@@girmonsproductions I personally think that Rodinal (sometimes branded as Adonal or R09) is the best developer for Acros 100. I develop semi stand for 60min with 1:100 dilution (semi stand = 3 initial inversions, let sit for 30 min, invert 3 times, let sit for last 30min) The reason is that rodinal does not contain solvents that cause a smoother grain, but make you lose sharpness. It is a high acutance developer so it normally would increase grain size, but doesn't impact slow films that much (Acros 100, Delta 100, Pan F 50). Don't use Rodinal for films faster than 100 ISO. I have never tried the ID-11 with Acros, but I do know that ID-11 behaves in a similar way to Kodak D-76. It's a good all around developer, but i feel that it does not produce the finest grain on these fine grain films. Rodinal only comes as a liquid so if you are in a part of the world that has difficulty with liquid chemical shipping then I think XTOL (which is available as a powder) would be a better choice than ID-11. Hope that helps.

[@tallaganda83]

Provia is the same, i use it for all night star trails not even a colour cast and if it does its a nice blue look.

[@girmonsproductions]

@@TheScienceofPhotography oh I see, I used to use R09 stand dev for 400 speed films and I did not like that at all. so I switched back to 1:50 / 25 but now recently been using ID11 ( 1:1) and I sort of liked it, but I got 5L of ID11 so Im gonna try to use just the stock because I like the results from that. Once I will run out of ID11 I will try Xtol or DDX

[@JackFlower]

It's only just occurred to me that the reason it's called XP2 is because it's Cross Processed (XPRO)...

[@sundei]

31 MINUTES OF NF? Thank you!

[@lucs1992]

Where my Pro Image 100 madlads at?

[@renewii]

Not widely available in the USA, only imports. So if it doesn't exist in the States then It's not considered. Proimage 100 is available only for third world countries, (like my country Mexico :P) cuz does not need low temp

[@jbrockett121234]

renewii it’s widely available in europe and the us now. I just got a pro pack in the US

[@jkerman5113]

@@renewii Damn this man really be dissing my country New Zealand

[@robinsonick]

@@jkerman5113 we all buying at bhphoto anyway dude--I love my local but I'm not paying $25NZD for a roll of tri-x

[@jkerman5113]

@@robinsonick Yeah - do you buy in bulk? Because the 20nze shipping fee isnt that kind for small amounts (or that portra with free shipping i guess)

[@KeeganByrne]

Easily the best Squarespace plug I've seen, I can't argue with that tier list either

[@MrLilSquirrell]

Really cool that you put this together - the ending killed me by the way. Thanks for the videos!

[@flachtsix]

George u went ham on this one and it’s amazing. You really did it to us with the editing. Thumbnails have been amazing lately too lol.

[@samdonohoe]

not even a mention for agfa vista. shame on you

[@matchat86]

As far as we're aware (in the UK) it has been discontinued 😔

[@naxxtor]

@tyvek05 yeah, not fresh though!

[@MellonSmasherz]

@@matchat86 It's been discontinued for well over a year now, from what I understand. Still worthy of being ranked imo!

[@NapalmAtSunrise]

its fuji c200

[@c3nsr]

also agfa apx

[@iamyou111]

“Dressed for the occasion” LMAO

[@mackingrease]

Loved the video ! Always enjoy your perspective on film

[@joewakelam3626]

Pretty much agree on everything except I think you’re having a mad one on Velvia, I’m guessing it’s just not your style. People like Charlie Waite and David Ward have made incredible work on Velvia

[@ernestjoblues]

its always been good when somebody tried it all and get the review done :D thanks mate!

[@FramesPerSecond]

The new formula of Lomochrome Purple is actually fantastic. I have a video comparing it with real Aerochrome if you want to check it out. Kodak Gold is actually my favourite colour neg and over exposed Portra 800 is my favourite Portra film! Velvia 100 (not 50) is also underrated. Fuji 160ns is still available in Japan and Australia! Acros is goodtier! Rollei Retro 400s is great too! Most B&W film is panchromatic. Orthochromatic film is the other type and can be developed with a red light on without ruining the film.

[@ernstjan91]

Pro 160 NS is not discontinued, it's just only sold in Japan and Oceania. This summer I shot my first rolls of it and I found out it is favourite colour negative film. In Australia it cost around €33 for a 5-pack 120 which is pretty affordable. Shipping is pretty expensive, fortunately I know some people that go there on holiday and will take me some.

[@neeway1620]

Recently started shooting film and my jaw almost hit the floor when you said Colour plus was £2.75 a roll 3 years ago. It's about £14 a roll around here. I pretty much just shoot portra and hardly experiment with others as they all seem similarly extortionate.

[@aexg8317]

I have ascended I reached the end

[@NegativeFeedback]

Axel Gerber welcome to heaven

[@R2DUNE2]

@@NegativeFeedback Welcome to The Good Place

[@aexg8317]

NegativeFeedback thank you based george

[@jambob169]

£2.75 for colorplus 200 just 3 years ago? Damn I picked the wrong time to start shooting film... 😵

[@theblankcanvasfilms]

Adox CMS 20 II is my favourite black and white landscape film, but I never hear anyone talk about it, would be nice to see it given some credit.

[@RyanZulqudsie]

Dude. Thanks for the video. You explained films better than anyone I know! Great one!

[@Topsyrm]

Brilliant insight into films, can't comment on a lot of the films you have rated but can say I 100% agree with the Velvia Provia decision. Thanks for posting.

[@Darbage]

So glad you put lomography 800 in god tier. That’s my go-to. For film you’ve missed, I shot a roll of ‘film never die IRO400’ the other day and was pretty happy with the results

[@gaelhillyardcreative]

Excellent and very helpful overview, George. Totally agree with much of that.

[@bobsykes]

I go back and watch this again once inn a while. It is just so incredibly useful! Thanks.

[@bobsykes]

I've got to thank you again for this one, George. I don't shoot film that often, and when I'm about to order some, I find myself coming back to this video as a reference. The only thing I might disagree with you about is 400TX. Our labs are very consistent, and back when I used to process that film myself I found I could get very consistent results. I had no such issues as you mentioned. If I wanted really strong grain and that striking contrast, it was Tri-X every time. But... Now my top two are the same as your top two. Basically, because since I don't shoot that often, and 36 exposures per roll means that quite different situations might arise from the start to the end of one roll in my camera, just how awesome those two films do at shooting nearly anything makes them my go-to choices.

[@NBartrina]

Very informative. Great video to watch like all the ones you make.

[@bobsykes]

This is so amazing because it's so useful. Thank you!

[@jonathanmay4207]

Loved it mate. Very insightful and saved me a lot of time

[@YohannSento]

Thanks, it was interesting to see your point of view about all those films.

[@RyanLeBlanc1]

I honestly really enjoyed this and I really agree with most of the ranks

[@Paul-jb6rk]

Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@mmh53]

such a fun comparison George…never got my hands on a clean well stored portra nc, but the search never stops :)

[@brianthama2130]

This is quality content thanks george 😀

[@jimi3314]

This was highly entertaining. I stopped counting the amounts of time I laughed out loud. Your comedic timing is starting to show.

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Totally with you on the Lomo 800. It's amazeballs. I would put CineStill 800T in "amazing". It's probably my favourite daylight film with a warming filter. Super wide latitude and gorgeous colours. Crazy expensive, though. I also love the Fuji Industrial 400, but that's hard to get a hold of in Europe. Also already loving the mullet.

[@tiaraburton]

Blown away by this quality content. I'm here for it. I completely agree with you in regard to Portra, though I use Portra160 since I live in the desert.

[@snappiness]

Just the thumbnail killed me 😂 Great info and fun setup!

[@columba4333]

“It’s in purgatory”- George

[@gorpalm1]

Aye, poor lomo purple - seemed like such a fun idea at the time. Maybe a sun drenched summer on a fabulous coast would've created more pleasing results (all round lol), but a cool damp season in the UK really didn't do it any favours. Can safely say won't be using it again, maybe gift the remaining rolls to someone I hate lol. Saying all that much more excited by the metropolis (?) stock there bringing out next - pledged for 10 rolls of that...

[@LightenupandshootMikey]

if you want a really fine black and white grain for stylistic purposes...what do you shoot?

[@karlrichards]

Really enjoyed the video, great to see what you rate these films. I've always enjoyed shooting ultraMax over gold.

[@presto2190]

George, was sorely disappointed at a lack of party in the back growth update

[@alipaulstagram]

My 3 favourite films are Colorplus, portra 400 and HP5! Glad they made the God tier! Haven't used lomo 800 so will defintely check it out!

[@_vswave_7644]

Personally I think shooting portraits with ektar 100 can be really cool, when you have a hard and saturated light situation for example at sundown. The pictures I took were absolutely gorgeous and the colors were super vibrant. Of course it's up to the photographer's style and preference but I would totally use ektar 100 again for portraits.

[@troyphillips1077]

Made it to the end ! Wow ! Thanks for this and I know much is personal preference for sure . Like the TriX vs HP . Myself I’ve been shooting hp , I like how it handles shadows better. Also been shooting Portra 400 . Did shoot portra 800 a while back but haven’t developed it yet .

[@Kenkarri]

I think you did lomochrome purple dirty.. tsk tsk

[@JuanYusteDelValle]

I just discovered your channel and I'm already in love 30 seconds in.

[@KaisuiSTFC]

I was hoping to see Agfa Vista but then i realized that you didn't included the "ultra god" tier... :(

[@__FOMO__ooO]

Thank you very much George!

[@alfepalfe]

24:10 that is nice to hear since I just ordered a bulk roll of it yesterday.

[@ozbaz99]

Watched this video waiting for my car to be serviced. Thank you for helping me pass the time!

[@JokiW]

This was hilarious, thank you. (I made it to the end, listening to you for the most part)

[@peenotbuttersandwich]

amazing editing!!!!!!!! do more of these

[@kieranpicken3696]

Thanks for this, I don't shoot much colour so it is interesting to hear from someone who uses it frequently. FWIW my first couple of rolls of Ektar 100 came back really muddy and grim, bit of a gamble. In terms of what is not on your list but I would include: Ilford Delta 100 is my current favourite film, just beautiful and I have some gorgeous prints from it; Kodak P3200 beats the socks off Delta 3200; Kodak Pro Image 100 is my favourite colour stock; Rollei IR 400 is all kinds of R72 fun and I love an infrared landscape; Ilford SFX 200 for those lovely black skies and more sharpness than the Rollei; and I have had fun with novelty films like Revolog and Yodica, which tend to use Kodak stock I believe.

[@alexbergerphotography2756]

Love this vid and the fresh ‘do. Funnily enough I have half a roll of Ektar in my K1000 that is killing me rn as I’ve avoided shooting with it until I’m next in a field or something. I largely agree with you although recently Fuji Superia 400 in my Yashica t5 has been one of my favorite combos (for the exact ‘disposable’ feel you mention) and would have ranked higher for me. Keep it up George!

[@Steezysterling]

lowkey got hype when you were looking through the ekachrome hashtag and i saw my photo haha.

[@maxiuxoxo]

TriX god tier fight me. Also no natura 1600 :(

[@krrrcht]

"it's very contrasty" yes. as it should be. contrast that smacks you in the face or gtfo

[@alextrejo307]

very nice and informative! thx mate!

[@higuy8000]

Not sure I'd put Velvia in "no" but it definitely has some drawbacks, one being its pretty expensive, and two, its hard as heck to shoot. Way less forgiving than Portra or pretty much any color negative film and if you underexpose it has a sort of blueish overcast look to it. But tbh totally agree with the rest of these thoughts!

[@R2DUNE2]

I was so not ready for that mid video Squarespace Feat. haha

[@eedddyyyy]

I’m just glad colorplus is a god, also this video is in god tier when it comes to 30 min long videos

[@camerachica73]

I love Fuji 400h and I rate it at 200iso for most of my travel photography, which looks great. You're right that it doesn't underexpose well though. I used Portra 400 rated at 320iso for travel to India, where the film's earthy tones really looked good, so I like them both for different reasons.

[@adampanker]

Memester style? yes please. Other than that I can agree on most parts. Maybe put ektar100 into good? Other than that godlike content again, bigup!

[@mattbray_studio]

Great video. I watched it while scanning negs. Very enjoyable

[@lievencorthouts]

Thanks! Great, well done

[@jarmalmartis4050]

This video is a work of art

[@gentrygarage]

I watched everything till the end. I don't shoot film yet but i am gonna save this thing for later. VEry informative. Thanks for putting this together.

[@gentrygarage]

​@Dominik I am sure I will have a better grasp after starting shooting film but I don’t think this was a waste of time.

[@aexlife]

Me realising I’ve been bamboozled by the thumbnail: damn u.

[@williampichardo1485]

Georgie-boy you've achieved comedy

[@mp3remix171]

I have a question, i got a pack of lomo 400 and a pack of lomo 800, when i orderd the film it said on the site that they didnt have dx codes, so i just figured i would shoot them in my rangefinder/slr, but the canisters seem to have the dx cod on there just like normal films and i really wanna put som of it throu my olympus point and shoot that demands dx codes (otherwise it exposes it for 100 iso), am i right in the fact that they have dx codes and are good too put trough my point and shoot??

[@DavidWilliams7037A]

I use Lomo 400 in my 2 P&S cameras with no problems. The films are now DX coded.

[@erwinc.9117]

Fomapan 400 at OK is absolutely mental IMO, although I do see your points. I love that film, it's a very classic look, decently contrasty and I love the grain, it's visible, giving a retro look, but not distracting. It sits somewhere in between the soft and mellow HP5 and the harsh and contrasty Tri-X. It kinda has a reputation of love it or hate it, so I encourage everyone to at least try it. It's cheap anyways .

[@soflobrat]

this was awesome - thx!

[@MarcS4R]

Cinestill is one of my faves. i would rate it higher. but everybody has their own taste :))

[@ms6465]

I miss Delta 100, Rollei Retro 80s and 400 in your list (all of them great films). Mostly agree with all of your thoughts, but I think Acros should be considered higher due to the lack of reciprocity failure and contrast rendition. Fun video :)

[@SethBeamerMusic]

Made it to the end, I dig 🤘🏻

[@ctrivin]

Kodak P3200??? (It’s a no for me btw) LOVED this video. I watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Loved how your list absolutely reflected your shooting style as all the films that you put in God and Amazing were color films, aside from HP5. I’d be curious to see other photographer on KZbin do a list like this one. Great video!!!!

[@Vardagsvegan1]

here to the end! thank you! I want to see videos about expired films!

[@gougav]

favorite video so far !

[@GoLongboardBroseph]

Hi George, I'd love to know how these scans were achieved! What I assume are 6x6 medium format shots on Ektar 100 seem to have unreal detail in them, better than I see out of my medium format negs.

[@michaelbennettphoto]

I agree with basically everything besides XP2, I prefer to develop my film at home just cause it’s faster and cheaper than a lab, and being able to develop black and withe film with my color chemicals is awesome. I get I can just buy B&W chemicals, but it’s super convenient to use my color chemicals.

[@esgee3829]

never thought i thought i'd see a thumbnail like that here

[@stuartbaines2843]

Excellent 👍👾 Agree with your ratings 99% , colour plus even at its price point should be down a bit. As you rightly pointed out Formats do make an important difference.

[@stefan_becker]

Thanks for the interesting video. I tend to agree with almost all of your ratings, but I love TMAX 400 when I want a creamy look with not a lot of grain at ISO400 (when there's not much light). It's perfect for that purposes and HP5+ would be too grainy and too "flat" for me under these conditions. I like HP5+ when it's pushed a little bit and gets a bit more contrasty.

[@Hospey]

No Kodak Pro-Image 100?? Super underrated film in my opinion! Great nostalgic feel Also, Ultramax is better than OK for sure.

[@AbduStudio]

My two favorite films I'd say!

[@ChicoreeChidori]

Darn! This is a cool video on film. I have some expired film rolls of Fuji Reala, Fuji Astia, Fuji X-TRA 800 and Portra (160, 400 & 800) sitting in my fridge and I don't know what to do with it since I have sold my Voigtlander Bessa R3A + CV 40mm f/1.4 M-Mount years ago.