Shooting NEW Kodak Aerocolor IV film at the TWA Flight Center - 35mm Examples and Tests

A Kodak film previously only available for industrial and military use is finally available to consumers in FlicFilms "Elektra 100." In This episode we shoot this amazing film stock at the TWA Flight Center, a terminal of important aviation history.
Grab a roll from BFC here: brooklynfilmca...
Special thanks to Natt McFee for modeling in this episode! Find him on IG @nattmcfee
This video is brought to you by Polaroid.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

This film stock is avail on our site! Grab your roll here: www.brooklynfilmcamera.com/film/elektra100

[@haymobachmaier]

Do you know a reseller in Europe?

[@BrettWilliamson]

That would have to be one of the best series of film photos I have seen on KZbin. Fabulous compositions and colour that matched those compositions perfectly. Well done.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Brett, appreciated truly - was very excited to shoot at TWA again ♥️

[@christophedevos3760]

The colors are very retro, I like to try this film one day. The subject is very good chosen as well. Beautiful building btw, a reminder of the days when taking a plane was glamorous.

[@BadFlashes]

INTRO ON POINT!!!!!!!!!! DAMN

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

My guy!!!

[@Davidzebak306]

Can't wait to pick this up and shoot it through my new Leica M6. Nice to see an Alberta company getting more attention abroad.

[@BlossycakesLLL]

😮😮😮 That interior! And the results are just amazing - it almost looks so retro, but the finer details make it clear it's done in modern times.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thanks so much Liza! Yeah this cathedral of air travel splendor is truly a heavenly place!

[@dangoldbach6570]

This film isn't widely used... Yeah, that's about to change! Ordering 10 rolls now.

[@jdc327]

😅

[@lexchumak]

I actually bought these in Minsk, Belarus a couple of times last year, the local shop was already selling them packaged for small format cameras and it was quite popular there as it was pretty cheap and provided impressive colors

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

That’s awesome! What kind of formats have you found it in?

[@lexchumak]

@@brooklynfilmcamera I only remember it in regular 35mm cans

[@Stop4MotionMakr]

My heart nearly popped out of my ribcage when I saw the word AERO. Alas it was not to be. But still a great review :P

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Haha I hear ya Damon 😂 thank you!!

[@katashley1031]

Where is that amazing old terminal, and is it always open to the public? I love the way this film honors the red and orange tones. I miss that. And your composition is really impeccable. Can this architectural aesthetic make a comeback, please?!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thank you so much, Kat! TWA is located across from JetBlue's terminal at JFK airport. It's a bit inconvenient to get there/hang around if you're not flying out or staying there but it's definitely doable!

[@katashley1031]

@@brooklynfilmcamera oh wow, it is so worth the trouble. If we are ever in NY again, it's on the definite list. Your work is really amazing. Just ordered 3 rolls for my husband, he's a photographer and his favorite era is 50s Street photography. Those dreamt reds and oranges. He'll love this!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

@@katashley1031 Thank you so much for the kind words! Hope your hub loves this stuff!

[@jordan.7]

I’ve been saying this for years about a dentist or any doctor. If you make the appointment for 12:30pm, they won’t call you in until 1:15pm. ALWAYS.

[@csmimaging]

Sick video and awesome location! Grabbing 5 rolls!

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

This airport looks like one big Stanley Kubrick film set.

[@Amaraldo]

The use of tabular grain means the image will be less grainy, not so much that the grain will be finer, which is an attribute of film speed. Interesting nevertheless.

[@tmmt7895]

I just found this video and treated it just as a review expecting average test shots and whatnot. But then the image came at 4:16. I mean. Man. If that's not an instant double sided album cover i don't know what is. Keep it up!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thanks so much Máté!! ♥️

[@td3993]

I'm seeing way too much haze, which makes me wonder how the chambers are designed in those cameras. In my Argus C3, it was a box. If light hit the walls of that box, the reflections would haze the film. Solutions were to either use a hood or place a square aperture on the inside of the lens, which worked very well except for causing the edges of the film to vignette. A better approach would be to have a chamber that's pyramid shaped with the narrowest part at the lens end, and the widest part on the film end. I'm a die-hard affectionado of vintage things, and appreciate technologies from film to tubes to 78 rpm records, but from what I see here, I saw no advantages to the film vs what I saw of any digital photography shown. The digital photography was clear, not hazy, with good contrast, good color, and no unnatural hue. Dynamic range is always a concern, but from what I saw here, bright film images had lots of haze, though that may have been a fault of the cameras. I do believe that light can also scatter within a film emulsion, causing haze. I don't know if digital receptors are as susceptible to this problem.

[@Federico84]

Isn’t the same as SantaColor 100?

[@cennsa140driver]

I didn't know they still produced this film. I worked at Kodak back in the early 2000s. At that time we coated it on an old coating machine that did nothing else but aero film. It was always coated it fresh, and finished right away to get it to our customers.

[@RyoHazuki224]

Hehe, even though I'm a photographer and I loved hearing about this film, I kind of wish the video was longer with some added details talking about the TWA Terminal, some of its architecture and the kinds of things that are preserved! lol

[@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

Looks exactly like Santa color 100 from Kamerastore but dont have a clear base. Strange. Really liked the video

[@DesertPunks]

My hunch with the dynamic range is that it was needed to capture details in shadows from high altitudes

[@grahamfil777]

Anyone think this and santacolor the same thing?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

I believe it might be, or the prior emulsion Aerocolor III.

[@GlaciaDay]

Santacolor and Silberra are all Aereocolor, dont know which version though.

[@grahamfil777]

@@GlaciaDay never knew that about silberra!!! Thanks!

[@GlaciaDay]

@@grahamfil777 If have the opportunity to develop them in ECN-2, definitely try it. It grants way better results than C-41.

[@searchingrecords]

@@GlaciaDay Silberra! Was just thinking the same thing. Colors look samey indeed

[@minkihm189]

just bought three rolls!

[@sew_gal7340]

even your clothes is very 1950s...so effing cool

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Simply had to go all out for this one - thanks so much for checking out the vid!!

[@chronicfish]

For a second there, I thought Jason's Flaming Hot Mountain Dew Challenge *actually* worked ... and then I read the _color_ after the Aero, instead of the _chrome_ 😔

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Maybe it did work? The mysteries of the universe have yet to truly reveal themselves

[@chronicfish]

@@brooklynfilmcamera 🖖🙏🏽

[@danigonzalez4299]

This is fantàstic! Not only the use of the K1000 but i love that place‼️ where is It??? And the video its so well done, congrats!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

This is next to the JetBlue gates at JFK! Thanks so much Dani ✈️

[@danigonzalez4299]

@@brooklynfilmcamera thanks! From a Pentaxian in Europe 😬

[@jdc327]

Woot woot! PENTAX 4 LIFE !! 😁

[@mattlucier6493]

WOW love how each camera brings something unique out of the film! Feels like such a fun film to shoot! KYLE PLEASE KEEP THIS IN STOCK PLEASE

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

KYLE PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOSH

[@flicfilm8136]

Hey Ben!! you did a great job with that film. Perfect spot to shoot it as well!! All the best, Dave

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Dave, you’re the man! Thank you for bringing this film to the people ♥️

[@BerndtOtto]

Awesome video and great results !!! There are actually a few companies meanwhile, offering this film respooled and rebranded, such as Santa Color or Luminar 100 … or the Elektra, used in this video. It depends on where you live in the world, which film is best to order ( lowest shipping costs ). For me here in Japan, the Luminar 100 was the best option for example, offering the lowest shipping rates.

[@kd1841]

Love the location and great video! I shot a roll of this in my Pentax zoom90-WR point and shoot from the late 90's. (My K1000 was very jealous). It looked great in any lighting situation and color saturation was still great when using a flash. I will definitely give it a try in my manual cameras next. 😀

[@WeatherMan404]

the detail and the dynamic range is good but I cant get behind how orange/red tinted it is

[@allys537]

I've been looking for a less expensive alternative to Santa color, and Silberra... Thanks for this, I just ordered 7 rolls.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Awesome, love that Ally 🫡

[@allys537]

@@brooklynfilmcamera Also, that Connie, (Lockheed L-049 Constellation) looks Stunning in TWA colors and the warmth of this film, great work.

[@jamespowers8826]

And now the whole world can look like a scene from 2001 A Space Odyssey.

[@knal8748]

Hoping they will make 400 or 800 speed of this film :(

[@Jerry10939]

Wow I didn’t know the film was different from regular film stock. I will have to try it. Those were beautiful pictures. The colors were great..

[@SoapinTrucker]

I didn't either! I went and dug around, got this excerpt from a Kodak product info PDF file: "The characteristics of aerial scenes differ markedly from those of ordinary pictorial or ground scenes because of the smaller range in subject luminance, atmospheric haze conditions, and other factors. Therefore, different film-speed parameters are used to relate aerial-scene characteristics to practical exposure recommendations"

[@shrek2onvhs46]

I’m going in August and i can’t wait! Gonna get my SX-70 Refurbished for this trip!

[@MonsieurZine]

Reallynice video, film and spot !!!

[@GabrielLima-ui9mo]

I've seen this film has a transparent base, do you think it'd make any good slides?? Hope you make a video about it in the future

[@charlottebligh649]

As a big fan of Ektar 100, seeing the way this resolved was a real marvel, I'm so broke rn but I hope I can get some in a bit

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Luckily it's our cheapest color stock! It'll be here when you're ready 🤘

[@Herfinnur]

Your bideo footage looks as amazing as the photos can I ask what camera and general settings you're using, or is it more involved than just the gear?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

We used the Canon R5 for this one, which produces a great image. We’ve also been shooting video professionally for many years so we were just doin our thing!

[@orangebetsy]

Excellent production. Stoked to try some of this film

[@nickhughes1131]

Picked up a roll of this from my local shop in Alberta! Super excited to see what I get. The TWA building is gorgeous!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

So stoked you got it locally in Alberta! Shoot it well Nick ✈

[@nickhughes1131]

@@brooklynfilmcamera bought my F3 from Mr. Flic Film himself! Great video guys. Excited to see what’s next!!

[@nickhughes1131]

@catjpeg love the shop!! I’m a kid in a candy store there! Haha

[@bondgabebond4907]

Film is like Christmas all the time. After you shoot a roll, you have to wait a little time to get your results. But it is a thrill. Brings back the good old days of when I shot nothing but film with my Nikons.

[@DravenAlvarado]

Was the Film Pushed for any of the shots or was it just shot at a bases 100iso?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Shot at box speed! Metered at 100 for everything.

[@DravenAlvarado]

@@brooklynfilmcamera Thank you so much I cannot wait to get my film in the mail!!! (Just letting the team know that this video format was like the best film ad ever please do make more!!!)

[@josephsanchez2514]

Ok I’m convinced, Just bought 6 rolls Lol.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Lesgoooo

[@germansaez]

Wonderful colors!

[@fakename287]

This is the same stuff as Santacolor 100 right?

[@MrWiseinheart]

What a well produced video I'm surprised you guys have such little subscribers.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

We’re just getting started! Much more romps like this to come 💪

[@royayersrules]

Mad seeing a K1000 in use. I learned the ropes on one in the 80s. Great video and amazing location. Now if only they would bring back the infrared stock....

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thanks so much for watching! Would love to see that IR stock back

[@thedarkslide]

Does anyone spool this in 120? Does anyone know?

[@spectrazone]

Wow! I'll have to scoop up a roll of this at some point; that dynamic range is especially impressive.

[@Bonsees]

Love the photos! The TWA was such a good place to shoot this 😂 so good!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Been dying to shoot a video here for years and finally the right film emerged for the job ✈️

[@Bonsees]

@@brooklynfilmcamera perfect 🤩

[@atlasdowns]

This might be my new favorite film! I need to try it!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Awesome! You can pick it up here: www.brooklynfilmcamera.com/film/elektra100

[@btrdangerdan2010]

Definitely a bucket list place to visit as an aviation nerd! Camera in hand!

[@marcellocolona4980]

I remember the TWA terminal when I was travelling with my parents in the 1960s. The airport then was named Idlewild.

[@Nedski42YT]

Hey man, you can't fool us! We know that you are from the FUTURE! You forgot that your 1950's wardrobe disguise should not include a DIGITAL watch! ;-)

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Truly bleeding edge tech only fit for a spy 🕵🏻‍♀️

[@Sofia-pq4fn]

Thanks for a great video.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thank YOU!

[@tiago2187]

Is there a way to get the photos shown in the video?

[@PCromo-sm4qz]

SO cool!!! were the rolls processed with C-41 chemicals?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Yes, processed in C-41! Very impressed with this stuff.

[@franciscovarela7127]

Bring back Aerochrome!

[@derkarhu5079]

i wonder how one can tweak 'home's C-41 development to optimize the results from this film?

[@jdc327]

Thank you for making this vid 》7:47《 mins in length!! 😉😄😜💯👌👈🖖

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

This was the goal from the very beginning! ✈️

[@munroco8146]

aerocolour medium format when, flic film?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

🙏

[@bashizzle3737]

Santacolor is Aerocolor.

[@jeffchastain2977]

Has anyone found the correction filter than can kind of balance the somewhat excessive warmth?

[@elk3407]

It's unnecessary, the warmth is an artifact of incorrect scanning due to the film having no orange mask If you scan it correctly, it's actually more cool

[@weisserth]

10 rolls ordered. The shots you got, especially with the panoramic camera are amazing.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Much love TW!

[@walkingmanvideo9455]

the colours of the set alone help this film shine. Use it in another setting and it wont be that good.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Well if you shoot Kodak Ektar in a dark cavern it may look shoddy too, the beauty is in the eyes and camera of the beholder! Everything has a use-case, this was certainly mine 😍

[@devroombagchus7460]

I would have appreciated more info about the results, not just a reference to kodak prof. 100 and 41 or 6 processing. But I learned more about TWA.

[@lawsonadams]

That part about the dentist… I felt that

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Every. Damn. Time!

[@davesowerby2269]

Interesting film and a great video. Nice use of the horizon 202, not a film camera you see too often on youtube, I love mine. I hope you can keep this type of video coming.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Appreciate you Dave, big lover of the Horizon, such an underrated and interesting camera. Definitely hope to produce more videos like this on the channel.

[@michaelhogan2419]

Hi is there anything out of ordinary I need to k ow about using this type of film ? Thank you

[@davidellinsworth3299]

I understand I'm writing this 8 months after your comment... but in case anyone else is curious, it's advised to load this film in subdued light as light can travel up the leader and ruin the first frame.

[@joey.leblanc]

Your timing couldn't have been better, I literally just picked two rolls up from my local lab! Now I'm REALLY stoked to try it!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Oh man that’s awesome, hope you get some dope results 🎉

[@Zetaphotography]

Who sells this SantaColor

[@joey.leblanc]

@@Zetaphotography Flic Film Elektra 100, Santacolor 100, Luminare 100 and Washi X 100 are all the same film stock, Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460. :)

[@KK4CNM]

Oh I gotta try this!

[@brauliomorrison]

A+

[@gman922]

Grain Rules

[@abiyogapamungkas570]

Dont forget Kodak Aerochrome! By the way, very legit content. Super like it!🗽✨

[@ray_wilton]

Nice video. That red telephone looked a lot like a British 700 type. Now let me get some of that film...

[@MadPower4687]

All the shots look washed out. Not impressed.

[@davidellinsworth3299]

Utter bollocks

[@JamesSmith-wy7zk]

I'm impressed with your compositions as well as the film. Thanks, Jim from Georgia.

[@xhornik]

What a great videa with beautiful cinematography! Pleasure to watch.

[@Nedumgottil]

Is this the same film stock as Santa Color?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Santa Color may be this stock, or it could be the prior emulsion Aerocolor III (seems very possible unless someone can pipe in to the contrary).

[@guillermoperezsantos]

🤯

[@itayalush4831]

Sick shots and great vid, keep it up y'all

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Thank you IA!

[@areti4561]

Did you push this film? I just got 2 rolls and I’m a bit afraid to shoot with it as I am in the uk and it hasn’t been particularly sunny lately.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

No push! Shot at 100 ASA, and always differed to slight overexposure if the situation called for it

[@areti4561]

@@brooklynfilmcamera thank you so much 🖤

[@SkinnyWasHere]

this is a fun video and I love TWA hotel.

[@guillermoperezsantos]

Love the unsaturated colors

[@pdcorlis]

Your production values are through the roof here and oh my! You know what they say - “It’s Location, Location Location!” Hats off for providing another specialized Kodak film to our everyman camera bags. But I gotta say - your video color grading may just be more impressive than this very slick film stock. I had to keep reminding myself - that’s not the film, that’s the video! Well Done!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Haha thank you so much! Glad both the footage itself and the film are enticing 😂

[@lawrenceanderson2741]

Question: I've heard some say this film lacks the orange cast base, does it? If it's not orange- Could you cross process it in E6 and make "normal" looking slides? Even if you can't I Gotta' try this stuff out normally!

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Yes indeed you can!

[@zaprodk]

What an amazing location!

[@carlospwk]

thanks for making this, love the photos and the airport 📷

[@onzbrau]

Absolutely stunning images, amazing work. Is the film itself adding these beautiful tones automatically or is it something that only occurs with careful developing? I'm about to transition to film from digital and wondering if this film will give those tones regardless of where I get it developed.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Hi there, thank you so much for the kind words! The tonality should be fairly consistent no matter where you get it developed!

[@krissjacobsen9434]

Isn't this the same as SantaColor 100?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

I believe SantaColor is Aerochrome III, but I don't know anyone at the company.

[@krissjacobsen9434]

@@brooklynfilmcamera I guess you mean Aerocolor III 😅 But I'm not even sure if Aerocolor III is even made anymore. SantaColor was made from fresh 2022 stock (it's made to order afaik, that's why they needed to buy film for 15 000 rolls), so I assume it's Aerocolor IV as well.

[@Ben-vg1lw]

Excellent photos in this. The one with the subject at the top left on the upper level and the man’s back in the centre of the frame is a corker 👍👍

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

It's corker o'clock, thanks so much Ben!

[@langowski007]

There are a lot of videos on YT about negative movies, but this one really has a class of its own. Amazing place, interesting information, nice photos and nice montage. This Kodak looks very interesting, nice to the eye 👍

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Jeezuz. That film is gorgeous.

[@AshtewanPhotoVideo]

I clicked cuz i thought that said aerochrome. It's not a close second but i still enjoyed the video.

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

“Aero” always gets the heart racing 🕴🏻

[@wonderchildnyc]

I’d love to shoot there

[@sundarAKintelart]

Wow.. very interesting..

[@samprstn]

so this is the santacolor stuff?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

We think so! Or Aerocolor III

[@louismacvux]

is this film also rebranded as santacolor 100 ?

[@brooklynfilmcamera]

Very likely!

[@avi_g]

This is so cool

[@PiotrGiernalczyk]

Sooo cool 😃👍👏