What is Silberra 100? ... the color film stock you don't know about

[@mikethomas1073]

Thank you for giving us a look at this film. Even though pricey, makes me happy seeing more companies making film. I just saw 1 roll of Fuji 400 at my rite aid for $19.99, the 3 pack was $41. Just one more reason to develop at home.

[@ribsy]

Agreed. More choice is good!

[@seralegre]

1 roll 19?wtf?

[@adamjohnschultz]

I couldn't believe that price either from Rite Aid. Walmart sells a 3 pack for $19!

[@tonyog3540]

They scamming you dog. Those go for like $6.99 a roll

[@quite1enough]

"attic darkroom" yt channel did a cross processing of this film with E-6, I believe, and it ended up with awesome slides!

[@ribsy]

Yup I saw it! Looks really cool

[@instantcharlie1225]

Love these shots! And thank you for using the film in normal conditions; the last KZbinr I watched that reviewed the film decided to take it to a California salt flat during what looked like the middle of Summer, ignoring Silberra's advice to load the film in subdued light, edited them to a point where it looked like he was making a cross between Portra and Pro Image (showing the original scan vs his edit), and had the nerve to say it looked "washed out" (his edits looked more washed than the untouched scan).

[@kevlarnegative]

Are you talking about Bad Flashes 😂 he tends to go way overexposed and I've seen that episode.

[@instantcharlie1225]

@@kevlarnegative I'll neither confirm nor deny that because I love his videos, but I will say he did this stock dirty lol

[@ribsy]

To each their own 😀

[@ReimannPembroke]

Great review dude! I think this film looks really nice and it looks good in overcast conditions too! I'm excited to give this a try sometime.

[@ribsy]

yea def give it a spin! thanks

[@violonchaporov]

Hello from Russia, bro:) I am glad that more and more photographers are becoming aware of this film

[@ribsy]

hello!

[@violonchaporov]

@@ribsy It is unlikely that you will read this, but I will write it anyway. A terrible truth has recently been revealed to me:) The line of Silberra Color films is just a Kodak aerocolor of varying degrees of freshness. And their line of black and white films is the Russian technical film Tasma. No one can be trusted in this world…😕

[@mollyanderson449]

I’ve only shot a few rolls of Silberra, but I really love this film! I’ve got a roll of 160 at the lab now so hopefully that comes out ok! For sure it’s hard to get and not cheap so I grab it when I can, but then am afraid to shoot it…don’t want to run out😳

[@ribsy]

Yea it’s worth saving for the right time given the cost 😅

[@ale_s45]

Being the film base transparent when cross processed it's basically slide film, it can be used in both ways with eccelent results

[@ribsy]

yup - thats what i suggested 😀

[@ale_s45]

@@ribsy I wanted to confirm

[@JamieMPhoto]

I've shot all 3 of theirs, but never got around to printing it, so you answered everything I was curious about in that regard! I liked 100 quite a bit, but I think I prefer the 160 ... but I like all 3, honestly. I need to shoot a few more of each to be sure, though. :)

[@ribsy]

Yea I’m intrigued by the 160. Gotta give it a try

[@SinaFarhat]

This is so nice, a new colour film! :) I look forward to your sunny day test! Have a good week!

[@ribsy]

thanks! you too

[@moisesmollobernal1542]

I'd never heard of Silberra before. Now I'm looking forward to trying it and seeing other people's photographs with it. I expect it to become more popular during 2022

[@ribsy]

Yea for sure. Hopefully they don’t run out

[@vyvch4003]

This film is just a repackaged Kodak Aerocolor IV or 2460. In total they have 3 films: 50, 100, 160 ISO. But in fact, this is the same Aerocolor 125 ISO. The film itself has good dynamic range and can be exposed with some tolerance. Therefore, I am 99% sure that this is a marketing move by the manufacturer to create the appearance of a wide range. Also, Silberra does not produce its own films at all, but only repacks films from other manufacturers.

[@ribsy]

Interesting info

[@Marcello1b]

Beautiful film, great balance of colors. It really gets better for films, and that's excellent!

[@ribsy]

yea it has a nice look

[@MrLucsbaron]

Defo gonna pull the trigger on this. Been in my basket for a while.

[@ribsy]

Enjoy

[@PhilKnall]

Super cool, I gotta check this out! I love warmer films. Thanks for the info!

[@ribsy]

yea you def should. would be nice for portraits

[@mattwhitehall9536]

Good to see new film on the market especially colour. G tree at video.

[@ribsy]

Agreed!

[@GeoffT650]

Great review Ribsy! It’s a great touch reviewing the film with some RA4 prints. Something you don’t see on other channels.

[@ribsy]

Yea I love printing!

[@petersackett9058]

Thanks for the review. I’m unimpressed with this film. Nothing to make me want to pursue it at all.

[@ribsy]

👍🏽

[@im_filmdude]

35 mm is a Kodak Vision repack without remjet, 120 is a Kodak Aerocolor repack, also they have BW film, and its all repack of Fomapan, Agfa Aviphot, and everything else. They dont produce film...

[@ribsy]

that's what im hearing

[@im_filmdude]

​@@ribsy if you want some new stock, take a closer look at Tasma films, its based also in Russia. They made film from USSR times till ourdays, but now its just aerographic. But its very popular in our motherland, and its good for usual photography. They made 2 stocks available in 120 and 135 types, Tasma 25L and Tasma 42L, price is about 40$ for 30 meters.

[@RobertBergan]

This film is incredibly thin. I would advise against using it in auto wind cameras as it can tear the sprockets.

[@ribsy]

i had zero problems with it in my automatic slr. it may be thinner than kodak but it doesn't feel weak

[@KWE.ECLECTIC]

No probs in any of my auto cameras.

[@mariofazioli7534]

Hello Ribsy, Love your video presentation , very professional,very detailed, excellent, looking forward to more, Thanks

[@ribsy]

thank you for watching!

[@nw10photography]

Really like the look of that film. Nice to see another option to be available for us

[@ribsy]

Agreed! Not bad

[@driley4381]

I have loved ALL of Silberras offerings so far. Color & BW. I've gotten some really cool shots playing off the super harsh contrast of their U400.

[@ribsy]

I’ve never used the others but will at some point!

[@wblynch]

I’ve been away from photography for maybe 7 years due to blindness in one eye and severe vision loss in the other. Fortunately some recent surgeries have recovered much in my good eye so I think I might be able to come back to it. Anyway… I think it was Rollei that was selling a very similar film about that far back. It had a reputation of having a yellow cast and the clear base. It could be processed either for prints or transparencies. I never had the chance to try it but I have a strong suspicion this is the same stuff. I don’t remember the name but “Crossbird” comes to mind. The rumors at the time were that it was from deep frozen pancakes of an aerial surveillance film, which explained the yellow cast because of the overly blue lighting from very high altitudes. I could be way off but I’m leaning toward the belief that this is the same stuff, originally from AGFA. Perhaps the equipment and formulas were scooped up and moved to Russia, or maybe it’s just more packaging of old stock… I wonder if anyone knows.

[@wblynch]

Sorry, I hadn’t seen all the comments before posting my own. Apparently I am not alone in my suspicions. Great channel man!

[@ribsy]

Welcome back!

[@Doologistics]

As far as I have heard, through research and word of mouth (as it really is uncommon), basically all Silberra regular color film is actually rebadged Kodak Aerocolor. Some say the base is different, but again, who knows. Russia stuff is a little funky sometimes haha. But goodness is that stuff expensive. Edit: I may be thinking about the 160, but I’m not sure.

[@ribsy]

haha yea. lots of rumors out there

[@filmbuff2777]

Not heard of this company before. I've followed them on Instagram & will keep them in mind. Their films look good. Thanks for sharing.

[@ribsy]

Yea give them a look!

[@PainKill3rgamechannel]

I live in Russia, in Moscow, and I work at the Vintage Camera shop, where we also sell film. And in general, silberra color is kodak aerial film. So they do not produce color film themselves for sure. But black and white is quite possible, it's not entirely clear here, and they also produce chemistry for developing

[@ribsy]

interesting. nice that you have silberra easily accessible

[@Kitsaplorax]

I always carry a few rubber bands. I only load 120 or 35mm under a lot of shade. Using a film case is always a good idea.

[@ribsy]

yea def a good idea

[@markillsley6488]

Fantastic review. Not tried their colour film yet but their b+w pan film is very nice and well worth looking at.

[@ribsy]

Will have to check it out

[@FRONTPhotography]

Great tip on the 120 rolls. Great video mate

[@ribsy]

Thanks for watching!

[@Uwe_Ludolf]

I recently bought 4 rolls of Silberra in 120 (50, 100 and 2x160). Also bought a roll of U200 and U400 b/w film, this is also a film coated to their specifications. Haven't shot nor developed anything yet.

[@ribsy]

The facts are heavily debated 😅

[@doozledumbler5393]

I like the Silberra films. I think they have a nice vintage look with noticeable grain. I'm in the camp that thinks they're using Agfa aerial surveillance film made in Belgium.

[@ribsy]

Yea it’s likely not coated by them directly

[@MiracleWinchester]

This is even more expensive than current Portra prices in my area 😫

[@ribsy]

yea its def not cheap haha

[@minisla]

Really nice tones. I haven't shot colour leave that to my dslr... Nice to see a bit of choice.

[@ribsy]

Yea choice is good!

[@Perdidito]

Film prices in russia Silverra is 7$-7,50$ B&W 35mm, 120 and 35mm color is 13$. Fomapan is 5,5-6$, ilford 8$ and so on. There is a big market for recycled Kodak vision for 4$ or as well 120 film or colour (from 70mm film) for 5-6$

[@ribsy]

Very interesting - thanks for the info. Clearly shipping and customs add a lot to the price of film once it leaves Russia

[@IainHC1]

Just looked it up!! Fkn hell........ You weren't joking when you said this film was expensive!!!

[@ribsy]

hahaha nope ...

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Has the look of some of the Svema emulsions from 20 years ago. I wonder if Silberra bought up Svema equipment. Nice different look from Kodak and Fuji. Now -- where can I get this in the US???? Oh yeah -- I picked up some rolls of your EZ400 film from the FPP -- love the paper/cardboard holders, but haven't shot the film yet. Cheers!!!

[@ribsy]

thanks for the support!

[@pepelepew271]

Where the feast footage at.

[@ribsy]

that's its own special series. more coming soon 😀

[@darrengomes2203]

I just got a a couple of 3 packs of this and the 160 ASA, wating for the right kind of shoot to use it on.

[@ribsy]

nice! def savor it haha

[@Eclectachrome]

How did you find that they are actually manufacturing the film? I couldn't find any info in doing research about a month ago and when I asked them, no response, so I wasn't convinced they were manufacturing their own film from start to finish. But I'd be really happy if they were!!! Nice images and video :)

[@ribsy]

i can't confirm anything. i said i don't know any specifics about the emulsion or what part of the process they are involved in. thanks for watching!

[@Eclectachrome]

@@ribsy fab thanks! I got a bit excited when you said they were making new color film as I'd be excited if anyone other than Kodak was manufacturing it from the very beginning, but thanks anyways! I've shot their B&W U400 which I like and also have a roll of color to shoot in my fridge so excited to try it.

[@SilntObsvr]

With that clear base on the 35 mm, I'm surprised you can get correctly balanced prints on RA-4. I had understood the orange mask was necessary to offset crossovers that would otherwise be inherent in C-41 dyes (I might have gotten that wrong, though). Makes me wonder if that wasn't originally a reversal film, or an aerographic emulsion. Sure looks better in the print than what I'm used to see with cross-process E-6, though. I'd be very curious to know whether Silberra is actually coating new film -- I'd understood that only Kodak, Fuji, and Innoviscoat (who produce some or all Lomography color films) had operating color coating lines. Time to head off to my forums and start an argument by asking... ;) And the price doesn't look terrible; it's only about 50% more than Kodak professional stocks, and I haven't seen any new 120 color from Fuji recently.

[@ribsy]

Yea I got pretty decent colors. Need to try more

[@nevillewatkins4997]

Looks like a nice film. I'll have to check it out. 🙂

[@ribsy]

yea for sure!

[@IvarsDayLab]

I'm hearing about this film for some time and I really would love to shoot it. For now I see that local stores doesn't offer this film. Wish to order it from somewhere.

[@ribsy]

check analogue wonderland

[@utekopka7920]

Very interesting video! I am wondering if it was challenging to print from the clear film base of the Silberra. As far as I know, color paper is conditioned for the orange-yellowish film base of color negative film. Was there any green or blue tint on your prints that you had to balance?

[@ribsy]

Not challenging! Just had to adjust the color settings very differently, compared to Kodak film

[@randallstewart175]

There must be more to this story. It makes no sense that Silberra would make and sell color negative film in 50, 100 and 160.ISO at the same time. I've no insight, but there it is. A second question concerns the lack of a color mask (the orange thing). The use of such mask is not a novelty. It is required to match the color dyes in the negative to the color couplers (dyes) in the RA-4 color printing paper. Without the mask, a certain amount of color cross-over is going to occur, making a clean, accurate color print difficult at best. Agfa used to make color negative film without a mask, but they dropped that process (their own proprietary process) abut 60 years ago. Kodak makes a color negative film without a mask, Aerocolor 125, but that is a specialty film used in aerial photography were exact color isn't a priority. So what's the Siberra story???

[@ribsy]

Yea everyone says it’s Aerocolor

[@antac95]

Colour film prices are skyrocketing right now with delays and closure of factories due to Covid... Hopefully prices go back down again...

[@ribsy]

Yup! Let’s hope

[@67ratsrule]

This makes me think it is actually Aerocolor. The new Santa Color and Aerocolor are all clear base films.

[@ribsy]

that is exactly what it is

[@brycepinson8641]

It seems it is most likely coated in Germany by Inisocoat… I may pick up some 160iso in 120. Wish they made sheets.

[@ribsy]

Very interesting

[@malman1080]

I hear this Silberra stuff is especially nice to cross process.

[@ribsy]

Yea it is!

[@BackFocus11]

Enjoy the supply in the US of Silberra while it lasts. I surmise it will be hard to export any more film from St Petersburg Russia where it’s made with the sanctions.

[@ribsy]

probably

[@nfornick]

I got one of Silberra Color 100 but in a white box, is it the same?

[@ribsy]

Hmmm dunno

[@JosephCaffrey]

Thanks for reviewing this, where are you buying from?

[@ribsy]

I bought it from analogue wonderland

[@barbozz]

I am sorry, but I will disappoint you. On Silberra website it says that they only cut and pack their 100 ISO color film. They don’t make the emulsion. Also this film is limited. They are going to make only 2000 packs of that color film. I am not sure they are talking only about 35mm film or 120 film as well.

[@ribsy]

yea its unclear how much of this there is and who makes it

[@patrykgizicki5024]

Darkroom attic already cross processed it ! Check it out

[@ribsy]

I did!

[@Federico84]

Even Adox does color negative film

[@ribsy]

yea

[@janmelantu7490]

Attic darkroom did cross process it and redscale it so check out their video if you’re interested in that

[@ribsy]

Yea I saw that! Looked great

[@kevlarnegative]

I always carry a small scotch tape for my 120 film, I find that especially with kodak film, the tip doesn't hold very well.

[@ribsy]

Yea I try and do the same often

[@KWE.ECLECTIC]

I find the reds to pop on this film.

[@ribsy]

yea i agree!

[@annadenaro9919]

I've had some rolls in tje fridge for a while, waiting for something good to shoot.

[@ribsy]

Good call! I’ve saving the one I have left also

[@claudiotaras1289]

oh yesss

[@ribsy]

yea yeaaaaa

[@morseus7217]

What enlarger did you use?

[@ribsy]

i have the LPL C7700

[@linusfotograf]

Is this the same film as Santa Color 100?

[@ribsy]

Dunno

[@mdjmurray]

Am I seeing this right…. £30 for a 35mm roll of 24 exposures???

[@ribsy]

That’s for a 3 pack hahaha … I thought the same ones

[@dekadead]

Doing film photography in Russia (in Moscow) being like: Kodak Portra 400/135 ~ 25$ Fugicolor C200/135 ~ 20$ Silberra Collor (50-160)/135 ~11$

[@ribsy]

ahhh interesting. at least you have something affordable there (by comparison)

[@wtf1992lynx]

Im honestly yet to see amazing photos taken with any of the sillberra stock. It just feels boring af and since it's so pricey I much rather buy colorplus or gold.

[@ribsy]

It’s def pricey

[@Zetaphotography]

This film is not available here in the states so not something I would pay for especially with shipping

[@brycepinson8641]

It is if you know where to look. Check Blue Moon Camera.

[@ribsy]

Surprising. It’s gotta be somewhere

[@perilthecat]

Ehhh that’s unfortunate, with today’s news it looks like that film won’t be making it too far from Ru for the next little bit…

[@ribsy]

Yea likely not

[@user-mv3ke6ou5l]

unfortunately it’s limited by 2000 pieces :(

[@ribsy]

Hmmmm

[@GhostlyFilm]

I want to try this. But sorry I won’t be putting my money into Russia.

[@ribsy]

ok

[@CarloFerraro]

Jump ahead to the past, no way, this is a product for newbies that never worked with the problems and cost of film, talking about Kodachrome 25 and 64. Typical youtube crap!!!!

[@ribsy]

I said absolutely nothing about Kodachrome

[@michaelberger1001]

I hope Silberra survives the sanctions

[@ribsy]

Yea same

[@adamb9931]

this sounds suspiciously like a paid plug

[@ribsy]

LOL. I wish I was getting paid to peddle film. Might make this youtube channel profitable

[@ribsy]

Paid plug: go buy my film New Classic EZ400 😁

[@lokyau1988]

No one in the west will be shooting Silberra now. God knows if the company could survive under the sanctions. It’s a pity cause I was looking forward to it but 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 slava ukraini!

[@ribsy]

yea we’ll see what happens