What's different?? Harman Phoenix in 120 film format ...

[@HARMANPhoto]

Hi Ribsy - Thank you so much for testing the HARMAN 120 - We're loving the prints!

[@ribsy]

thanks for supporting me and sharing a few rolls! i absolutely love the darkroom print i made

[@IceBergs]

Been daily driving Phoenix in 35 for the last 6 months and I've learned so much shooting it. It's like slide film at its core. I love the way it looks with flash, all my friends at the lab have been laughing at me for using it so much but it feels like this is a potentially once in a lifetime opportunity to use a limited brand new film stock, so I'm accepting all my results as a Harman the company is accepting it as well. It really is a HARD film stock to use and I love that, from the blown highs to crushed blacks or the wack scanning, It just feels right to use it after the insurmountable amount of time and money that has went into the development. I may be tripping a little but I believe the emulsion material theyre using is very very good, ive shot many many rolls of it and it's a really easily film to handle and ive never seen it scratched really? Love that it's always flat and always has a great surface. Just bought 5 rolls on B and H to hold me over till labs get it in.

[@ribsy]

it really is like slide film. you prob got really good at exposing your image

[@mattiashaggstrom2049]

Great finally in 120. Thank you for a good walk through with samples and RA-4 prints. May be something for the gloomy weather heading my way here in Stockholm in November...

[@ribsy]

def good for the gloomy weather! haha

[@thebitterfig9903]

Great point about the larger size of 120 negatives counteracting the graininess of Phoenix. It sure is a film with an interesting look--the contrast, grain, halation, the color. I think it's got a lot of potential, but there are certainly a tonne of challenges.

[@ribsy]

there is def lots of potential

[@tysmith924]

Omg just got off from work and seeing you thumbnail I can't wait to get my hands on aome of this film!

[@ribsy]

Yes it’s a fun one!

[@gmosworld]

Really liking the look of this film on 120! Those portraits are beautiful. Halations give it some character as well

[@ribsy]

Yea it’s not bad!

[@michael195b]

Totally agree with the scanning. I had a few rolls of the 35mm film developed & scanned by a lab and the results were absolutely terrible. Rescanned them myself at home and the results surprised me as they came out good.

[@ribsy]

yea! there is some good data in the negatives, you just have to pull it out of there haha

[@erichartke4331]

Awesome shots! Ill be getting some for sure.

[@ribsy]

thanks! def do!

[@Pastisas]

Thanks for the info. To the point and informative

[@ribsy]

Glad it was useful

[@jp-wz8uu]

Hey Ribsy, love your content! What medium format camera would you recommend for a beginner?

[@Nadtochy]

Ultimate review.

[@ribsy]

Thanks for watching!

[@liveinaweorg]

I shot 35mm at iso125. Really enjoyed it but found I had to be very choosy about the scene lighting. Worked well in wet city centre with cloud and bright lights from the stores. Will probably try 120 in the same on my Mamiya C3. Great t-shirt btw. 'The greatest'.

[@ribsy]

Yea def same to be choosy

[@scottplumer3668]

It's on sale at B&H right now, so I got some in 35 and 120. Kodak Gold has been my go-to color for a while, so it will be interesting to see how it compares. Can't wait!

[@ribsy]

oh word?? i may have to get some more

[@mrsmscuriositycabinet6925]

Thanks so much for showing a print and talking about how Phoenix prints up. Every review mentions scanning (understandably) but being a complete Luddite I have zero interest in scanning and every interest in getting into the darkroom... Also had to chuckle at the 'avoid sunny days'. Given the Harman team is based in the north of the UK, I'm not surprised to hear that this film would work better on an average "Cloudy 8" British day...

[@ribsy]

Haha yes indeed!

[@dcallan812]

So its a film rated for use in the UK, its 99% overcast here. The skin colour's on the prints looked very nice (over the www) It looks a great travel film with the blues but it will be interesting to see how the characteristics changes over time Great video 2x👍

[@ribsy]

UK is not 99% overcast ... its a myth lol

[@Resgerr]

​@@ribsytrue we do get some sun every now and again 😂

[@Zetaphotography]

Your the first of many notifications that Phoenix in 120 was released

[@ribsy]

lol yup - there will be alot haha

[@flyingo]

I wonder if there’s possibly an issue with consistency regarding this emulsion. Today and last night many review videos have been posted and I’ve seen a few - some from the UK where the film was rated at the 200 ISO box speed with pretty good results! Other videos - from US photographers - have shown much better results when rated at 100 ISO or even 50. So I’m thinking that maybe different production batches are resulting in slightly different “true” speeds. In either situation, I’m glad for any new films in any format. Looking forward to Harman’s continued success!

[@ribsy]

I think it all depends on the scene. Also if you crank down the contrast on most shots you can get good results. It’s def a real film and will generally give you something at least usable

[@stephenlumsden280]

I did not like the grain in the 35mm version but will try this in 6*6. I live in North Yorkshire and it's contrast may be good in the countryside on damp cloudy days.

[@ribsy]

Yea def suited well to some damp cloudy days!

[@naeemdouglas_]

Damn! Who’s that Naeem guy?! He’s good!

[@ribsy]

Hahaha

[@SweetLouPhotography]

i looooooooooooooooove the halations!!!

[@ribsy]

lol word. i don't 😂

[@SweetLouPhotography]

@@ribsy "he doesn't like halations-- he DOES-- how will they ever GET ALONG (that's our new sitcom opening)

[@RedStarRogue]

Interesting the base colour on your rolls is purple, on mine it's clear.

[@ribsy]

I developed at a lab 🤷‍♂️

[@aglassbrightly]

Now that it exists in 120, I'll likely never shoot Phoenix in 135 again.

[@ribsy]

probably the same for me