All use blue for one of their dominant branding colors. Whatever you think of this film’s look, I’m thankful to companies like CineStill that are finding exciting ways to make high-quality film stocks accessible to more people, and that can only be a good thing.Īll images developed and scanned by Ikigai Film Lab with a Fuji Frontier.Chase. I can see creative and experimental photographers enjoying this film as a point of difference to see how they can make use of the unique rendering characteristics and exploit the exposure options. Some purists or professionals will balk at the idea of an unnatural or distracting red highlight in an image and would rather use an option with more predictable and neutral results. The other dealbreaker for many will be the love it or hate it halation effect. Even once budget-oriented stocks are rising rapidly in price and becoming harder to source, so unfortunately, paying a premium for film is a reality we will all have to adjust to. In the USA, you can grab a roll for $14.99, if you can find it available, that is. The cons, however, do come into play here and bring this film down a notch in its shootability. The price point is less than attractive, coming in at a whopping $29.90 AU dollars per roll, makes this film not so appealing to become a favorite anytime soon.
GOLD COLOR PALETTE FROM IMAGE SKIN
So, will 400D be a new go to for film shooters? Its pros are overwhelmingly good, the flexibility of ISO 400, dynamic range to die for, a color palette that’s pleasing and just enough to stand out, not to mention flattering skin tones making it a good portrait film as well! The hues of the cars are working so well with this film, and the subject is really lending itself to the nostalgic vibe of film photography.ĭial a Cliché: a gas station shot on CineStill 400D rated at ISO 1600, pushed two stops. When are they not when using film, though right? Not quite as saturated and bold as Kodak Ektar, but a more deep and distinguished feeling. A warmth reminiscent of Kodak Gold but not as golden and yellow, more brown and copper. It’s all looking pretty bronzed and beautiful here. As a lot of us know and have heard endlessly that you are often better off overexposing film to retain shadow detail, but despite that rule of thumb, underexposing has produced what I consider very pleasing exposures. Image Copyright © Lucy Lumen.Ī few of these shots appear a little underexposed, which could be down to the fact I was shooting on aperture priority at about f/8 or f/11 to get as much depth as the light would allow. While the subject in this image is underexposed, there is plenty of detail and minimal grain. Is that quality worth it for you film shooters? Like everything in life, there are pros and cons, and as expected, a price to pay for quality. I must say, I am impressed with how this film performed, and the results have made me excited to add more of this stock to my film fridge collection.
400D can easily be pushed several stops, but I wanted my first roll to be a baseline to compare to future rolls, which I may try rating at higher speeds. My supply arrived a few days before I had planned to photograph a vintage car festival, so I popped it in my Olympus OM10 with its underrated Zuiko 50mm and rated it at box speed.
Film shooters went from sobbing sadly into their soy lattes, as Matt Murray would say, to rejoicing on social media and draining their bank accounts to get a roll or ten of this new 400 speed film. Released for preorder on the same day Kodak announced its return of Gold in 120, CineStill 400D quickly reached its required orders in 35mm, 120 and, impressively, 4x5 format as well. So, let’s take a look at my results and review this film stock in more detail. The new kid on the block is a 400 speed dynamic film widely assumed to be Kodak Vision3 250D however, CineStill claims otherwise.
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