Hello!
Just a quick post on shooting consumer film, aka cheap film (although it’s no longer that cheap). I know everyone loves Kodak Portra or Fuji Pro 400H, who wouldn’t? I use both of those beautiful films for clients and for personal use. But, I have an affinity for the “cheap film” and I urge everyone to not disregard its wonderfulness. If you’re just getting into shooting film, try the different film brands and speeds from slow (ASA/ISO 25) to fast (ASA/ISO 3200) to better understand how each works in various lighting conditions, and at various times of day. Experiment, it’s quite fun.
Here are some of the films I like to shoot with and/or hoard.
Agfa Vista 200/400
Fuji Superia 200/400/800/1600: the 1600 is harder to find but if you do get a roll, it’s great overexposed by 1 stop (meaning set your camera to 800 ASA/ISO and shoot it), with high grain and slightly saturated colors, great in bright light.
Kodak Colorplus 200: this one in particular looks closest to Kodak Portra 400, imo.
Kodak Gold 200/400
Fuji Natura 1600: high grain, slightly desaturated in colors, does better in bright light.
Fujicolor C200 (one of my faves)
Fujicolor C200
Kodak Gold 200
Agfa Vista 200
Fuji Superia 1600
Natura 1600
Fuji Superia 800
Agfa Vista 400
Kodak Colorplus 200
Kodak Gold 200
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Thanks for the advice. I am headed in the direction of more film photos and it seems wise to begin with the film. It makes me so happy to see images like these – ones I could imagine myself making- in my own little corner of the world.
Well in this case, I only shoot cheap film and I’m certainly happy that I do!! I love the way my Supra 400 comes out every time, and I’m flipping over these images they are gorgeous!!