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Thanks for this dedicated thread! Looks very interesting... Will see if the local lomo shop got some already.

 

I do not recall now where exactly, but the recommandation came up briefly in another thread, followed by a caveat about the cine film dye's comparatively short lifespan. Someone got details or already asked CineStill?

 

Cheers,

Alexander

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fwiw, I use this film in 16mm (cat number 8003634.) It's a Vision 3 emulsion (Portra) that does have reduced granularity and for daylight balanced filming. But it has the rem-jet backing which Cinestill is removing. Just be aware that this can cause odd reddish flare off stray light (i.e., halation) as you can see in some of their sample images.

 

fyi, here is the Kodak tech sheet for the film: http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/Kodak/motion/Products/Camera_Films/Color_Negative/tech_data/TI5203.pdf

 

It's nice to see Cinestill do this for still film photographers. But we're still dependent on Eastman Kodak for the actual products themselves (and of course, Kodak Alaris for selling and distributing the still films.) And so also keep buying lots of Kodak branded film, and voice your opinion about using film with your wallet. :)

 

The Kodak Vision3/Portra films are the best color negative emulsions in the world, imho.

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aside from the red light flare thing?

 

With the tungsten version it is the slight halation effect that gives the film a very special and interesting quality in the right lighting conditions. I assume this version will be similar and more like using an uncoated or single coated lens than having a signature of 'red flare'.

 

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what intrigues me is the purported ability to manage high contrast situations, which is an acute condition on a bright sunny day in NYC (especially mid-day). If it can do any special in this regard, it would be a good situational film for me . So I bought some to try.

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what intrigues me is the purported ability to manage high contrast situations, which is an acute condition on a bright sunny day in NYC (especially mid-day). If it can do any special in this regard, it would be a good situational film for me . So I bought some to try.

 

 

Show us as soon as you can Adam, tell us too :-)

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I thought I would share some examples of this new film for those who might be interested in how it renders.

The film is considerably warmer than Portra or Fuji and has a really nice cinema feel to it.

I could see this film being a good choice for weddings and landscape where speed is not so much of a necessity.

I took these from my 50mm DR summicron.

First three are from a family day at the Bronx Zoo. (The first is of my wife with the late afternoon sun using the macro range of the lens :) )

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I thought I would share some examples of this new film for those who might be interested in how it renders.

The film is considerably warmer than Portra or Fuji and has a really nice cinema feel to it. ............

 

many thanks to pete. i was intrigued, and bought a few rolls to try. with these examples from adam, i'm truly hooked. now i have to go look for an M2 or R7 :o. thanks everyone.

 

greetings from hamburg

 

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Many thanks, Rick. I figure that the more samples of this film are out there, the better. And the examples shown on the website could be more compelling, IMO.

 

Philip - You are correct that this film has a fine grain. It scans quite well, too. Regarding the kickstarter project, I fretted over the failure of the project as well - for about 5 minutes - and then came to the view that, with the gradual but certain comeback of film, it is just a matter of time before the MF version of both of these films get to market.

 

All the best,

Adam

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Thanks for posting the examples, Adam! From what I see, I see almost no grain at all:eek: I think I will try this film out in spring, when the light gets brighter again. At the moment the 800T is the better choice for the conditions here.

 

Yes, exactly, and I didn't apply any noise reduction in LR, as I typically need to do with film scans.

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