Mystery 35mm Film! Escura Showa Camera Film Bought and Shot in Tokyo, Japan on the Minolta TC-1

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What is this mystery 35mm colour negative film? I found it in Bic Camera for $28 USD. I loaded it up in my Minolta TC-1 and had a great time in Akihabara and Shibamata in Tokyo.
Here are some clues:
- Escura Showa Camera Film
- 24+6 exposures
- C41 processing
- ISO400
- No DX code
- No country of origin details
Did you guess it before I did the reveal?
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@MattLovesCameras Год назад

@NPJensen Год назад

I wonder if it's the new or old formula for Metropolis. Looks like a wonderful trip to Japan.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Yes I wondered that too NP! The colours look a bit more saturated than when I last shot it.

@tdhk5000 Год назад

Is it the new ‘92?

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

@@tdhk5000 from the sample pics of 92, it doesn't look the same, but who knows?

@BillySanford Год назад

Looking forward to more colorful images from Japan, thank you for giving us a peak behind your photographic adventure!

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks so much Billy!

@taihongkuo Год назад

i also bought 2 rolls of this films few days ago due to the curious, and almost the same price as I bought in Taiwan. It's grateful to see this reivew bsc there is not too much reference from the web or the YT. I can't wait to take some photos with this film 😍😍😍.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Oh awesome, I hope you have fun shooting it! Tag me on Instagram if you post some, I'd love to see!

@joshuasigelman8141 Год назад

I love the pictures! I think the low contrast worked really well with the very sunny day.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks so much Joshua! I was really happy with how they came out. I have some other shots of Shibamata taken on my Contax T3 and Ricoh GR III (digital) coming up in future videos!

@LauraOdermatt 2 месяца назад

So helpful, thank you!!

@MattLovesCameras 2 месяца назад

No worries, thanks for watching ☺️🙏

@chrissybabyist Год назад

Photos look lovely as always. Looks like you all are having a fantastic time! 😎

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks so much Christina! Sadly we're back home now ha ha. I would love to go back later this year by myself just to take photos, fingers crossed!

@MeasuredLight Год назад

Shiba Mata looks fantastic! I kinda dig the Showa film. Not super surprised to see that it is Lomo Metropolis. It did give those vibes!!

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Yes a lovely little town, I’m desperate to get back to Japan!

@AlexLuyckxPhoto Год назад

Awesome results! I would have so much fun in Japan, maybe one day I'll drag the family along! Also digging the backing track.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks Alex! Yes you totally should! Such a fun, safe, pleasant place to visit!

@BerndtOtto Год назад

Metropolis !!! That was coming to my mind immediately when seeing those bluish tones, strong contrasts and desaturated colors. I had this Showa film in my hands many times, but was not sure if I should give it a try. So, thanks for testing it. It’s not my liking, I guess … or I do not have the suitable subjects for it in my mind yet. It might work with some portraits in a more rough city environment with graffiti walls and stuff … but Tokyo ? 🤔

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Great thinking Otto! Oh nice, where did you see it for sale? In Japan? Quite expensive but a bit of fun!

@BerndtOtto Год назад

@@MattLovesCameras I saw it at Champ Camera in Yokohama. They do have all imaginable films there, but quite pricey. Do you live in Japan ?

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

@@BerndtOtto Ahh I see! Champ Camera was the one place I was really disappointed I never went to! We were going to visit the Tama Plaza Ten store which is not too far from the Snoopy Museum, but we ran out of time. Which Champ store is the best do you think?

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

@@BerndtOtto I love Japan but live in Brisbane, Australia. Hoping to return later this year!

@tiffanygoolsby Год назад

Love this video and your images!

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks so much Tiffany! More Japan 🇯🇵 videos coming soon 😁🌸

@roystansell7640 Год назад

Thank you

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@alasdairdougall7868 Год назад

Film looks like good, and slightly retro colours to add to the mix. Nice to see that they didn’t come out \overly saturated. Not jealous your in Japan, I’m not. No I am not, I’m not, I’m not. (OK, slightly jealous.)

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Ha ha thanks Alasdair! You'd love it over there, I walked around for hours taking photos, so much fun!

@carltanner9065 Год назад

I was thinking it might've been something like metropolis when you posted the pics. It has the same desaturated look you get from metropolis. I think it does urban shots really well and you're in the right place to get them!. That's a trip I'd like to make myself, some day. Go over to Japan. I have some friends there as well, so I'd drop in and see them😊 It'd also give me plenty of practice to try out my Japanese! Which, BTW, is pretty rusty at the moment😝

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Yes, do it Carl! My Japanese is about 10 words and phrases but I still love it over there. Would love to learn more!

@carltanner9065 Год назад

I was doing a degree in Japanese until the uni decided it didn't want to do degrees in languages anymore. No thanks to the twit we had as a vice-chancellor. Anyway, it'd be good to go over there and do a long photoshoot from one end of Japan to the other.

@gabrielalamberti5860 Год назад

I like this look.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Yes it’s totally different to what I usually shoot but I like it! Thanks for watching 😊🙏

@nathanpiperphoto Год назад

Looks like you had a great trip Matt... loved the compositions and locations where you went to shoot these. IMO for the steep price of $28 USD this stock looks quite underwhelming, but you took a chance and had fun with it, which is what film is about sometimes. It's fun to take a gamble in a new place. Not everything has to be serious work all the time. Having said that, after the Fuji news and what looks to be the final years of them producing multiple color negative/slide film stocks, I can't help but see this as the future for color film photography in the next 5-10 years. Random (old?) color film stocks repacked and branded by random 3rd parties and priced at outrageous Kodak/Fuji levels, yet fail to deliver the desired results at that price point. Outside of Kodak and people like Cinestill who are repackaging the cine stocks, the future for color film photography looks depressingly bleak. Sorry to be a Negative Nancy here lol

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks Nathan, yes $28USD is super expensive, but it was worth it for the fun and the surprise. I also took some photos on my Contax T3 with Lomo 400 at this location. Sadly no Fujifilm stocks of colour negative anywhere, only B&W and slide film. Hopefully Kodak will start pumping out lots more stock over the next 12 months or so! I have another 10 or so Japan videos coming so I'd love it if you subscribe! Cheers Matt

@nathanpiperphoto Год назад

@@MattLovesCamerasAmazing, looking forward to them all!

@maximilian3544 7 месяцев назад

Those look amazing. I've seen other examples of this film that didnt look nearly as nice as yours. Think it has something to do with you overexposing it?

@MattLovesCameras 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! I was really happy with how they turned out. Not my usual palette but I’d shoot it again for sure! Yes I think you’re right re overexposing, still can’t believe I set the wrong film speed 😂

@rubenchavez661 Год назад

Love it!

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thank you!

@BillSmith1 Год назад

Beatiful work Matt! I have no clue what this film is and where its from.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Thanks so much Bill 😊🙏

@gregmarcus3064 Год назад

It has a certain look for sure. Like a pair of acid washed jeans.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Ha ha that is the perfect way to describe it Greg! Love it :)

@loo.e Год назад

film looks nice now i gotta try lomo

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Super fun to try!

@williamburkholder769 Год назад

Blocked highlights, plugged shadows, cyan color balance and low saturation? Count me out. But wait, are we looking at results scanned from machine prints? Custom scans? Machine scans with no human offsets? Any of those could be the reason this stuff looks so odd. I'd want to get the film developed in a known-in-control C-41 process, then "camera scan" the results myself and feed raw files through Negative Lab Pro and Lightroom Classic to see what could be pulled from the files.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Hi William, thanks for your comment. Film was scanned by the best lab in Australia, Ikigai film lab! They are renowned for their scans. The film is quite desaturated and grainy, the whole point of the video was that it was a mystery film. More Japan videos coming soon shot on Adox Color Mission / Kodak ColorPlus / superia 400 / Lomo 400 / Lomo 800 and superia 1600!

@gabgallant Год назад

It was lomo metropolis?!? It looked beautiful. I might need to pick some up.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Hi Gab! According to my lab, yes it was. The first and only time I shot Metropolis I didn't like it, but I think this must be a slightly different formula?

@JoeFu127 8 месяцев назад

Probably Orwo nc400

@MattLovesCameras 8 месяцев назад

Yes, quite possibly! Thanks for watching 😊🙏

@peterdavies9166 Год назад

I enjoyed your video but I was not impressed by the "subdued" results from that film. I lived in Tokyo (2001-06) and film was still king in those days. My favorite was Konica, followed by Fuji and both were plentiful at very reasonable cost. I still have all my old film cameras but they are now in a display cabinet and I shoot with a Fujifilm X camera using a number of film simulations.

@MattLovesCameras Год назад

Hi Peter! Oh that's so cool, I was thinking that I would love to live there even for just a month. I loved it so much I'm planning to return later this year if I can get the money together. Wish I'd shot some Konica - I have one roll in the fridge but it's well past expiry date so no idea what it's like. Yes I can't say that I will rush out and buy a lot more of this film... but I did enjoy seeing the results and the surprise of finding out what it was. My go-to films over the last few years have been Kodak Gold 200, then for a couple of years it was Pro Image and Fujifilm C200, over the last 12 months it's been Kodak Color Plus, CineStill 400D, Fuji Superia 400 and Adox Color Mission. Make sure you subscrie to my channel as I have another 10 or so Japan videos coming! Half of them will be film and the rest will be digital (Fujifilm X series and Ricoh GR III). Cheers Matt