I bought a 5 pack on a trip to Colorado a few years back. I didn't know much at the time but the shop guy talked up it's price point and the quality images you can get from it.
pro image and color plus are my go to color films. havent pushed/pulled pro image but colorplus looks awesome when you shoot it at 100 and then develop it at box. really saves the shadow detail.
I used Pro Image for the first time recently and I really think it’s the closest you will get to the 100 speed Kodak films of the 1980s. I think it’s basically Kodak gold 100.
I bought a 5 pack of it in September last year for like 40$ on Amazon. Was out of the country and had them developed and scanned in Tokyo, so I only got scans back. Even the small JPEGs were pretty nice. Browns looked especially good in my scans. I definitely want to try it again sometime with my better home scanning setup.
Thank again for your insight on budget photography. I’m retired and trying to get back into film as I used to do back in the late 60’s and 70’s. I’ve never heard of or seen this film stock until you showcased in on your channel. I appreciate your content and continue to look forward to your videos.
I will try Pro Image, since it's summer and sunny here in Chicago, so thanks for the tip! I calculated on B&H and the price of this stock vs Gold 200 is literally 1c per roll. I'll try this film after I spend my Ektar rolls. Price is right.
The freezer is the best place to store film if you're going to be keeping it for anything over 1 month. That said, pro image is specifically designed to be tolerant to higher temperatures without degrading, which is a selling point in south east asia.
Pro image is my go to if i dont need a more sensitive film. Its versatile, dependable, and has very pleasing image quality and color when scanned well. For how inexpensive it is, its a no brainer for me. Take a pro pack or 2 on any trip i take a 35mm camera on. Great stuff!
Love proimage! 🎉 its such an underdog film, i just love the simplicity of its colors from lab dev and scans tbat ive gotten, very true to life, true to the eyes perception, especially for lobg exposures at night. Great taste in film man!
I bought some a while back that was near expiry and so going a bit cheaper - its a bit more expensive in Ireland, but still great value! A lot of my images on the first roll were blown out, as it was outside on a sunny day, but its still much more budget-friendly. A few of the analog community here have taken to calling it goatimage 100, since its so good.
Slightly 'less cheap' up here in 🍁, but way less than the other "PROtras" on offer + affordable for a 100 speed film!! 》Took a roll to LA in March; have yet to process it. Good thoughts on use case from comments: Humid+Hot aka FL/TX/LA (when on vacay etc). 👍
I am surprised that people never talk about this being the "hot and humid weather film", this is the film I leave in a point and shoot camera, carry it everywhere and sporadically shoot over a summer, without worrying about the heat degrading image quality over the long time I spend shooting one roll, and I prefer its look over Kodak Gold
I always talk about this film. I have some expired from 2010 when it was first here. Then when it came around again. I bought 2 5 packs because the prices started going up. And your photos are how you schoot them so maybe the error may be you and not the film.
He must be looking at his local camera stores. Which, while it is great to support your local businesses, if you're really wanting to not spend $10-$12 on a roll, then B&H is the way to go.
Dang! You need a field trip to Germany, visit the DM drugstores, and get 3 packs of Gold 200 for 19.99 euros. I'm an American that just visited Germany, and picked some up myself for my trip pics.
@@MarksPhoto that’s awesome. I went to Vegas in April and bought rolls for about 300dollars. Would’ve been twice that here. Hope you had a great time in Germany, it’s beautiful there!
No one talks about it because it is truly a horrible film that has all the faults of color shifting and no shadow retention. How one could think otherwise deserves a trip to the eye doctor, or a lifetime shooting metropolis. Finally, it's easy to make portra look way closer to ektar than this bunk, just don't over expose it a stop and consider -1. Much better results that aren't washed out if you are going for that look. To even hear these three names compared makes me truly cringe. There is nothing pro about it at all. Probonor maybe, but you still have to pay for it.
Ive shot a few dozen rolls of it and only had noticable color shift on like 10 photos. Portra and ektar are better, and i agree that proimage shouldnt be compared to them, but it is still a solid film for casual work.