It’s 2022 I’m watching this for the first time. feeling the tears drop from my eyes listening to you speak about how cheap Portra 400 is.. sigh 😢 Lmaoo I have to jump through hoops to find porta 400 at less than $25 a roll 😂😂
Same here buddy, but all I'm using is a cheap point and shoot kodak so I'm not needing expensive stuff. I just use it for a hobby and gonna do Instagram shots with it.
$15-$17 for color plus these days, Gold is up there too. I was lucky to shoot film during that time when it was cheaper, took a break and came back to the hobby and the prices have gone through the roof. Its insane.
I shot a combined 31 rolls of both of these films over summer, and I found colorplus to be really warm with a yellow cast, but amazing saturation. Gold was a little more neutral, can accentuate both warm or cool tones, gold is my go to consumer stock.
One film that I think gets overlooked a lot is Fujicolor Superia Xtra 400. It's cheap, easy to find, has some of the best exposure latitudes, and pushes extremely well. I also think it's one of the most vibrant films, midtones have a nice pop to them. I love it for capturing landscapes and big scenes. It does have some drawbacks though. Yellows aren't as balanced, which can give a more cyan or magenta hue to a photo (which doesn't flatter skin tones). It also doesn't do as well capturing extremely dark tones. This means it looks its worst when doing portrait photography in low light or harsh shadows and the subject doesn't have clear alabaster skin.
@@yescovenant452 "Pushing" is shooting the film at higher ISO than it's rated for (e.g shooting at 800 ISO with with 400 ISO film) then developing it longer so it comes out at the proper exposure. "Pulling" is the opposite. These practices do have side-effects on the quality of the final image. Most of the time these practices are used out of necessity, but sometimes, people willingly push or pull film to take advantage of the side-effects to achieve a certain aesthetic.
Superia Xtra is not cheap in Germany where I live. It's almost as expensive as Portra. For cheap I highly recommend Fujicolor C200 or the slightly more expensive Kodak Pro Image 100. Used Kodak Gold recently and didn't like it very much at all
Great video! The warmer colors worked perfectly for the late fall vibe. My favorites were Joe's shot of the red tree reflection under the bridge and your shot of the orange tree at the end of the path down the hill. Also, oatmeal raisin totally has its place, especially on a cold fall day!
You and Joe are two of my favourite photographers! No pretentiousness here, which I see so often in the photography community, just two dudes enjoying the beauty of creating some art!
It costs me $6 here in Indonesia, and the price just went up to $9-$10 after high demand due to lack of supply for ColorPlus and C200 which are in the same price range. And those are the only film that I could afford :')
The ColorPlus is my go to film when I have to test either a lens or a body. Having in mind how often I thinker with my lenses, or get a new one that I have to CLA or adjust my Kiev4s for the umpteenth time, I shoot ColorPlus a lot. I learned that I have to overexpose it 1-2 stops and it's a nice emulsion, warm, with some nice color shifts to the yellow when overexposed and to the green when underexposed. The Gold, however is a film I love. What Joe said was true for me, too, again, I either shoot it at @100 or even @64, always in a SLR. The thing I love the most about the Gold is how easy it is to scan. It's really fine grain, it's just unbeatable at this price point.
this video was so beautiful yet so sad coming from 2023 when kodak gold is easily $13+. I absolutely adored those photos though. as always wilem is making stunning photos
Agreed, I shot superia early on because it was so cheap, but it made every person's skin look like they just finished a marathon. It has wonky ass skin tones.
@@seanc5718 maybe it was how I exposed superia, but at box speed it made everyone look green! Underexposed shadows were green instead of black. Blech. I recently read an article that said the best way to shoot superia is two stops over exposed with results similar to portra in terms of softness. Idunno how true that is but anything is better than green skin when people should be bronze.
Gold 200 is 5 euros in France, which is roughly 6 or 7 dollars I think, and Portra 400, don't even get me started. It's around 60 euros, or like 70 dollars, PER ROLL!
@@snafuet true, i shoot with kodak color plus and mines are 1. not this bright and saturated and 2. the place where i get my films scanned does a shitty job and they do just too much grain and little particles can be seen on the scan so it really depends greatly on the place and post editing
I. Love. You. Guys. Together. The energy is so inspiring. I actually bought Kodak Gold as my first roll EVER, but I'm now realizing I did not shoot it right. On my way to buy more right now. Keep up the good work willem
I have been shooting and developing film since the 1960's Junior High, and for years high quality film.was my standard for portraits, but recently I have discovered that less expensive film and including expired film will produce pictures that simply leaves you in wonder.
Well I almost excusevly use these films, or some other cheap fujicolor c200 bc it's hard to get other brand in Poland. Love them because of taht warm, a bit sunbleached look they give to the photos. Paired with my Prakticas (PLC3 and MTL3- aged 1969 and 1970) it gives the greatest aesthetic feel to the photos from trips with friends or from weddings. From time to time I like to buy ILFORD b/w films, they';re nice too.
I like how Joe uses his both eyes, simultaneously adjusting something in camera and checking what is going on around the frame. I have impression that Joe's photos are kinda more clear or sharp. Like it's more obvious where focus is. Is it because of Leica optics or it's placebo got in my eyes?
I shot my entire summer on Kodak Gold 200. Just about a roll every 2 days for 40 days so getting 3 rolls for 15$ CAD was a dream. My results are overall very warm and the sky and grass pop a lot which I like. Gets pretty grainy when blown up but... Overall if you want to shoot cheap and reliably.. it’s the film stock!
Wait, could someone tell me what the ISO setting he really used ? yah i heard something about 64 and 100 but 200. If what i really heard was rite, then, it had necessary to overexpose 1 and 1.1/2 stops ?
When I do landscape photography on 35mm I much prefer Kodak Gold over Ektar, Kodak Gold is gorgeous for landscape photography especially with fall colors. I tried Colorplus although a nice film, for landscape with colorful vegetation I prefer Kodak Gold, too bad they do not make it in 120
Kodak Gold has always been an excellent film for general subjects. It's medium to higher contrast doesn't work so well for these guys, because they are both hard core members of the " overexpose and blow your highlights" school. Porta, being low contrast, will mitigate such poor exposure practices but the higher contrast, less expensive films will give them exactly what they bargained for, blown highlights. Ex: check Greer's shot of the lake and underside of the cross lighted bridge, video versus film exposure - highlights totally blown.
4:18 - Willem: "This video is just going to be called 'Joe Shoots with... His Camera.'" 4:22 - Joe, shaking his head: "No, no. All - Your three photos *is better than, all thirty-three of mine-* " 4:27 - Willem: "-Yeah, probably true-" 4:27 - Joe: "-I don't even want to hear it." *_(Bro,) He's such a good friend._* :)
Willem, I'm happy to say you've revived my interest in shooting film. I saw a video on shooting black and white and then saw your video on the developing monobath kit and I was (re) hooked! That being said, I've always had a preference for the more saturated cool colors of Fuji film. I recall reading an issue of Popular Photography in 1983 on the cast of Kodak vs Fuji film. I decided to try the Fuji and never went back. I've tried the Kodak color negative and transparency film in the past and always defaulted to Fuji. Even now that I am living in the shadow of Kodak in Rochester, I (timedly) admit to liking Fuji better. I am however, so happy Kodak is making a variety of films these days. Thanks for sharing!
As a retired film photographer, it seems pointless to shoot film if it’s going to be scanned as mentioned in many comments. Just shoot digital to begin with. Real prints from a negative eliminate the electronic deterioration. I’ll take a fine grained film like Kodak Gold 100 over a coarse grained ISO 400 film any time.
Bray Taylor it’s definitely not underrated. It has jumped $15 in price in the last year. Oh and If you don’t want it to look really yellow and warm like these pics, make sure to over expose by at least 2 stops.
@@TheMistermike87 Colour Plus 200 is $6.00 AUD from my local film lab homie, one of the cheapest options for us compared to $13/16 AUD for Portra options. I don't mind the warm stuff though I am a little biased as I'm doing a personal project that I specifically want warm tones throughout, otherwise I'd most likely choose to shoot Portra anyway.
First film I ever shot was Gold400, second film I ever shot was ColorPlus200. I like your chemistry and how you are just hitting it every shot. Thank you for the videos
Willem, you’re a cool Banana! Hello from Germany, and keep rocking that 35mm! Love watching your videos and seeing your work progress over time. P.S I got inspired by you to start with Film and so I recently got myself a Minolta XD7.
Really happy Joe started snapping with the 35 1.4 voigtlander. Don't see much reviews on it online with good photo content so it was nice seeing it here! I love mine but I have it paired on my Sony A7.
Great photos, got a few questions. First why do you favor color film over digital? Where do you get the film processed that they give you just the negatives and how much does it cost to process and return just the negatives? Do you print on photo paper using the enlarger or scan the negatives and print on an inkjet printer? Do you ever print the color negatives into B&W using the using B&W photo paper and an enlarger? If so what paper do you use, how do you expose from the enlarger, and what are your results?
Found your channel and watched through some of your videos. You've inspired me to try my hand at film photography. Ordered a Canon AE-1 Chrome with the FD 50mm 1.8 to learn on. Thanks for your great tips and advice and looking forward to more!
Just started film photography here, how do you achieve the reddish warm and saturated tone during the first 2 minutes in your pictures? I think it looks really nice and im trying to recreate that
Over exposing it and the instructions they give their lab for their ‘look’ when it’s scanned. Both have a very airy and bright look with a warmer white balance
Benj Haisch how does a camera body treat film differently? The lens is doing all the work. Do you mean the lens and flash on a compact point and shoot “eat” colorplus better than a Leica lens or other m mount lens would? Doesn’t make sense.
Mike Francis nah, it’s more that the subject matter and consistency from the end result vary between those cameras. My compacts are generally photographing everyday life and the Leicas are more for “work” related things, so I’ll often shoot the “better” films in it because I’m counting on a slightly better result. That being said, ColorPlus is one of my favorite films on the market and it just so happens to be one of the cheapest.
So really curious do they still edit the pictures and do they get it digitised or do it theirselfs? get them developed and then digitsed? really curious how the process goes love thi great work!
Great vid Willem! If I may, it would’ve been great to know which shot were Gold and which were Color plus. From what I tend to see Color plus seems to have a closer look to portra than gold. That said both were looking great!
I live in Dumont, NJ ( Bergen County) I’m taking the train into NYC tomorrow morning for a day of street photography. Taking my Canon F-1 with a Canon 50mm 1.4 SSC plus my Nikon D700. I’m shooting Kodak 400 TX and Kodak Ultramax 400 for colour. I’ll be shooting in lower Manhattan. It’s going to be an epic day!😃👍
chronicfish literally i have no idea but whenever i bought film my mom would chuck it in the fridge but i guess it helps keep it good for longer? left a pack near a window once and she nearly went off on me
chronicfish it keeps the film emulsions from melting off or from distortion Room temp or high temperature can really be bad for film over a long period of time It’s only necessary if you have lots of film I like to think of film as vegetables Keep it in the fridge to maintain it’s freshness But I wouldn’t recommend eating Film
ok. i just recently got into film photography and i’m pretty sure i want a canon ae-1 for christmas. i know it’s basic but i’m just obsessed with its look and also i’m a beginner. any leads to wear i can buy a good working canon ae-1 for a good value? i’m doubting the ones online or from fb marketplace.
