Why did Ferrania & Foma Announce Brand New "Out-Dated" Film Stocks? 

Ortho film is absolutely gorgeous for landscapes.

I'm really excited for there to be more orthochromatic stocks out there. Similar to shooting infrared, sometimes you just want a different look.

Some of my favorite examples of ortho film are the ones from the 1908 Nimrod Expedition. Their chapped, bright red faces are incredibly dark with the films they had available to them.

Thank you! This is the first place I have seen informing the community about Foma Ortho. I just purchased my first roll of Ilford Ortho (and SFX) and am looking forward to trying it. A buddy has ordered Ferrania Orto and I can't wait to see that.

Excellent video! Thank you!

man your channel is SOOOOO good. I truly hope it keeps on growing!

If i may, very early emulsions were only blue sensitive. Photograhy did not begin with orthochromatic emulsions.

Technically Ortho+ has been available in sheets forever. The rolls are relatively new. And of course it's odd that p30 is also orthochromatic and shares the same ISO and packaging as the Ilford product.

really nice video and well narrated ! I tried a few rolls of Ilford Ortho-80 a year ago and have found it to be a great film with good contrast, half tone and picturesque grain)

if foma makes ortho film in sheets im gonna be a very happy human.

Foma Ortho 400 is out now in 35mm, which makes sense if it really is fine grained.

Great work. I just subbed

great video I've been waiting a long time for a new video. it was worth it. great job

No film or sensor can render any image the way a person will see it, given the nature of human vision, though film can generally record a broader range, dollar for dollar. Ortho film isn't flawed more than any other device shy of multi-spectra tight band imaging is flawed. It is a choice. Many of the portraits you showed were shot on emulsions blind to anything but blue light. Ortho was a deliberate choice of portrait and nature photographers for much of the 20th century. It still is a good choice for those of us who live in areas with complex green and brown foliage. It can offer finer grain than red sensitive films. X-ray film (orthochromatic) in sheet sizes has been available for decades, and can be bought pre-cut in sizes for film holders.

FOMA Ortho 400 is interesting film, but without antihalation layer.

Great video

Are there any considerations when metering? A meter sees all light but if not all of it is being recorded on ortho film, I’m thinking the film might be slightly underexposed when the meter says the exposure is perfect.

If you get some Ortho 400 for testing please check and see how it responds to push and pull processing.

Do you think that the supposed Foma 400 Ortho is a lower ISO film without the halation layer to save on costs (thereby raising the sensitivity, as in Cinestil 800T - Kodak Vision?). I read that Fomapan's principal difference to other film stocks is weak or non existent anti halation, so that's where the assumption is coming from.

"Ortho films are technically *flawed*" Really? Naw, I don't agree. Orthochromatic films are just an alternative to panchromatic films. Plus, I'd like to point out : ORTHO FILM IS PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS TO FILM DEVELOPING BECAUSE IT CAN BE LOADED UNDER DARK-RED SAFE LIGHT, thus a beginner can at least practice loading reels with this film, then switch to panchromatic film whenever they are comfortable enough to do it in complete darkness.

Aperture Dundee, although I’m a dyed in the wool Kodak T max and Tri X use, no other film has given me such joyful results like Ferrania P30. I have another 8 rolls of it frozen. Am looking to source more. Do you expose P30 at 50 or 80 ?

Would love to try the Ferrania. But unfortunately in Indonesia it's more expensive than Ilford HP5.

Which developer do you recommend using this type of film?

As someone who backed their Kickstarter what seems like a decade ago with the promise of receiving rolls of film and receiving nothing but “we can’t afford to fulfil our promise to people who gave us money”, Ferrania announcing new/old stock seems like a fresh kick to the balls. I can’t really support them in any capacity. I’m sure I’m not the only one,

"film stock" - can you please explain what that is?

Experience unlike any other? My green filter beg to differ.

"Promo SM" 😓