I'm hoping to do more film photography in the coming few months, I've got a few rolls of Ilford fp4 at the moment, what film would you suggest ? ( I do my own developing)
@ well since you’re developing it yourself and already have some black and white film , for simplicity I won’t suggest any colour film. A personal favourite of mine is Rollei Retro 400S which is an interesting film with which you can do infrared photos , using a suitable filter. However I like it for having a very pronounced character with strong contrast and definitely a more retro feel . The 400 iso speed should help with some extra leeway for light this time of year . Or if you’re fond of the Ilford stuff then Delta 400 for this time of year
@conrad4094 thanks for the tip Conrad , ive never tried the Rollei film and infrared is something I'm interested in trying, I have used the delta film a few years back but i wasn't impressed with the results maybe I should give it another chance.
@ there’s a rollei Retro 80s and a Rollei Superpan 200 also . I believe all are based on some old Agfa-Gevaert Super panchromatic film, hence the infrared thing.. there is a dedicated Rollei Infrared film too though. I have to admit I shoot a lot more colour film than black and white though
@conrad4094 Thanks for all the info, I'm looking to try a few films and then pick one to buy in bulk and use with a bulk film loader to try and keep costs down.
Rather like Conrad4094 I always used to have one with my MX outfit back in the day Karl, such a compact lens was ideal on that equally compact body. Nice work 👍
@@photographyforenjoyment the MX is a super little camera. Did you ever use it with the 40/2.8 lens ? That makes it so compact that it fits in a little old leather bag that I normally carry a small Japanese rangefinder in . I must admit I do usually prefer to take a 28, 50 and 135 combination for a “small “ load but I will sometimes swap out the 50 for the 40-80 f2.8 zoom which is a very compact short zoom lens
@@fistfulloflenses The chance yes, the time yes, the desire yes. I think it will probably be into the new year by the time I do something about it though!
@@conrad4094 I shoot so little film these days, something I had better change in 2025. Back in the 70s/80s it was still primes that outperformed most zooms and like you, I packed 28/50/135mm with every outfit I used, be it Pentax/Minolta/Canon or Nikon. The little 40mm passed me by though!
@photographyforenjoyment same here, when I started I was told to avoid zoom lenses, and most photographers I knew had a 28mm 50mm and 135 mm in their camera bags
tyvm for the video. 28mm is a struggle for me so it's nice to see images from someone who knows how to use it.
Thank you for the encouragement, very much appreciated
One of these comes with me in my bag any time I take my go-to film SLR, my Pentax MX out . I’m very satisfied with that lens.
I'm hoping to do more film photography in the coming few months, I've got a few rolls of Ilford fp4 at the moment, what film would you suggest ? ( I do my own developing)
@ well since you’re developing it yourself and already have some black and white film , for simplicity I won’t suggest any colour film. A personal favourite of mine is Rollei Retro 400S which is an interesting film with which you can do infrared photos , using a suitable filter. However I like it for having a very pronounced character with strong contrast and definitely a more retro feel .
The 400 iso speed should help with some extra leeway for light this time of year . Or if you’re fond of the Ilford stuff then Delta 400 for this time of year
@conrad4094 thanks for the tip Conrad , ive never tried the Rollei film and infrared is something I'm interested in trying, I have used the delta film a few years back but i wasn't impressed with the results maybe I should give it another chance.
@ there’s a rollei Retro 80s and a Rollei Superpan 200 also . I believe all are based on some old Agfa-Gevaert Super panchromatic film, hence the infrared thing.. there is a dedicated Rollei Infrared film too though.
I have to admit I shoot a lot more colour film than black and white though
@conrad4094 Thanks for all the info, I'm looking to try a few films and then pick one to buy in bulk and use with a bulk film loader to try and keep costs down.
Rather like Conrad4094 I always used to have one with my MX outfit back in the day Karl, such a compact lens was ideal on that equally compact body. Nice work 👍
@@photographyforenjoyment thanks Alan, it's always a pleasure to hear from you, do you ever get chance to shoot any film nowadays?
@@photographyforenjoyment the MX is a super little camera. Did you ever use it with the 40/2.8 lens ? That makes it so compact that it fits in a little old leather bag that I normally carry a small Japanese rangefinder in . I must admit I do usually prefer to take a 28, 50 and 135 combination for a “small “ load but I will sometimes swap out the 50 for the 40-80 f2.8 zoom which is a very compact short zoom lens
@@fistfulloflenses The chance yes, the time yes, the desire yes. I think it will probably be into the new year by the time I do something about it though!
@@conrad4094 I shoot so little film these days, something I had better change in 2025. Back in the 70s/80s it was still primes that outperformed most zooms and like you, I packed 28/50/135mm with every outfit I used, be it Pentax/Minolta/Canon or Nikon. The little 40mm passed me by though!
@photographyforenjoyment same here, when I started I was told to avoid zoom lenses, and most photographers I knew had a 28mm 50mm and 135 mm in their camera bags