Hey, I have a question about remjet-removed Kodak Vision films. I’ve been buying some local “homemade Cinestill” films lately, but the seller warned me not to keep them in the camera for too long, especially in high temperatures and especially when it comes to 250D — he said the film base changes its colour to deep red when exposed to heat which results in strong colour shifts. I’m wondering if you’ve come across anything like that. I’ll likely have to try it out myself, but maybe this is the reason why Cinestill 400D has apparently had some tweaks applied to it in addition to just removing the remjet — maybe they did something to it to prevent the film base discolouration.
Funny you ask, I’m working on an article about this exact thing! CineStill absolutely does more to Vision 3 film than just remove the remjet. I found a host of issues trying to make one at home that aren’t a problem on the branded rolls.
Excellent, I’m looking forward to reading about it then!
I’ve recently bought a half-frame camera for everyday shooting and it will likely take me some time to go through 70 exposures. I was thinking about which film to use that would work well for overcast weather — I think Portra 400 or Cinestill 400 would be best, but also a bit on the expensive side for everyday kind of shooting (though the doubled number of photos mitigates that somewhat I guess), and homemade Cinestill has the already mentioned drawback. I guess I’ll just go for Kodak Gold then! haha.
Anyway, thanks for your reply and keep up the good job with the blog!
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Jan Jakub Starzomski Jul 19, ‘25