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Kodak Vision 3 250D 5207/7207 Film Review
Shot as Stills and Developed in C-41
February 18, 2025
Kodak Vision 3 250D is a colour-negative film made for motion picture cameras. Its image quality is on par with Kodak Portra 400 and other colour-accurate fine-grained low-contrast emulsions when developed in ECN-2. But for this review, I’m processing it in C-41. I also compare my results to CineStill 400D, which has been claimed by many to be 250D w/o the remjet. (It is not.)
Kodak Vision 3 50D 5203/7203 Film Review
Shot as Stills and Developed in C-41
November 12, 2024
Kodak Vision 3 50D 5203/7203 colour negative film was designed for movie cameras. But in the mid-2010s, CineStill popularized its use in SLRs and rangefinders with a remjet-less version, the 50D. As the availability of ECN-2 developers increased, the original Kodak (non-CineStill) version of this film also began to gain popularity amongst us still photographers. In this review, I’ll cover all the technical specifications, share samples, and review the various ways of getting hold of and developing this film.
Kodak Vision 3 500T 5219/7219 Film Review
Shot as Stills and Developed in C-41
May 5, 2025
Though it has been designed for movies, this film is popular amongst still photographers for its tungsten-balanced colour palette, fine grain, high ISO, wide dynamic range, great response to cross-processing, and as the major component of the CineStill 800T film.
Film Photography News — October 2024 Recap
No More Vision 3 Film Reels, All B&W Films Look the Same, Lomo’Instant Wide Glass, and More!
October 29, 2024
Kodak is no longer selling Vision 3 film reels for bulk loading, photographers are terrible at telling which black-and-white film a photo was shot on but we can expose it with LEGOs — which is pretty cool. Lomography released Lomo’Instant Wide Glass, “the world’s sharpest instant camera,” and a fancy version of their Lomomatic 110 camera. Jagglé’s Berlinova daylight film processing units are on Kickstarter, Polaroid’s new film is Reclaimed Green, Crown & Flint app gets an update, and Analog Sparks declares competition winners. Plus, a new guide to editing film scans.
How to Fake CineStill 800T
Testing the “CineStill Is Just Kodak Vision 3 Film Without Remjet” Myth
July 28, 2025
In the wake of Kodak’s major change to their film chemistry and a year after the 800T branding controversy, we tested the internet myth of how CineStill films are made (we made our own and compared it to the branded stock). The results were entirely unexpected. We ran our tests twice!
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Film Photography News — June 2025 Recap
Leica’s First Film, Portra in Bulk?, Fancy Lenses, New Film, and a Podcast
June 24, 2025
New film: Leica’s first 35mm black-and-white Monopan 50, Harman’s Red in 120, Ilfocolor 400 Cine Tone. Plus, CineStill teases several new products, set to launch this summer. Light Lens Lab shares samples of their soon-to-ship black-and-white emulsion, along with very ambitious goals. Meanwhile, Kodak ditches remjet from their Vision 3 films, throwing CineStill’s halation products into question. Omnar announces Bertle 50mm 𝒇2 MC FLB, and Jollylook makes affordable no-batteries-needed Instax film backs for Mamiya RB67/RZ67 MF cameras.
New Film: Cinema Shorts
Hand-Rolled Anniversary Edition Colour Kodak Motion Picture Film for ECN-2
July 29, 2024
Cinema Shorts is a new hand-rolled Kodak 50D and Kodak 250D motion picture film that comes with development instructions and a list of labs. This film comes with remjet backing for the most accurate colour reproduction and 3 months of GOLD membership.
Film Photography News — May 2025 Recap
New Film, Free Film, New Camera, Exposure Tips, App Updates
May 27, 2025
Ilford launches Kentmere 200 black-and-white film and begins offering Delta 3200 in bulk rolls, RETO makes a new panoramic film camera, and Jolylook makes a new hand-crankable Instax Wide back for DIY cameras. This month’s winner of 3 FREE Cinema Shorts 50D/500T rolls announced (if it’s not you, you still have several chances). Plus, updates to the only web-based fully-featured film inversion tool, overexposure guides, and community submissions!
How to Remove Remjet & Develop Cinema Film in C-41
Also, What Is Remjet?
October 10, 2024
Kodak is the world’s leading producer of colour-negative film, but not all of it is meant for still cameras. In this guide, we’ll examine Kodak’s cinema film options, what makes them unique, how to use them in still cameras (your regular rangefinder/TLR/SLR), and how to develop them at home or in a lab.
CineStill 50D Film Review
Cinema Colour in a Little Blue Box
November 5, 2021
CineStill 50D is a relatively slow, fine-grained/high-resolution, colour-accurate negative film that shows prominent red halos around bright highlights. In this review, I share numerous samples made with this film (along with a downloadable high-res scan), explain its origins, cover technical aspects, and give a few exposure tips.
Top 10 Film Stocks According to 293 Photographers
A 2025 Film Log Report
December 2, 2025
“What are the most popular photographic films sold and used today?” seems like a basic question that should be easy to answer; however, it is not. I combed through the anonymized entries from the Film Log app to reveal the top 10 most popular films amongst photographers from 40+ countries and hundreds of film varieties (nearly 600 brands) logged since 2022, and compiled them into this list by distribution. This is the most accurate/dependable list of top photographic films on the internet!
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CineStill 800T Film Review
Kodak Movie Picture Film for Still Photographers
October 15, 2023
A high-speed, ultra-fine-grained tungsten-balanced colour film. This in-depth review includes loads of samples, detailed specifications (including pushing and pulling), advanced shooting tips, and the disambiguation of the recent controversy.
Where to Develop, Scan, and Print Film in Bangkok
May 12, 2025
Finding the film you want in Bangkok can be a huge challenge, and if you want your transparencies or negatives scanned on something higher-end than a Noritsu or Fuji Frontier, most people will tell you it’s impossible. (Fortunately, they’re wrong!) This article covers a wide range of services: film labs for E-6, ECN-2, B&W, and C41 processing, as well as places to buy film and get film scanned.
Where to Develop, Scan, and Print Film in Bali
May 2, 2025
Bali has quite a few film labs with a large variety of services offered by each. Here’s a non-exhaustive summary of the options, locations, prices, and notes of the labs we tried.
Film Photography News — July 2025 Recap
New Film, New Film, New Film, Fake Film, New Film, Free Film
July 29, 2025
The average price of a roll of 35mm film has gone up 9%... But, we have a new film: 乐凯C200 (Lucky C200) and ORWO NC200 — I’ve shot it, samples included! Not to forget the Harman Phoenix II launch, Adox Color Mission, and the free film I’m giving away to lucky GOLD members.
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B Film Camera Review
It’s Cheap, It’s Hefty, It’s Weird, It’s Pretty, It Has a Beautiful Lens
July 15, 2025
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B is an unusual but well-built camera that features a sharp, expressive lens. It uses relic technology, like a non-returning mirror box, but also features interchangeable film backs, a leaf shutter mount, and a 100% DOF viewfinder. It’s also very affordable.
CineStill 400D Dynamic Film Review
A Versatile, Fine-Grained Colour-Negative Film, Available in All Formats
September 5, 2022
400D is a medium-speed, high-resolution film, that renders natural colour with a slight mint-green cast and the signature red halos.
Samsung WB2000 (TL350) Digitcam Review
Analogue Gauges, RAW Files, Manual Modes — Oh My!
March 10, 2026
Released in 2010, my Samsung WB2000 is sixteen years old. Yet, shooting with this camera feels like a modern experience — that is, until the analogue gauges spin up. The WB2000 can be a bundle of cheap fun (I bought mine for less than $150) with lots of capabilities. I even managed to scan 35mm film in the macro mode! In this review, I’ll share all the technical details, lots of full-res samples, my experience with this camera, and a few alternatives in case you can’t find this very rare camera on sale.
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How to Overexpose Film
Pick the Right Film, Meter for (Over)Exposure, and Fix Colour Shifts
May 20, 2025
This guide will help you understand why and when overexposure is appropriate, which films to overexpose, how to overexpose your photos without destroying them, and how to scan and edit overexposed frames.
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Developing Colour Film as an Absolute Beginner
With CineStill Film Cs41 Powder Developing Kit
February 7, 2023
Developing colour-negative film has a lot of steps, but it’s surprisingly easy to get good results, especially when you got the right tools.