kodak ektar is good 100iso color film.

one thing you should remember is that chemicals you use(and how you use them) for developing makes about as big of difference than the film you are using when it comes to sharpness, grain size and contrast.

To all those asking, I will NOT be developing myself. I do not know how to develop film, really I know nothing about film. For now I just want to go on a little film adventure and learn everything I possibly can. Maybe down the road I will learn how to develop my own film, hopefully I will. Anyway, thank you all for your suggestions. Gonna buy some film tomorrow while I am out.

developing bw film is this simple: put film in a tank in dark, put chemicals in, pour chemicals out, put water in, pour water out, put fixer chemical in, pour the fixer out, put water in and take the film out and its ready for scanning after its dry. imo develop yourself if you shoot bw film

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Apr 30 2010 02:34pm

My dad used to develop all of his film back in the day, now he has left photography behind. But he still has all of his old darkroom equipment, I guess I will have to dig it out and start learning how to use it. Maybe there are some classes that I could take to learn how.

To start off... i have never used film so i don't know a wholt lot about it.. but from alot of "trolling" on other photography forums and listening to podcast. I hear velvia film alot, and from what i understand.. it's excellent for landscape work.


And to comment about going film... Do you already have a lightmeter and tons of filter to correct exposure and WB? Green/ purple/ orange/ yellow/ or whatever color those come in to correct white balance? Then to top it off.. Different stop of ND/ graduated filters?

Then you got another problem, once you pop the film in.. you'll have to shoot at the same ISO and same type of film till you run out.. unless you're willing to waste the film.

Just my 2cent.. If any of those problems can be fixed in "darkroom post-processing". Just completely ignore me. >_>

This post was edited by Eek on Apr 30 2010 03:07pm

you dont need a dark room or fancy equipment to develop film. i develop my film in bathroom because thats the only room i can get dark enough so that i can put film to the tank.

I currently have green, warming, and different ND filters. Not sure I will need any other colors really. Light meter is on my shopping list as well as a couple other things. I will be carrying around two different cameras w/ two different films at times I shoot. I am more than alright with using the same ISO and type for 24 exposures, but I don't intend to waste the exposures. I intend on getting all of my exposures right, and having good results. It may cost me a bit of money, but it is a cost I will be willing to pay. It will be a little adventure I am going to embark on. An adventure that will hopefully have the outcome of bettering myself as a photographer. That is the goal.



I may not need it, but I already have access to it. May as well use it right?

Filters are only needed if you're shooting black and white, and even then, only if you want to make contrast between certain things stand out.

I love Ilford Delta 100 film, silky smooth, and beautiful contrast.
Ilford HP5+ is also great all around, and it can be push and pulled quite well.

Can you explain pushing and pulling to me? I don't fully understand what the purpose of pushing or pulling is...

Pushing, is, for example if you've got ISO 800 film, but you need to be shooting at ISO 1600, you expose for 1600 and then when it comes to processing the film, you'd process it a bit longer than usual.

Pulling is exposing the film at a lower ISO than it's normally rated, and then processing it accordingly.

That's the simplest function, but they can be used artistically, ie if you want a shot to have more grain, you'd push it (though you'd have to push the whole roll).