The scene was dominated by shades of blue, speckled with rocks lining the sea providing yellows and browns. Using terms like the most, the least, the best, or the worst in my reviews would seem daft, as they’re all mainly my subjective opinion anyway. In many occasions I actually like the gritty, grainy look of higher speed or pushed films for night photography. With so many different films still available and each with their own characteristics, I think understanding where a film doesn’t shine is as important as talking about where it does. However, if you’re anything like me, you’ll probably be shooting the roll of film across a variety of different lighting situations.

A wider FOV enables birdwatchers to track birds in flight more easily and observe birds in their natural habitats. Remembering the hike from days before, the greens of the trees and the yellows of the rocky caverns, I was sure that these were shown in my photos to be far more vibrant than reality. I totally understand why one may not like the look: its busy and can ruin a photography if not used right.Color films like Gold, Portra, ColorPlus, and UltraMax from Kodak provide a much more affordable approach to learning color film photography. So here are a few comparisons, I tried to match the used lens, time of day that the photos were taken, and viewpoint with respect to the sun. Seems it is even available as 120 film, so one could also try it with some good old medium-format camera.

First, it was a line of “ semi-pro ” C-41 emulsions sold in a variety of speeds — from ISO 25 to 1,000.Shadow recovery is also less impressive than films like Portra 160, so be aware of this when shooting. Perhaps, when Kodak said “easy to scan,” they were referring to Ektar’s remarkably fine grain that makes certain images appear as if they were shot on a digital camera.