52 Rolls: Week #1

On Wednesdays I plan on posting my 52 Rolls Results for the week:

Rollei CR 200 Film Test Part 2

A follow-up.  I found the more recent images testing the 120 film.  These are of course a different Film Lot because this is 120 rather than 35mm.  The colors are uncorrected and close to normal.  White clouds are white, not yellow.

All out of focus images are the responsibility of the photographer....

Rollei CR200 Film Test

I had reported some time ago purchasing some Rollei CR200 E-6 film.  Then I found an old set of film test images, which I had never posted. So Here we go, with a Caveat that my Friends at OldSchoolPhotoLab had warned me about inconsistent results.  You see the film is repackaged from a number of sources.  So you never really know what you are getting, and my original test results show that.  Images were taken with a pair of Minolta X-700 cameras:

First a 'true color' image from one of my favorite now dead Kodak Films E100VS:

Right out of the Scanner Rollei CR 200 Image:

Rollei CR200 color corrected in Photoshop (below). Close, but still yellowish.  This suggests that the film was not stored under ideal conditions.

I will follow-up with more CR200 images soon.  And hey, if you like experimenting with expired film it's fine.  That's what I will be doing with my remaining rolls.

Film Tests Continue..........Rollei CR 200

The Film Tests continue and this one is really painful to look at:

This Datura is a White flower.........But not according to this CR 200.  Obviously it is a very warm film, but this is way out there in terms of color balance.

I'm not a Photoshop expert, but was able to perform a reasonable color correction (above).

But I still prefer the more natural (if colder) color balance of E100VS (below).  In other words, I do want my white flowers to actually be white!  And i don't want to spend a lot of time in Photoshop trying to get there......

Vintage Camera News: Old Cameras Return and New Films are Tested

First, we can't start without a Photo:

Me and the kids on a recent visit to Independence Pass.

Lot's of film testing going on.  I'm still searching for that color transparency film to replace Kodak E100GX.  Since that's long gone, we are testing against E100VS (which was recently also discontinued, but still available).

We've tested E100Vs vs Fuji Velvia 50 and found that it was OK for 120 film, but I don't want to be restricted to carrying a tripod when I shoot 35 mm.  So the Testing continues for a faster 35mm alternative.

I've completed another 120 transparency film test, this time a retro film that is available again:  Agfa CR 200 Digibase, that is now produced by Rollei.  The film is currently being developed, results sometime next week.

Still in the camera is our test of Fuji Provia 100F for 35 mm;  coming up soon Fuji Provia 400.

On another Note, the Canonet is back and currently we are using it to test Rollei Crossbird C-41 cross processing film..  Have any of you tried this?

Also on the developing deck, experiments with Infrared B&W film.  I'm keeping it cool while I mix (and age a bit) some D76 developer.

Any suggestions for films to test are appreciated.  Now let me stop procrastinating and go mix that D76.