First time I tried this film and I really like it. For me, medium format in color always has that slight magical touch to it – because it usually looks just like the view through the Rolleiflex viewfinder. Which makes everything look awesome in a way that I can’t describe – maybe the grain, or the size of it or the fact that it’s so dark that it basically increases contrast in much the same way the film itself does.
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Also, ISO 50 is really nice on a sunny day – I try to shoot all my old cameras pretty wide open if I can. And while the old Tessar in the Rolleiflex can be really sharp, at like f/8 or so, it’s much more charming at f/4 or so. If I wanted sharpness, I’d use my phone.
![](https://r-wos.org/media/rollei0042.jpg)
So this is film is pretty much ideal for summer. It comes out of my (rather imprecise) home-development and home-scanning pretty neutral looking, which is nice – it’s easy to bend it a bit warmer or colder in post-processing. Well, I say post-processing, but I usually only use the built-in adjustments in the iPhone.
![](https://r-wos.org/media/rollei0045.jpg)
Anyway, ya, can absolutely recommend that film.
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