Which film stock should you buy?

Today's video is a beginner guide that should give you an idea of which film stocks to shoot.

#35mm #filmphotography

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Chapters:
00:00 - 01:10 - Introduction
01:10 - 01:55 - Kodak Color Plus 200
01:55 - 03:11 - Kodak Ultramax 400
03:11 - 04:53 - Kodak Gold 200
04:53 - 05:53 - Kodak Portra 160
05:53 - 06:38 - Kodak Portra 400
06:38 - 07:16 - Kodak Portra 800
07:16 - 08:23 - The best!
08:23 -09:28 - Kodak Ektar 100
09:28 - 10:12 - Extra mentions for Kodak
10:12 - 11:04 - Fujifilm Fujicolor 100
11:04 - 11:34 - Fujifilm Superia X-Tra 400
11:34 - 12:14 - Fujifilm Superia Premium 400
12:14 - 12:50 - Extra mentions for Fuji
12:50 - 14:11 - Lomography 800
14:11 - 15:23 - CineStill 800T
15:23 - 15:45 - Cyberpunk 640T
15:47 - 16:37 - PoPho Luminar 100
16:37 - 17:37 - AGFA APX 400
17:37 - 18:22 - more B&W films
18:22 - 19:07 - Conclusion

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[teocrawford]

Hello hello, I hope this video can help you find the right film stock for you! :))



Have a lovely week,
Teo

[kodo]

You're like the Bob Ross of film photography, very calm and soothing while also very informative and a great teacher, I've learned a lot from your videos as a newbie to film photography. Thank you for continuing to make these videos ^ ^

[lgude]

I shot my first roll of film in 1946 in a camera I got with 3 cereal box tops with assistance from my mother. I remember my disappointment with the small grey images. But I watched your video as a beginner because the films available now are very different so it’s all new!

[marisawu]

Thank you for all your disclaimers. Sometimes some content creators tend to take for granted that their audience already knows them (i.e. scanning differences/ prices etc..) so thank you for your hard work🤓

[greysonosterberg]

Your channel is like asmr I just like listening to your music/voice

[eddy_martinez]

The forest photos you took on portra 400 are insane! Great shots.

[MariaNik]

I’ve watched the video twice, coz your voice is so deep and calming. Couldn’t keep the info in my brain)
I’m a beginner and I really like your channel! Thanks for the tips!

[Benr]

great video so far teo! I've struggled a long time choosing the right film stock for me, because I didn't want to spend too much money. Nowadays my go to film stock also is the good old gold 200

[MichaelMasaki]

Thanks for everything you do for the community! This is definitely a video to bookmark and revisit when making film purchase decisions. Kudos

[feng]

Your photos are radiating happiness! So lovely and calm :)

[left]

Fomapan is often only mentioned as a budget option, but i shot some last summer and really liked the results, it has a bit of a constrasty older look to it. I honestly prefer Foma over HP5 and it's less than half the price. Highly recommend.

[suzelion]

bro, i know nothing about photography and videography but
aside from ur knowledge and photography skill, this video u made is so goood! the transitions, music volume
gosh, this video itself is an ART

[Scteam]

The reason film is still used for medium to high altitude aerial mapping is actually really interesting!

From my understanding, the cost to get the digital equipment with similar resolution capabilities needed is actually a whole lot more than the film equipment. This is for two reasons.

The first being there’s already a lot of equipment in existence that shoots film, so buying new digital equipment isn’t nearly as cost effective as using already existing equipment.

The other reason is that with the low grain of aero chrome, getting a digital sensor with that same resolution is that much more expensive. (I believe that the equipment shoots with the equivalent of medium format or even 4x5, so the resolution will be that much more. I could be wrong on that though.)

Take that with a grain of salt though, that’s just what I remember from research I did half a year ago. Really interesting though, considering that us regular photographers spend MORE on film than digital!

[dylanslabach]

I’m SLOWLY getting into Film and this was a helpful refresher. I’ve been a photographer for a while, but the jump from digital to film is a little daunting. Thanks for the bit!

[GrainPaint]

I think Fujicolor 200 is the absolute best beginner film. Super pleasing colors, sharp and cheap! I did hear its basically Gold 200. Maybe its luck (or lack of it), but I consistently get better results out of Fujicolor 200 than Gold 200. Great video by the way Teo!

[TheJanaRina]

Here I am wanting to simply educate myself on film photography and then I end up finding your channel... Such a great video, very informative, great visuals and story telling and above all a very relaxing and soothing voice :D

[neeravnaik]

I agree with going with kodak gold as it is a very good film overall with good balance of nice grain and color. I am loving cinestill 400d a lot too and could be another good option if portra is expensive

[ReimannPembroke]

Great super informational video for beginners! I personally love Ultramax! It has that punchy look if you expose it correctly and leans more into pastel tones when you overexpose it a couple stops! I just shot the Lomo CN films for the first time and I can’t wait to share the results!

[bayleighrobinson]

Little bit of info about the Kodak Aerocolour (aka PoPho Luminar 100). It is made for Photogrammetry, a process for pulling 3d information out of a 2d image (like drawing cartography lines and making maps), it does this with a UV absorbing filter on top of the regular film, so when it is developed, you get a regular image, as well as a UV information spectrum (a bit like listening to a song as well as looking at the waveform at the same time). Other companies buy this stock, rip the UV filter out of it and re-sell it for cheap.

[NicholasSchreifels]

I don’t consider myself a beginner, but I found this video, quite enjoyable to watch and he has a lot of great info