Ilford Ortho Plus 80 First Impressions | Mamiya 7 and 150mm Lens

Ilford Ortho 80 Plus is a unique type of B&W film. In this video I give my first impressions of Ilford's new film Ortho Plus 80. I use my Mamiya 7 medium format rangefinder camera and graduated ND filters to take B&W landscape photos. To make sure I get correct exposures for my for my B&W film, I use my Sekonic light meter to take spot meter readings.

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[DarrylCarey]

Awesome Video Stephen and the photos have a nice look to them, still waiting for my Ilford Ortho to arrive from OZ.

[guij]

lovely shots our kid, loved the fallen trees in the water shots, especially the first one ... ortho and pan-f are my go to landscapes films ... love the look of Ortho... adds that extra bit to landscapes .. :)

[christian.irmler]

Really an interesting video Stephen and fantastic results!

[billymichels]

Hamilton! How nice to stumble across someone doing great photography here. I've just returned to film photography myself and these are the sorts of images I aspire to. Great work.

[axelkeuchel]

So nice to see someone really enjoying his photography😎✌️. Thanks for letting us join you and thanks for the nice pictures👍!

[RYANPARKPHOTOGRAPHY]

Thanks for a great video. I enjoyed throughout the video as one of the film lover and new in contents creator

[basicforge]

Very nice. I'd be interested in medium format but I'm now just trying to get back into 35mm film, and that in the middle of a pandemic. We'll see how this plays out. Keep up the good work and be safe.

[iangordicans]

really enjoyed this vid and your other vids. I bought my Mamiya 7ii a few years ago with a 80 & 150mm lens. I ordered a 50mm tonight on ebay and looking forward to using it. When I was checking out ebay was very surprised how much these cameras have gone up in price. I think I paid about $2.5k AU with the lenses and they seem to be a bit more than that now. Just on film developing costs I can recommend doing it yourself. It's pretty easy to do, the gear isn't expensive and quite satisfying. You just need to ensure you have your developer temperature right and obviously the time right, and I've found results to be at least as good and often better than commercial labs.

[adamm]

The main reason for the sky not being as dark as you wanted is because the film is insensitive to red light, so unless the sky was really red/orange it won't give dark gradations. Nice photos by the way, stellar composition.

[atmos]

Great video! May I ask what L Plate you are using on that camera? It’s so hard to find one that is available and compatible!

[riskybiscy]

Nice shots! I'm waiting for my first roll back. Thinking it could be a staple for my Hasselblad.
Have you ever tried the Rollei Infrared?

[marcingrela]

What is the bracket you mounted on your camera to attached to the tripod?

[DarrylCarey]

Just noticed something on your Instagram, you won D-Photo landscape photography award 2018 which was held at my Gallery.

[mamiyapress]

Develop the film yourself, it is very easy, nice images.

[davidharlan]

Hey man, great videos. I was wondering what kind of L Bracket you use. Also, what is your set up for the ND filters? Thanks much.

[JonathanRobsonPhoto]

Great video Stephen! Yorkshire accent?

[ollyrhys]

You have to invest in your own developing gear, you will save money in the long run 👍🏽 plus you will love the process!

[BarwickGreen]

I very much enjoyed the video and the images, but I very nearly didn't get to see any of it because your preamble was so long and repetitive. I wonder how many people give up before they get to the good bit? Fabulous images though, and it would be interesting to see a direct comparision between this film and a more conventional panchromatic film.