Cinestill 50D | Film Exposure Limit Test

A simple test looking at how Cinestill 50D in 120 format deals with both under and over-exposure.

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[AlisterMalcolm]

Me: *mostly shooting colourplus because I'm poor* Ah yes, Cinestill test

[hugoknapp]

Would love to see a test with some motion picture film dev'd through ECN2

[Seapatico]

I appreciate the tests because it helps to know the safest way to expose it when you're in unpredictable environments. As a wedding photographer, you rarely have time to meter for a perfect exposure, so knowing a film's usable latitude is very helpful

[danielseale]

Love these tests! You're an awesome educator and well-spoken

[xjamesramos]

I've shot Cinestill 800T several times and did get a roll of 50D. Excited to see the exposure test.

[jakeoliveira]

I really love this series. In this particular case it's pretty hilarious to me because i'm trying to imagine a scene where its even possible to overexpose 50 iso film by that many stops without a tripod.

[Rocking_J_Studio]

After your last video, I went out and found a Pentax 645N with a 75mm f2.8 to pick up and add to my collection. I've always been a Mamiya fan, but I'm quickly becoming a Pentax fan for medium format. Your channel is quickly moving up my list of favorite, especially for film photography! Love your work!

[kyraskombinant]

What good timing, I just got an order of 50D and 800T in the mail today. These tests are always so appreciated to understand how different stocks respond. Also making me want to pick up a scanner to be able to tweak dng/tiffs more vs just dealing with the jpgs from the lab.

[mitchellvaneijk]

I don't even shoot film but love your videos. Especially the ones where you roadtrip. You are a great filmmaker. I am really looking forward to videos like that but from the UK.

[behindeachfilmgrain]

I was never a NORITSU fan myself just because of the results I would get back from my local film lab and as soon as they switched over to the Fujifilm SP3000 Frontier that I started to like my images. Great review as your per usual🙏🏽

[АлексейДолидович-цг]

Thank you very much! Great videos, don't listen to people who don't understand why you are doing this! The only channel with such informative vids🔥

[Brause_Market]

Dude stop explaining yourself, these tests are super duper perfect. Keep on going. I always come pack to the pro 400h limit video and check the look of the stops ; )

[moviebufftexas]

I always admire how kind you can be in these film latitude reviews. I bought some 50D and 800T a couple of years ago (2 of each) and as I always do with new film I tried some experiments. You found pretty much exactly what I did when I shot it. However my reaction after developing them was pretty much laden with improper language and grumblings about wastes of money rather than Canadian politeness :)
I will try to say something nice about it. Umm... I suppose consistently bad is still consistent.

[graydeotto]

Id love to see some velvia or provia 100 tests next!

[riswanc]

Hy kyle, always love to watch the exposures test, it is quite informative to my usage on the fields how far a film can go

[NandR]

I just got some in 35mm to try out. Glad to see this.

[luchinooliveros]

I would love to see a latitude text but done in ECN2 process

[FFCJ]

Couple of other observations from my home processing experience: Freestyle and FPP are both hard to beat on pricing if you’re not afraid of remjet. Leaving the stuff in place immediately gets rid of any concerns about halation. Out of curiosity I have processed vision3 in both DIYECN2 and C41. I can correct the C41 version to look very similar to ECN2. My experience with film developed in ECN2 is that the color seems to snap magically into place with very little tweaking. Also I see less crossover especially with the 250 and 500 speed film. To be fair that could be because I’m typically trying to shoot the 500 speed film hand held at night and because of that I’m starting with under exposed shadows. I’m not going to get into CS marketing, as far as I’m concerned they’re bringing a product to the masses that would otherwise be out of reach and that is a good thing. If you are more adventurous then you can find Vision3 ready to go or in bulk reels. Hit up a Google for Film Photography Project Develop C 41 at home and you’ll see how easy it is to deal with remjet. No baking soda no sandpaper no dynamite, the stuff just comes right off. It does make plastic reels ugly so I sacrificed three of my plastic reels using them only for remjet. You’ll still need to wash them with detergent and a toothbrush between uses, the discoloration is cosmetic it doesn’t affect anything. But you do not want to let it build up super thick because it will cause your film to bind. DO be sure to rinse reels completely after washing, you don’t want to cross contaminate your chemistry with detergent. I understand developing at home is not for everybody and for those people without the space, time, or inclination, CS allows access to this unique film. Just don’t get too hung up about remjet. Remember, people used to tell us we couldn’t process color film at home either, and yet we do.

[minecrafthERCULES]

I really like this format!
Maybe you could give some exposure readings for some key features/ the extremes in the scene. That way we could get a better understanding of the contrast as well as the dynamic range of the film/scene.

[shugoakatsuka]

I had been waiting for this, thanks a lot Kyle :)