Analog Newbie, need a lowdown on the various films for sale
Hey guys, title says all. In terms of 35mm film, Im sure different brands of film have different traits like colours, contrast etc etc. Could you kind people give me a quick run down on the different brands and their traits? :) edit: would be interested to know how different brands react to cross processing too. edit#2: I've also seen the term 'infra-red' film come up now and again, what in the world is that? edit#3: I have another post up some where else on B+W film. I have seen some awesome black and white shots with a really high level of contrast. I was wondering if that could be achieved without digital manipulation (photoshop brightness/contrast tinkering etc.). Cheers guys!

omg this would require alot of typing. lets make this more fun and adventurous for you (and also not to spoonfeed) got a few ways to find out. 1. go shoot everything and learn it for yourself. 2. rummage through the galleries, look at the photos, take note of the film used and the ISO. (and other misc) 3. research the web. okaaay infrared film: i dunno how to explain the technical side of it, but what i know or derived from seeing is that IR film is infrared light sensitive film. meaning it picks up infrared light. http://www.vividlight.com/Articles/2915.htm this explains more. about the bnw contrast right, what you could do is buy let say a ISO 800 film. you shoot the 800 film with an ASA setting of 1600 on your camera. then you go to the shop and pushprocess your film to 1600. this will give you the contrast. http://photonotes.org/cgi-bin/entry.pl?id=Pushprocessing enjoy readin!

hello portishead fan, you might want to check out this link on how different films react to cross processing. http://lomotion.20.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=57&start=0

portishead wins! just buy and try! one thing to note is that where u cross-process ur slides also affects its tone.

thanks thanks for the replies, so by saying where I process as in which photo lab?

Slide films (upon cross-processing) gives funky colour hue shift. e.g. sensia; gives a yellowish shade velvia; gives a reddish shade. Just process your films and expect the unexpected. For photo labs; i think DDD does x-pro and they sell a wide variety of films also. I go to miao lann in the bukit batok, since i stay in the west. They do x-pro as well but dun sell slide films (i think).

http://beta.lomography.com/magazine/films came across this the other day.. hope it helps..

i recommend provia for slide film! haha gives contrasty and colourful pictures like lomo film. just my 2 cents though, trying everything out yourself is still the best solution. :D

This is one of the most comprehensive guides I've seen on the web. Negatives List Slides List (Yes, I know- Clubsnap. :roll: But this guide is quite decent for referential purposes.)

walau CS peeps hardcore. this will come in useful. thanks strobe.