Ilford FP4 Plus 125 35mm Film Review
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 is a film that took me longer to get around to shooting than it should have. It’s one of the most popular and historic stocks sold … Read more
Film Reviews
These lovely film reviews make up one of the main sections of My Favourite Lens.
From the big three of Kodak, Ilford and Fuji, and covering as many of the smaller players as I can get to too, I give them all a fair shake in a good camera to let them really shine and then report my findings here.
Have a browse, see what I thought about those you like to shoot, and discover some that you can try next also. :)
Oriental Seagull 400 35mm Film Review
Let’s get one thing straight here, right off the bat. Unless you live in Asia, Oriental Seagull 400 is not a film you’ll easily find on the shelf of any … Read more
Adox Color Mission 200 35mm Film Review
In a time – the early 2020s – where supply chain issues and discontinuations made things tough for fans of 35mm colour film, the announcement of Adox Color Mission 200 … Read more
Kentmere Pan 100 35mm Film Review
If you were to go to an online film shop, look at their range of 35mm stocks and sort the listings by price from Low to High, you’d likely find … Read more
Ilford Delta 100 35mm Film Review
There’s no denying that Ilford is one of the very finest film manufacturers we have – not that there are that many left as competition – and there’s no doubt … Read more
Street Candy ATM 400 35mm Film Review
There must have been something in the water between 2016 and 2018. Something that caused some of my fellow film photography bloggers to decide that shooting and writing about other … Read more
Ilford Delta 3200 35mm Film Review
You could never accuse Ilford of not covering all the bases with their Delta range of films. Delta 100 is there if you need something crisp and clean, while Delta … Read more
Shanghai GP3 100 35mm Film Review
There probably aren’t many places in the world that you can go to and shoot a film with the same name while you’re there. Ilford in London, Kentmere in the … Read more
Kodak Dental Photographic Slide Film Expired 35mm Film Review
There are some film stocks out there that you just know you’re going to shoot time and time again. There are also some that you think you might do, or … Read more
Shanghai GP3 100 120 Film Review
Of all the films I’ve ever tried, shooting some Shanghai GP3 100 120 whilst living in the city of the same name felt like an important one for me to … Read more
Kodak Pro Image 100 35mm Film Review
Something I’ve learned whilst writing these reviews for the Shoot all the Films project is that a film stock’s backstory is hardly ever straight forward. Almost none that I’ve researched … Read more
Kodak Ektachrome E100 35mm Film Review
It may not look much being held up there by my pasty white hand, but that dog-eared cardboard box with a wonkily-placed cartridge on top of it is one of … Read more
Fujicolor Natura 1600 35mm Film Review
Fuji have been trimming the number of film stocks they produce for a good few years now, and it’s always a shame when another one falls by the wayside. But … Read more
Kodak Portra 400 35mm Film Review
You don’t have to have a favourite film stock. And even if you do, it doesn’t have to be Kodak Portra 400. For a lot of people though, based on … Read more
Ilford Delta 400 35mm Film Review
Back when I used to drink it, I understood why we had both normal and Diet Coke. It even made sense to have Coke Zero. And a McDonald’s cheeseburger, a … Read more
Ilford XP2 Super 400 35mm Film Review
If you’re looking for an ISO 400 black and white film to shoot, I’ve got great news. There are loads to choose from. Somewhere between 20 and 30 by my … Read more
Fujicolor C200 35mm Film Review
If you were to look at the outdated box design, the budget price, the ubiquitous availability and the results it gives, it would be easy to conclude that Fujicolor C200 … Read more
Kodak Ektar 100 35mm Film Review
I try to avoid superlative adjectives when reviewing films, cameras and lenses on this site. I can say which are my favourite ones, but using definitive terms like the most, … Read more
Ilford HP5 Plus 400 35mm Film Review
Ilford is one of the very biggest names in the world of analogue photography, with some of its films being among the best-known and most-loved out there. The Ilford Pan … Read more
CineStill 800T 35mm Film Review
CineStill 800Tungsten Xpro C-41 – more commonly known simply as CineStill 800T – is a special film in more ways than one. Most of the other stocks I see in … Read more
Oriental Seagull 100 35mm Film Review
When you do a lot of your film photography in Shanghai, the name Seagull is bound to jump out when you see it. That’s because Seagull brand cameras were, and … Read more
Fujicolor Industrial 400 35mm Film Review
One of the first films I shot after getting into this pastime was Fujicolor Industrial 100. I found it to be a decent enough stock; inexpensive yet giving nice results. … Read more
Kodak Ultramax 400 35mm Film Review
Ultramax 400 is one of three consumer grade colour negative films offered by Kodak, sitting alongside its siblings ColorPlus 200 and Gold 200. And to me, that higher ISO is … Read more
Kodak Gold 200 35mm Film Review
If you look closely at the Kodak line of film stocks, you’ll notice most are lucky enough to wear the name Kodak Professional. Then there are the three I always … Read more
JCH Street Pan 400 35mm Film Review
Since I started shooting film and reading about all the different stocks available, I’m not sure I’ve found any that stir up such extreme positive and negative emotions as JCH … Read more
Kentmere Pan 400 35mm Film Review
If you were to ask 100 people on the street to name a film brand beginning with K, perhaps in a survey for a game show or something, I’d guess … Read more
Ilford Pan 400 35mm Film Review
In the grand scheme of things, there’s probably nothing special about Ilford Pan 400 for most people. For me though, it will always be the first black and white film … Read more
Agfa Vista Plus 200 35mm Film Review
While it’s true that film’s not dead, it’s an unfortunate fact that some films are. Agfa Vista Plus 200, perennial favourite of many a budget-conscious shooter, is one of them, … Read more
Kodak ColorPlus 200 35mm Film Review
ColorPlus 200 sits alongside Gold 200 and Ultramax 400 in Kodak’s trifecta of consumer grade colour negative films. It’s also the first film I bought and shot after picking up … Read more
Fujicolor Industrial 100 35mm Film Review
If you were to go to Amazon, navigate yourself to the film photography section and sort by best selling, you’d see that Fujifilm are doing pretty well right now. Seriously. … Read more
Rollei Retro 400S 35mm Film Review
One thing you’re never going to be short of in your analogue endeavours, from timeless names like Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 to the more new world offerings such as … Read more