That meant the end of the Scotch Chrome range of slide films, and Solaris print films. Italy’s Ferrania made film from the 1920s until the middle of the 2000s – they were one of the early victims of the digital revolution. I shoot it a lot when I’m in Istanbul, where it’s even cheaper, little more than £2 a roll. Fomapan 100 is a fantastic film for trying black and white in good light – in the UK, you can get a roll of 35mm for little more than £3 a roll. Some have likened it to the original version of Agfa’s APX 100 film, while others think it has some similarities to old emulsions from before World War II. Fomapan 100 is their sunny day emulsion, with pleasing contrast. Their 200-speed film is a nice mid-range film, great in sunshine and with a pleasing old-school graininess.
In fact, one of them was a secret until a few days ago.įomapan in the Czech Republic has been making film since 1921. So below is a list of five films to shoot with – three of which you can buy right now, and two which will hit stores in the coming months. News of discontinued films keeps the photographic forums busy and makes it sometimes feel like analogue photography is down to the last handful of emulsions it’s not.
Two years later, I’m pleased to say that all five of those films – Agfaphoto CT100 Precisa, Fomapan 200, Fuji Superia 400, Kodak Ektar and Kodak Tri-X – are all still available, some in a range of formats. It’s proven to be one of the most popular things on the site. In 2014 I did a round-up of five films that were still in production, all films I’ve used and could recommend from experience. KF article top Refreshments on an Istanbul ferry, on a FED 50 and Fomapan 100