Look At The New Eastman Kodacolor
All the rage is now that Eastman Kodak has released a new color film, after selling the brands to what is now Kodak Alaris.
The “Kodacolor” brand was previously what morphed into Kodak Gold in the 80s. The New Kodacolor is anyone’s guess, and comes in 100 and 100 ISO speed films. I’ve purchased a roll of each and have since shot both rolls, and will blog about it shortly.
Shootout: Kodak TriX vs Ilford HP5+
I’ve long been a Kodak guy. TriX 400 for decades has been my go-to black and white film. When I wasn’t shooting TriX, I was shooting the gamut of other Kodak B&W films. Ilford is a legendary black and white film. When I first started in the film era, the “serious” black and white only photographers generally gravitated towards Ilford. Ilford film, Ilford developer, Ilford photo paper.
Ilford in general is the anti-kodak. While TriX has that harsh grainy contrast, Ilford tends to be softer, with finer grain and stronger mid-tones. Previously having shot some FP4+ at box speed in daylight, left me unimpressed. But for April’s Beer And Cameras, I was going to give HP5+ a direct head to head shootout against TriX, both being native 400 speed films.