I have been following the resurrection of Film Ferrania for a long time. This is very interesting story of passion and perseverance, it could be a plot for a movie.
Their first film has been available for nearly two years now, but I must say I did not made too many efforts to get some.
We had a family trip in Piemonte this summer and I could not resist looking up photo shops ahead on getting there. In Torino, there I finally found a shop ( Grande Marvin ) very well stocked where I could purchase two rolls of the said P30 and two of the Ortho 50, for 13.90 Euro each inc VAT.
So the P30 is a panchromatic ISO 80 B&W film. I loaded my first roll in the trusty Leica M6 classic, using mostly the 50mm Summicron (v5 I think).
The roll was processed by my usual lab in London ( Analogue Films in Brick Lane)
Overall I am a bit disappointed, I think this is due to me shooting the roll at 100ISO instead of 80, making it a bit underexposed. That said, I am not a specialist but I wonder what difference this really makes, but ok I’ll shoot the second roll at 80.
Italy shots were very touristic and more about static subjects, back in London, I had something close to half a roll left that I used for my usual street style.
100 ISO is not much for street shots and some shots were taken with big apertures so they appear out of focus, soft.
Hara Hare
Also when there is some movement after 6pm, 125th/s does not quite cut it, particularly for the picture above.
A not so sharp picture of the sharp dressed man you can meet from time to time in Soho. His large hats remind me of the The Mask but Sharp Dressed Man came to my mind.
I think I mistook Joe Jackson’s “Look Sharp” and ZZ Top “Sharp Dressed Man” songs, but never mind I thought there should be a music reference in this nick name.
Next Saturday, I was lucky with the light in Duke of York Square ( Kings Road ) food market.
So what do I think all in all ? Well, I am a bit disappointed with this roll, but it can be down to my skills. There is plenty of details and I think there is little grain ( you can see on the shots with writing or small details like the above), this I like. I also like very much the blacks which are really really dark. That said, there is something I don’t like so much in the contrast. Lets see if I can make a better job at ISO80.
I always likes a bit of panning shots, as you can see in the two final pictures:
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