Tübingen is a nice town about 40 km south of Stuttgart in southern Germany. If you are a regular reader you will surely have come across pictures taken there in one of my reviews. This time I was only using a film camera and various films from the golden to the blue hour.
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Harman Phoenix 200 ECN-2
The first film I had been using was the Harman Phoenix 200. I wasn’t overly happy with the results when developed in C-41 so this time the intention was to have it developed in ECN-2.
As you can see from the samples above: halation, low dynamic range and somewhat odd colors are still a problem.
Agfa Color 400 ECN-2
The next film I picked was Agfa Color 400 – a film closely related to the Wolfen NC 500 I already had a look at before.
In terms of colors I noticed a lot of similarities with the Wolfen 500 NC: everything has an orangey/red color cast. I generally found this film to be rather predictable with decent dynamic range – easier to use than the Harman Phoenix 200 for sure.
Silbersalz 125T ECN-2
When it started getting dark I loaded the Silbersalz 125T – one of my favorite films for shooting under artificial light but rare and rather expensive.
When there was still some daylight you could see some orange/green teint, reds come out very punchy and saturated though.
Where this film really shines for me is under artificial and mixed light, as was the case in the following examples:
This is a film I would definitely stock up on some rolls if it was easily possible.
Ektachrome 320T E-6
In the midst of the blue hour I loaded an expired Ektachrome 320T slide film. As you can easily see from the following samples: its dynamic range was severly limited. It also needed some color correction in post, but afterwards the colors looked quite alright actually.
Further reading
- Analogue Adventures Landing Page
- Review: Nikon AF-S 28mm 1.4E
- Review: Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX
- Review: Sigma 105mm 1.4 Art
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What a beautiful city
Bastian, the pace at which you knock out these quality pieces and reviews is truly staggering and it is greatly appreciated.
Thank you, you are welcome!
Looking at these photos, I realize that I only truly see how picturesque my hometown—my birthplace—Tübingen is since I’ve been living in Berlin. When you grow up in a place like this, it simply feels normal, almost too familiar to notice.
One very personal detail: in a small local place called Wurstküche, you can still get proper Linsen (Swabian lentils), served with Spätzle (traditional egg noodles) and Saitenwürstle (mild local sausages). Simple, honest food—very much part of where I come from.
Beautiful rolls and a wonderful sense for atmosphere. Many thanks for these photos.
You are welcome!
Herzlichen Dank für die herrlichen Bilder – es war für mich eine echte Zeitreise: Ich habe meine Fotografenlehre Ende der 80er gemacht, mit Filmen von Agfa, Kodak, Ilford und gelegentlich Fuji. (Wir haben damals Schwarz-Weiß noch auf holzhaltigem Baryt-Papier entwickelt und mit Handwärme “nachbelichtet”.) Und fast so lange war ich auch nicht mehr in Tübingen. Die Farben, das Korn, die Schärfe und Lichteffekte ließen die Zeit greifbar päsent werden. Interessanterweise wirken auch die Personen damit wie aus den 80ern oder 90ern. Und ich weiß jetzt, warum ich Bilder in Photoshop gerne mit einer Farbbalance von 10 Gelb und 5 Rot versehe.
Ihr macht tolle Arbeit und ich freue mich jeden Tag auf neue Inhalte auf eurer Seite.
Freut uns zu hören!
Ich wüsste nicht, welches Barytpapier in den 1980er Jahren holzhaltig gewesen sein sollte. Ja ich wüsste nicht einmal, wann es überhaupt jemals holzhaltiges Barytfotopapier gegeben hätte. Sowas gab es eigentlich nicht einmal in den 1880er Jahren. 😉
Meinten Sie vielleicht Chamois Papiere mit gilblichem Trägerpapier?
Nice pics, hilarious how sharp a 28/1.4E really is without the ability to use the aperture. Maybe I should dust it off.