Miss running rolls of film through your camera? No, me either, but there’s a certain kind of hipster who will do anything – anything – if he thinks it’ll make him stand out from the crowd of identical, skinny-jeans clad fashion victims.
If you have one of these wonderful people in your life, and you feel like spending $50 on a Christmas gift for them rather than giving them the cash and having them waste it on drugs like they did last year, then you might consider Photojojo’s Rare Film Gift Pack, a three-pack of gelatin and silver rolls (just keep quiet about that last bit if your hipster is a vegetarian).
The films come in a Chinese-takeaway style box, and you actually do get some rather unusual emulsions for your money: Fuji Natura 1600, Rollei Redscale Film, and Fuji Neopan B&W 1600. The first is a fast (and grainy) color film and the second is some crazy package with the film threaded so that the emulsion faces backwards in the camera and gives weird, redscale shifts to the monochrome film.
The third, Neopan 1600, is a fantastic film. I know because I used to use it. If you want to know what the fuss is about shooting film, especially B&W film, just hit a quick Google search for Neopan 1600 to see. Sure, it’s grainy, but the richness of the tones is amazing.
OK, I admit it. I love film too. Black and white film, at least, but I’m not sure I’d drop $50 for three rolls. Now, will somebody just squeeze me into these skinny pants and help me find my light-meter?
Photojojo’s Rare Film Gift Pack [Photojojo]
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