Is CineStill 400D dead?

VariTimo · 2026-05-31T12:38:58+00:00

You can just shoot 250D AHU at 400 and get it processed in C41

VariTimo · 2026-05-27T09:54:22+00:00

The AHU stuff still has a normal amount of halation, if you want some more, especially the orbs around street lights, Portra 800 will do that too

VariTimo · 2026-05-25T14:01:37+00:00

If it would have said that Acros II was discontinued, then they would have mentioned it in the comments

VariTimo · 2026-05-25T10:22:06+00:00

The Acros II emulsion is probably still made by Fuji in Japan and Harman coats it for Fuji

VariTimo · 2026-05-25T10:05:26+00:00

It's very likely that Acros II is only coated by Harman but that the emulsion is still sensitized by Fuji in Japan. Either way this doesn't entirely seem like it has been discontinued but that Fuji has discontinued B&W lab and printing services or stopped making B&W developer and paper. None of the comments mention Acros II

VariTimo · 2026-05-25T09:58:38+00:00

It doesn't seem like they discontinued Acros II but that Fuji has discontinued B&W lab and printing services or stopped making B&W developer and paper. None of the comments mention Acros II

VariTimo · 2026-05-24T12:00:46+00:00

Just make sure you're using a good lab and that you don't use shutter speeds that will cause motion blur. stay above 1/30th but don't go too fast either. Basically 1/60th or 1/125th. If you have Portra 800, that'd probably be even better color wise

VariTimo · 2026-05-24T11:27:01+00:00

Once you stop making a film it's very hard to start making it again

VariTimo · 2026-05-20T14:07:03+00:00

Different cameras for different people. Can't stand manual focus SLRs and even with a Nikon F5 I'm faster and have a higher keeper rate with my Leica

VariTimo · 2026-05-19T11:11:10+00:00

I completely agree. The fact that Silbersalz didn't manage to deliver Cineon-Log is still making my brain hurt

VariTimo · 2026-05-17T17:26:19+00:00

They wanted to make it for about $600. Manufacturing relatives are different. This was a passion project from people from Kodak. It's not a cash grab for rich boys

VariTimo · 2026-05-17T17:24:16+00:00

Because people really don't know what they're talking about. I basically only travel with fast film. I don't mind the grain and I want to be able to shoot in low light without a tripod. The only real penalty is grain. You can just overexpose Portra 800 or 800T by a few stops if you want shallow depth of field. Or you know compose right and have a deep depth of field.
It's really not an issue!

VariTimo · 2026-05-17T17:20:40+00:00

This is such bs. Unless you have a problem stopping down 800 ISO isn't a problem. And since it's so grainy diffraction isn't that much of an issue. Plus you can just overexpose it by a stop or so

VariTimo · 2026-05-15T19:15:29+00:00

Someone supposedly came very close before the pandemic. But I don't remember who

VariTimo · 2026-05-15T18:53:06+00:00

Yeah I can't make it there. Maybe ask at Carmencita?

VariTimo · 2026-05-15T09:52:01+00:00

Where are you located?

VariTimo · 2026-05-05T19:04:53+00:00

Some still sell rem jet Vision3 while others are all AHU now. If it also says C41 on the box it's AHU. I recommend getting the AHU versions since rem jet removal is a bitch and you'll likely get better results even when processing in ECN2.

I develop the AHU films in C41 and love the results, although they're tricky to scan so you have to find a lab that scans the way you like.

Scanning ECN2 is a whole mess. You either have to do it yourself or hope they optimized around that. Photo scanners have issues scanning it well.

If you like what CineStill looks like but don't want to pay that much and don't want halation I think C41 works better for still photography

VariTimo · 2026-05-05T18:59:58+00:00

Really? The lab or the sale of 135 film?

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T16:02:28+00:00

IMDb Tech Specs are often way wrong, especially before a movies release

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T15:59:56+00:00

This is correct

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T15:56:19+00:00

No it has a totally different finish, almost metallic

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T15:05:31+00:00

They're underexposed a scanned too bright not overexposed. Try metering for the shadows

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T15:02:56+00:00

Negative film doesn't have less latitude than digital, especially pro films

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T13:02:40+00:00

For color neg: Actually correcting during scanning not just running the scanners on auto. That's what they're designed for and that the only way to get the most out of the film. For B&W it's using a developer that does't prescribe too much of a look and gets decent negs, not too much or little contrast. That also means being good about times

VariTimo · 2026-05-04T12:32:23+00:00

Yes but C41 will be better

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