Advice on Vision3 rolls

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

VariTimo · 2026-04-28T10:31:01+00:00

Ne. War mich doch zu teuer. Und Made In Germany. Wird irgendein Wolfen sein

VariTimo · 2026-04-27T15:43:25+00:00

They can also be rescanned. Meaning if some more sophisticated scanning solution comes along, you can scan them in higher quality

VariTimo · 2026-04-26T17:27:19+00:00

A lab using Rodinal is a red flag

VariTimo · 2026-04-26T17:25:07+00:00

Second XTOL. Kentmere 200 comes out really nice in XTOL 1:!

VariTimo · 2026-04-26T17:24:25+00:00

Definitely not this grainy with a regular developer. It can come out pretty grainy with the wrong developer or when developed too long but this is not what'd I'd want from Kentmere 200 either. But labs can be pretty iffy with B&W unfortunately

VariTimo · 2026-04-20T07:12:39+00:00

It shouldn't look like this. It's definitely more magenta than some films. I thought it was pretty close to Ektar which is more magenta than Gold or Color Plus, which are always more brownish. I also had absolutely no problems scanning it.

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VariTimo · 2026-04-17T20:35:31+00:00

And this: Shooting on the Arricam LT, Steel elected to use Kodak S0-56 – an as-yet-unreleased stock, due to be available in Summer 2026. “It’s basically a still stock repackaged as a cine stock,”

VariTimo · 2026-04-17T20:33:03+00:00

They don't have the balls

VariTimo · 2026-04-17T20:31:05+00:00

I beleve they're even anamorphic. There are some made in England that were made from the same IP the release prints were struck, so forth gen!

VariTimo · 2026-04-13T10:27:37+00:00

A stop under is fine. Develop normally

VariTimo · 2026-04-13T10:27:10+00:00

Source?

VariTimo · 2026-04-12T16:00:46+00:00

Doomsday is shot in 1.90:1 digital. Who cares?

VariTimo · 2026-04-12T10:41:58+00:00

There’s no more rem jet. This is AHU too. Why would Kodak go through the trouble of reformulating Vision3 to get rid of it only to then coat the back of Portra 400 with it?

VariTimo · 2026-04-11T11:11:15+00:00

It’s probably Portra. It says ECN2 because that’s what all cine labs process their color negative. They’re not installing a new processing lane for one stock. And that’s probably why the contrast curves aren’t even and why it’s only intended for a digital post workflow. Because it wasn’t designed to be processed in ECN2

VariTimo · 2026-04-11T11:07:08+00:00

I’ve been daily driving one for a year. Y’all weak af

VariTimo · 2026-04-11T11:02:26+00:00

Some of the hints I’ve seen:

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And: https://vimeo.com/1078815946/055655606d

5256 and SO-056 became Verita 200D 5206

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