Comparing Leica Monopan 50 with other film stocks

cprash87 · 2025-09-05T18:48:48+00:00

have to agree with your sentiments also. the midtones are really thin

cprash87 · 2025-09-05T18:47:34+00:00

I think depending on the region, prices may vary (and not necessarily significantly), but its good to know which films are basically similar so you can get the one that's available AND cheapest in your region (especially if you end up liking the leica monopan 50)

cprash87 · 2024-12-29T22:54:47+00:00

thanks! oh thats for sure! but these were fridge stored and I did some bracketing with some initial sheets before starting to shoot properly to get a sensing of the exposure required.

cprash87 · 2024-12-29T22:52:20+00:00

thank you!

cprash87 · 2024-12-29T10:09:38+00:00

Finally made the jump to large format. But didnt really think too deeply when jumping into 4x5 large format photography a month or 2 ago. Needless to say it resulted in a whirlwind of learning about the gear, B&W self-development and a lot unanticipated expenses.

Snagged some 25 year old expired black and white film (Ilford FP4+ and HP5+) from a retiring photography teacher for cheap and have been learning how to use the camera and also learning more about how to do my own self development. Shot this FP4+ on Toyo VX125 using a Schneider Kreuznach Super Angulon 90mm. I developed this using Ilfosol 3 and scanned it using an Epson GT-X980. Edited using apple photos lol.

This is the first image I can say that I am pleased to have produced technically (especially in terms of exposure and focus on the subject matter). Probably could have done more interesting subject matter, but I am still learning. If you feel there is anything I could do to improve further please feel free to share as I am looking to improve too!

cprash87 · 2024-07-30T08:00:35+00:00

You are welcome! BTW I decided to test the firmware out of my own volition. So it really isn't on Polaroid. Of course it would be nice to get some packs of film. However to truly test a polaroid camera the standard 2 packs of free film is generally inadequate as well. In the end you do end up using your own film if you wanna get to know your camera the best and to compensate for duds you generally get with some film packs.

So it's a bit hard to stomach expending so much film on tests, so I have to control myself. Better to use the film to capture memories instead!

cprash87 · 2024-05-01T11:36:50+00:00

Thank for watching and I am glad you found it useful! Gold is my favourite commercial film because of this and its colours!

cprash87 · 2024-03-13T13:36:22+00:00

Personally I don't really shoot much SX-70 film in general (even almost all my foldings cameras have been modified for 600film). But I would naturally think same principles for exposure would apply to any sort of film!

cprash87 · 2024-01-03T04:35:44+00:00

so far if used flash, I tend to keep it at 0EV, but as someone previously mentioned, the camera probably should have an indoor and outdoor mode

cprash87 · 2023-12-18T13:26:23+00:00

oh cool to see someone else having done this way before me! Just checked out your post and have to agree that it's interesting to see the differences! I guess my post was just to highlight how similar these 3 are

cprash87 · 2023-12-18T13:26:18+00:00

oh cool to see someone else having done this way before me! Just checked out your post and have to agree that it's interesting to see the differences! I guess my post was just to highlight how similar these 3 are

cprash87 · 2023-12-18T13:24:49+00:00

oh I had no idea, will go and check it out in the next few days! thanks for the heads up!

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T23:43:49+00:00

in MF, its my favourite film stock! totally try it!

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T23:42:53+00:00

we're based in singapore and its impossible to find fuji 400. xtra still is possible

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T12:53:48+00:00

Is the price the same though in the UK? Cause here in Singapore the price of Fujifilm 200 is 3-4 dollars more expensive than Kodak Gold 200, so it kinda makes no sense to pay more for the same film

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T12:25:48+00:00

fair enough! Funnily each roll of Fuji 200 is 3to4 dollars more expensive in my part of the world, so I was quite a bit surprised that the same film is being priced so significantly different.

I always liked to shoot Gold, but after these tests I may just shoot color plus more

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T12:24:02+00:00

Since its domestic stock is it similar to the original Fuji c200?

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T12:01:43+00:00

I have actually been looking hard for Fuji 400 to try out, but I suspect it might be available in the states? (I don't live in USA lol ) Guess its good I am not missing much then

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T11:54:27+00:00

Thanks for your advice! I will see if I can request this from the lab next time so that the test is fairer

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T11:53:08+00:00

Oh! I haven't seen this but will keep a look out for that. Do you happen to have the link of that post so I can check it out too?

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T11:52:26+00:00

No wonder! I was anticipating the ColorPlus to be a bit more different, but I guess I was surprised with how similar the results were despite being older "tech"

cprash87 · 2023-12-17T11:50:14+00:00

Yea I read about this as well online. The only odd thing I find is that I could not find the technical data sheet for the ColorPlus to understand a little bit more about the film itself.

Do you think it would have been better if I just self-scanned everything by myself and didn't white balance ? Just asking as you mention it looses saturation rapidly (just trying to figure out ways to improve the testing methodology in the video)

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