120 FiLM
This is my first ever roll of 120 Film & my first time shooting with the Kodak Reflex II made in 1948.
Camera: Kodak Reflex II
Film: Lomochrome ‘92
Develop Lab: Reformed Film Lab
I have a couple thoughts, concerns, and key findings with this experience.
How ironic the first photo and second photo I ever take of 120 are together in one. As soon as I snapped this photo of the building I remembered I had taken a photo of my PC setup because I wanted to practice exposing for the screen to not be blown out. Sure did nail that one.
I had already backed out of taking this photo due to people going in and out, I had already packed everything up and got into the car and talked myself into getting out and retaking it.
I love everything about this photo other than having to screenshot the photo on my phone because Squarespace strikes again and I can not upload a photo over 60 megapixels even though it’s under their 20mb requirement.
I love the film presets I made and used on these photos as much as I love the 120 film photos! I think it is super fitting and having pictures of the process is really awesome as well.
I normally don’t shoot photos of buildings but with film it felt very fitting and it turned out to be right and I am very happy with that. Also the light leak on this photo is from me finding out I had my film in wrong, how none of the rest got any light mishaps I do not know, but I really like it on this one.
Side note I am shooting 120 film in a 610 camera so some things are off and ligning the film in right was one of them.
The next couple of 120 photos, mainly the rest of the roll I accidentally metered to the wrong aperture and caused myself to underexpose. I was able to recover some detail but caused more grain and noise. I don’t mind it much though.
I guess now is a good time for me to start really explaining and breaking down how I feel about the processing of film with this.
The 120 film is freaking massive compared to 35mm, which yeah obviously but the quality difference is crazy! Also the file size of the scans, but that is another obvious thing.
I don’t mind the dust and grain, some noise and some small pieces of hair, but the ones I underexposed damn, so much noise. I don’t think I will shoot Lomochrome Color 92 in 120 again, maybe 35mm in a point and shoot, but not 120. Maybe a day in the fall when the sun is coming up and everything is fogged it might have some good colors but I think for just a normal well lit day shooting what I typically do it’s not for me.
Some more incorrect aperture and incorrect rolling of the damn film! I need to really figure out do I just roll to the next exposure after taking a photo or wait? Something I did not think of while shooting this roll.
As we near the end of the roll I will say one photo I am not bothering to post is one I accidentally took of the ceiling while messing with the self timer. I did such an awesome job failing this first roll hahaha.
Our first snow of the year and you can’t see it coming down because again I exposed wrong and shutter speed was adjusted to be wrong. Colors here though are amazing and I love the soft blacks
This one I am a little disappointed at the focusing, I swear I seen it focused but I think it’s more of a motion issue than a focus issue but I am not sure which one to blame, however I do know who to blame. The kid.
Once again we have reached the end of a blog. I think it is safe to say that Lomochrome 92 is not my friend, neither is rolling to the next exposure, or focusing, or metering, or the Post office who I paid extra to get my shit sent quicker for it to sit at the post office an entire fucking week and me thinking that my first roll including my 620 spool from my 1948 camera was gone. Yeah not many friends in that.
I will say shooting with the Kodak Reflex II was a lot of fun and something I look forward to doing more of. Shooting 120 and scanning the negatives and editing everything is so much fun and very fulfilling.
I think trying more film and actually paying more attention to what I am metering and shooting will be great, I don’t think I am ready for Kodak Gold just yet, something a little cheaper for the next couple, Black & White would be amazing in this thing. Maybe that is what is next. Maybe.
Reformed Film Lab has processed 5 rolls of film for me an I will not be using anyone else for film processing. They are amazing and I love how active they are on social media. It has been so nice using them.
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