First roll of Phoenix 200

This is actually the second time I have shot with the same roll of Phoenix 200 in my camera. The first time I didn't load the spool up correctly and ended up not shooting a single frame in my Canon Ftb.

So I was pretty upset and left the roll for about 2 months and then decided to give it another try.

This time I wasn't going to take any chances and loaded it into my trusty Olympus 35 trip, a favourite camera of mine just because it is so easy to use, but still gives me some control.

I rated the film at 125 ISO and mostly shot with manual aperature(shutter speed is locked between 1/40 and 1/400 with the trip 35)

I took the camera on a walk with a couple of friends during sunset, carried it with my on other jobs for incase and mainly shot the rest on our way to a wedding in Plettenberg bay from Stellenbosch.

And the results?

The trip 35’s 2 shutter speeds (1/40 and 1/400) is not enough to be accurate with this film.

Even after rating the film at 125 ISO, most photos still came out to dark or 2 bright.

The photos are very grainy, much more than I expected. But I have to say it is almost pleasing to look at, it gives a nice texture to everything

This could also be from me opting to shoot manual instead of using the cameras auto settings, but I think this film just has bad latitude.

BUT when you get the exposure right, the images look very special🤩

I am sharing the photos that came out not pitch black or blown out

All in all, I hope I didn't give the impression I dislike this film.

I do like it, infact I have already bought another roll to shoot in a camera with more accurate shutter speeds and a better range, like the Canon AV1(a camera I own).

I think you have to be intentional with this film though and I am excited to try it out again

If you ever wanted to give it a try, you can get a roll of Phoenix 200 at Cape Film Supply.

Thank you for reading my first EVER blog post:)