Film?

[Monarch Sean]

What film do you guys recommend? I just recently got a Canonet QL GIII 17?

Any speed I should be going for in specific?

Just wondering, seeing what you guys think of the best film being.

 

[Ororaro]

Best balance in regards to Grain and Color is ISO 100 film. Iso 400 is starting to be a stretch...

 

[fishtek]

I use a lot of Arista 100 EDU film.....cheap and pretty nice. I develop with either Rodinal or Edwal FG-7. Trying out Arista's 200 b/w shortly, and expect it to be just as good. Lotsa folks like the BW400CN, if you want to avoid developing it yourself.

Happy experimenting!
Don

 

[Ducky]

Any ISO 400. I always thought Fuji was a little heavy on the greens.

 

[airds]

Fuji Reala

 

[sauerwald]

If you are into B&W, and do your own processing, select a 400 speed, traditional B&W film (HP5, Tri-X), shoot at an EI of 200 and process for 20% less time than would be normal for that film/developer combo. This will give you a fair amount of latitude. The Canonnet uses the PX625 battery which is no longer available, and depending on what type of battery you have in there it may or may not be giving you spot-on exposures, so the latitude would be of help.

If shooting color, use a 100 speed, or 200 speed C-41 (negative film) and go for it - there is plenty of latitude for you there.....

If you want to shoot transparancy film, use the canon on manual mode, and use an external, hand held meter to determine exposure.

Enjoy!

 

[januaryman]

Ilford xp2 always treats me right. For color, Reala, at 100, is okay, but I need 400 so mostly use Superia Extra. Very cheap, too.

 

[mfogiel]

If you want to start with a good safety margin and don't waste time on developing, just get XP2 and expose at ISO 200. But if you can, take a film like TriX or HP5 or Neopan 400 and develop in a standard developer like D76. This way you will learn the trade pretty fast.

 

[bmattock]

What film do you guys recommend? I just recently got a Canonet QL GIII 17?

Any speed I should be going for in specific?

Just wondering, seeing what you guys think of the best film being.

Best for what?

Sorry, but that's like asking what the best car would be. Depends entirely on what you intend to do with it. Same for film.

If general picture-taking, outdoors, your basic happy-snaps, I'd suggest generic drugstore 200 or 400 speed film. Cheap, works well under most circumstances. Get the results back right away, see if the camera is really working properly. That's what I do when I get a 'new' old camera to test it.

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

The canonet has a 1/500th topspeed.
For inside I'd use 400iso film, for outside iso100.

Cheers,
Michiel Fokkema