Paris in October....what films?

[Jamie123]

I'm going on a one week trip to Paris next week so I'll stop by at the pro lab on friday to load up on some film.

I'd be very interested to hear some suggestions on what film to buy. I'll be shooting some 35mm and hopefully a lot of 120 film with my Hasselblad. Here's some films I'm thinking about:

B&W 120 film:
- a few rolls of Ilford HP5
- one or two Ilford Delta 100. Maybe even a roll of Delta 3200 film in 120 in case I decide to shoot at night.
- One more Roll of Fuji Acros 100 in addition to the one I still have in the fridge.

Color 120 film:
-5 rolls of Provia 100?? (I've been wanting to try it for some time now but they only sell pro packs)
- some Portra 160 and 400 VC or NC??(I hope they already have the new one)

Plus I got three more rolls of Kodak E200, one Portra 400 VC and a roll of Rollei Pan 25 in the fridge.

35mm film:

B&W:
- mainly HP5

Color:
- possibly some fuji pro160C (the one formerly know as NPC?

Plus I still have a roll of Velvia 50, ilford panF 50 and neopan ss.


I'm really unsure about the color film. I was thinking about going for warmer red and brown tones since it's autumn and all but the trees here in Zurich are still pretty green so I guess it's going to be the same in Paris. What results will I get from Provia? Would I be better off with Kodak E100Gx?

Any suggestions? Have I forgot something in my list? Should I replace something? Is there something I didn't consider? Will it rain all the time I'm there? Questions, questions, questions... 🙂

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I thought you meant you wanted to watch some films in Paris. A good spy thriller showing, forgot the title.

Paris doesn't have "strong" Fall colors (I don't know how they are in Zurich, but they're not as vivid as they are here in the U.S. Midwest), and days tend to be overcast. I think you'd be covered with your Fuji 160 and Velvia 50 choices.

B&W? HP5+; you can push and pull as needed. Either HP5+ or Tri-X.

If you like Neopan, then I take it you like lots and lots of contrast, so don't forget an orange filter (not red, too much stone that could be too light on film with a red filter) or a medium yellow filter.

Also, you can readily find 35mm HP5+ and FP4+ at FNAC

Bon voyage!

 

[kaiyen]

I was in Paris last November. A belated honeymoon.

Brought various color with me - Reala, mostly, plus some Agfa Ultra I had leftover and 5 rolls of Konica 1600 (funny how 2 of the 3 are now gone).

For B&W, I brought 20 rolls of TXT. That's it. Shot from 200-way past 3200 (6400+ or so, in some cases - the CAnonet only meters to 800). The flexibilty of that film is astounding. I find HP5 blocks up too quickly when pushed past 800.

allan

 

[Jamie123]

I thought you meant you wanted to watch some films in Paris. A good spy thriller showing, forgot the title.

I already had the feeling that the title could be a little misleading 🙂 . Too bad I can't change it.

Paris doesn't have "strong" Fall colors (I don't know how they are in Zurich, but they're not as vivid as they are here in the U.S. Midwest), and days tend to be overcast. I think you'd be covered with your Fuji 160 and Velvia 50 choices.

I was hoping for a few sunny days when I'm there so I could spend some time walking in some of the parks and take a few pictures. The Fall colors in Paris (and Zurich also) are definitely not as vivid as in the U.S. Midwest but in the parks where there are a lot of trees there's bound to be some colors.

I'll mostly be doing street photography anyways.

B&W? HP5+; you can push and pull as needed. Either HP5+ or Tri-X.

If you like Neopan, then I take it you like lots and lots of contrast, so don't forget an orange filter (not red, too much stone that could be too light on film with a red filter) or a medium yellow filter.

Also, you can readily find 35mm HP5+ and FP4+ at FNAC

Bon voyage!

Thanks!

HP5+ for pushing and pulling is quite a good idea. I think in 120 film it pushes quite nicely to 1600.
I haven't had that much experience with Neopan. I've tried only a roll of Acros in Ilfosol-S so far and the results were soso but I hear it develops nicely in DD-X so I've been wanting to give that a try.
I'm somewhat undecided when it comes to contrast. Sometimes I like lots of it and sometimes I prefer a softer tonality like with Ilford Delta film. I have all sorts of B&W color filters for the Hasselblad and none for the 35mm cameras. Right now I'm still experimenting with them since I haven't really figured out yet when to use what filter (I used an orange one for a portrait shot and a while ago. Turned out to be a very bad idea! http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmavila/238036519/

 

[Jamie123]

I was in Paris last November. A belated honeymoon.

Brought various color with me - Reala, mostly, plus some Agfa Ultra I had leftover and 5 rolls of Konica 1600 (funny how 2 of the 3 are now gone).

For B&W, I brought 20 rolls of TXT. That's it. Shot from 200-way past 3200 (6400+ or so, in some cases - the CAnonet only meters to 800). The flexibilty of that film is astounding. I find HP5 blocks up too quickly when pushed past 800.

allan

I've been to Paris a few times before but never since I've started photographing so I'm really excited.

I've never heard of TXT. Is it well known? Does it come in 120 film? I personally prefer not to push 35mm too much.