Rollei CR 200 Pro 120

[Alex Krasotkin]

Guys,

What is your experience with Rollei CR 200 Pro 120? Strange slide film with grain and yellow cast, which is not easy to remove even in PS. Sometimes it works for vintage looking, but overall I would not continue with it. Provia is still unbeatable.

 

[thegman]

Don't think I've used it, although I do think the vintage look can be pretty nice, so maybe I'll try it out.

 

[k__43]

The yellow tint is awful, it kicks in with the slightest underexposure. It is grainy and looks very vintage. Very special occasions film I'd say. It's not bad but I don't think I'll buy it soon again.
Those are some of the better results in 35mm:


Untitled by Kay__K, on Flickr

Untitled by Kay__K, on Flickr

My g/f shot the only roll of 120 I had (she ran out of film) I found the results more acceptable in MF to be honest.

 

[dallard]

It does have quite a yellow cast but you can use it to creative effect. I like how it enhances late day or early morning light.

44580009 by daviz121, on Flickr
I would imagine that this would work well for photographing yellow stuff. I also believe that this film is very popular for cross processing.

 

[dallard]

This might show the yellow cast better. On the other hand, I love Provia but always found it to be quite cool and bluish so I usually used that to photograph primarily blue subjects. Provia 400x has been my favorite E6 although it is horribly expensive.
Ultimately, though, I haven't been happy with a slide film since Kodachrome died.

44580002 by daviz121, on Flickr

 

[Fotohuis]

It is Agfa RSX II 200 emulsion. So you can not compare it with the modern Fuji E6 films.

 

[k__43]

It is Agfa RSX II 200 emulsion. So you can not compare it with the modern Fuji E6 films.

Ha, speaking of RSXII 200 .. I have some expired rolls left. They have a rather blue cast which makes them less useful for daytime shooting. I use them as a pseudo tungsten film with quite some success.

 

[Fotohuis]

The CR200 is very easy in cross processing. When using regular E6 you can adjust the color cast by slightly changing the pH.
Comparing to the actual Fuji E6 films, this technology is over 10 years old.

 

[k__43]

The CR200 is very easy in cross processing. When using regular E6 you can adjust the color cast by slightly changing the pH.
Comparing to the actual Fuji E6 films, this technology is over 10 years old.

Thanks for the hint, but there is no way I start my own E6 processing (at least as long as there are labs in Berlin doing it for me).
The nighttime shots with the RSXII200 are absolutely ok

My favorite slide of all times is RSXII50 anyway.

 

[Fotohuis]

Yes, RSX II 50 was a very nice slide film.
http://www.pbase.com/cameras/agfa/rsx_ii_50