I never appreciated it much until it was discontinued, but I've been revisiting a lot of stocks and this one always pleases me now. I like that it has a bit more punch than Portra 400, which I also need to revisit again. Great shots! Too bad they won't just license their film out to someone else or something ...
If I have to pick one I would still choose Portra over Fuji in general.. but if I’m shooting specific scenes with a lot green, I’d definitely go with Fuji. Hope the leftover can keep us going for a little longer..
So much fun and enthusiasm as always! So cool to see the look of this film, would love to see the 35mm version. Tripods are cool, they should sponsor you !
Camouflage class with Sam. Things I notice weather does what it wants, and tripods and sams don't mix lol. If we ever see Sam out in the wild with a tripod we need to photobomb the shot with signs that say " Good Job Sam". :)
Pro 400H was a very light hungry film. Best results were achieved by overexposing it by +2 stops and incident light metering. Or +1 stop and mesuring light in the intermediate shadows. Of course it could be exposed at box speed but then it was rather grainy. Surprisingly I made similiar results with the amateur film Superia 200. Once I over exposed it by one EV the shadows had detail and a delicate brown hue visible in the whole image was gone.
Love these portraits! Ive had good results shooting between 200-320, and metering for the shadows. It's not as flexible as portra, but im still sad its gone :/
My dude, I LOVE your vibe! You have such a vibrant personality, and your shots are amazing! Sub earned🔥 also, this was my favourite colour film until it got discontinued 💔
Thank you!! I wasn’t so impressed by it at the beginning.. and then I finally got the beautiful green colors right.. and now I’m as heartbroken as you 😞
@Captured by Sam my friend was selling 1 pro pack of Pro 400H and I snatched it up, but now I'm too scared to shoot it🤣 anyway, I'm excited to see you shoot more! Also, if you want to make the heartbreak sting a bit less, RNI has a really great Pro 400H simulation. It's not 100% but it's pretty decent for digital! And for everyone else reading this, please don't burn me because of the whole digital recommendation 😂🤦🏻♂️
Thanks for the review, Sam! It was interesting to see it in different lighting conditions and also over-exposed. Regardless of how the film performs, I think your skills in photography, direction, and post-processing make the images come out looking great almost every time!
Haha great video Sam. Not sure where I heard this, haha, pro 400h is a iso 200 film, but fujifilm just label iso 400 so that to compete with Kodak Portra 400😂 as professional film should have more dynamic range so underexposed a stop should not be an issue😅. Sunny + iso 200 is definitely pro 400h’s friend.
Thank you!! A lot of places in Los Angeles has rules about tripod and monopod. That’s mainly why I don’t usually bring them 😅.. I have a monopod, I start to use it more, it dose help a lot~
Hi Sam, by my experienc generaly Fuji film stocks have greenish midtones and shadows. Kodak film stocks are warmer and have orange/red midtones shadows. The Fuji Pro 400H loves overexposure and sunlight. At overcast dull days use B&W film stocks and you will love the photos. Happy shooting and have great lights! Regards from Scotland
You can try to crop out the outer frame line before converting by Negative lab, it would give you a quite different result! Most of the time, the exposure would be more accurate based on my experience.
I loved both sets actually. The Fuji pro looks a little more natural and I’d say even a bit more flattering to my eyes. It would have been interesting to see how the Fuji pro would have captured the scene indoors where you shot the portra. In either case, both sets were beautiful.
Awesome video! I actually really love the colors out of the fujifilm and I generally like a little more grain presence in my photos. I will definitely try it out on 120!
It’s funny how when I shoot digital I’d add grain to make my photo look like film, and now I shoot film I want my photos looks as clean as digital 😂… the color is lovely when get it right, I really wish they would bring it back someday.
I just find the colors of Pro400h so much more natural and true-to-life than Portra. In your Portra 400 examples, when you were showing behind the scenes footage setting up the shots from your digital camera vs the final products from the Portra scans, every shot on Portra had this artificially warm cast and the skin was almost gold. I know that’s some people’s thing, but I often find it’s too strong of a color cast that I need to spend a lot of time editing out in post
Kodak is definitely warmer than the Fuji pro 400. But the photos in the video are especially warmer due to the cloudy day under exposure I think.. when there are more light, I found the Porta 400 could be pretty neutral, and also leave a lot room for editing. But when there is not enough light, I struggle with color editing no matter what film I use~ 😂
Nice shots and awesome video sam ! I only shot one roll of pro400h before, but it didn't turn out as good as I expected. Maybe this is because Iseldom take portrait shots hahaha, and recently I found myself prefer reversal film stocks ( especially velvia 50 ) to color negatives. The gratification you get while watching slide films on a light pad is incredible, you just can't help saying wow hahaha
Pro tip : shoot it at 100 iso. Best results . 200iso is awesome. 400h is more grainy than Portra 400. Also 400h is not suitable for overcast weather like yours. This film needs LOTS of light . Sunny / slightly cloudy sunny.
i think Pro 400H is really great. Although I feel that it is probably not a 400asa but instead somewhere imbetween a 200 asa and 350ASA film. It's just a slightly cooler and slightly less sensitive version of Portra 400 and needs to be shot and edited with accordingly.
I find 400H so much nicer than Portra400, but it takes a while to learn. I meter at 160. If you have blown highlights thats likely a scanning issue. It’s really a ~5200K film and if you adjust that to 5500k its just amazing.
I've only shot one roll of this, I've still got 4 rolls of 120 left in my fridge. Maybe I just wasn't shooting it right but at box speed I got major colour shifts in the highlights and it got washed out very quickly in contrasty scenes. I'm a little worried about shooting the rest of it because I'm not sure I can trust it to handle any lighting situation like the films I'm used to. I'm shooting some engagement photos for a friend tomorrow so maybe I'll give it one more shot.
I felt the same way when I first got my scans out.. it seems unstable and less latitude than Portra. Later when I shot it at 200, it dose look a lot better… I noticed the color shift happens more in the under exposed ones, so I’d rather over exposed it to risk loosing some highlight than loosing correct color~
Beautiful portraits anyways, very nice work! I too had a little underwhelming experience with Pr400H and a rainy portrait session, everything greenish and dull skin tones, brrr… Problems with highlights in my case from tuning the scans towards more humanly skin colors. Maybe this film stock enrolls its charmes when going for high key portraits without pushing but heavily overexposing. Underexposing could be more for dystopian urban spaces, I guess… 🤔
Everybody has been telling me this is actually a 200 film, Fuji force naming it 400 to compete with Portra400 😂… so.. we might be wrong to begin with shooting it at 400 ISO~
I never appreciated it much until it was discontinued, but I've been revisiting a lot of stocks and this one always pleases me now. I like that it has a bit more punch than Portra 400, which I also need to revisit again. Great shots! Too bad they won't just license their film out to someone else or something ...
If I have to pick one I would still choose Portra over Fuji in general.. but if I’m shooting specific scenes with a lot green, I’d definitely go with Fuji. Hope the leftover can keep us going for a little longer..
So much fun and enthusiasm as always! So cool to see the look of this film, would love to see the 35mm version. Tripods are cool, they should sponsor you !
The 35mm films are so difficult to get nowadays, that’s why I still haven’t use it😂.. but one day..
Camouflage class with Sam. Things I notice weather does what it wants, and tripods and sams don't mix lol. If we ever see Sam out in the wild with a tripod we need to photobomb the shot with signs that say " Good Job Sam". :)
Gonna make myself a t-shirt that says “human tripod” LOL~
Incredible photos! I love the results from the portra and fuji ✨📸✨
Thank you!! I really enjoyed this shoot as well~ ☺️
Pro 400H was a very light hungry film. Best results were achieved by overexposing it by +2 stops and incident light metering. Or +1 stop and mesuring light in the intermediate shadows. Of course it could be exposed at box speed but then it was rather grainy. Surprisingly I made similiar results with the amateur film Superia 200. Once I over exposed it by one EV the shadows had detail and a delicate brown hue visible in the whole image was gone.
your optimism is inspiring
I just love doing this so much~😊
That’s actually what I needed. Thanks for sharing
Love these portraits! Ive had good results shooting between 200-320, and metering for the shadows. It's not as flexible as portra, but im still sad its gone :/
My dude, I LOVE your vibe! You have such a vibrant personality, and your shots are amazing! Sub earned🔥 also, this was my favourite colour film until it got discontinued 💔
Thank you!! I wasn’t so impressed by it at the beginning.. and then I finally got the beautiful green colors right.. and now I’m as heartbroken as you 😞
@Captured by Sam my friend was selling 1 pro pack of Pro 400H and I snatched it up, but now I'm too scared to shoot it🤣 anyway, I'm excited to see you shoot more! Also, if you want to make the heartbreak sting a bit less, RNI has a really great Pro 400H simulation. It's not 100% but it's pretty decent for digital! And for everyone else reading this, please don't burn me because of the whole digital recommendation 😂🤦🏻♂️
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哇 谢谢你大老远跟到油管来夸我哈哈哈哈～
@Captured by Sam 实在等不及了 b站快更新吧！
Thanks for the review, Sam! It was interesting to see it in different lighting conditions and also over-exposed. Regardless of how the film performs, I think your skills in photography, direction, and post-processing make the images come out looking great almost every time!
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Haha great video Sam. Not sure where I heard this, haha, pro 400h is a iso 200 film, but fujifilm just label iso 400 so that to compete with Kodak Portra 400😂 as professional film should have more dynamic range so underexposed a stop should not be an issue😅. Sunny + iso 200 is definitely pro 400h’s friend.
ahhhhh.. that’s makes sense!! I’ll definitely try over expose it more next time, and see if I can get the right Fuji look 😎
Nice shot. If you don't sharing what metering mode do you use on the 645N wondering you get almost perfect exposures.
Hey, Sam, you might consider a monopod, much quicker to use and less intrusive to the process. Love your videos!
Thank you!! A lot of places in Los Angeles has rules about tripod and monopod. That’s mainly why I don’t usually bring them 😅.. I have a monopod, I start to use it more, it dose help a lot~
Or, try : loop a string to bottom of camera and other end around your foot.
when i see the sunset time photos with pink dress, omg! cool blue sky and warm sunlight! Pro400h should always be taken at sunset time🌇🌇🌇
ahahah~ all film shoot be taken at sunset time!! I love gold hour and blue hour!!
Such nice feel to your portraits Sam! 👏✨
Thank you ☺️
Hi Sam, by my experienc generaly Fuji film stocks have greenish midtones and shadows. Kodak film stocks are warmer and have orange/red midtones shadows.
The Fuji Pro 400H loves overexposure and sunlight. At overcast dull days use B&W film stocks and you will love the photos.
Happy shooting and have great lights!
Regards from Scotland
Thank you!! Hope to visit Scotland one day!! 😊
❤ Such a nice episode
You can try to crop out the outer frame line before converting by Negative lab, it would give you a quite different result! Most of the time, the exposure would be more accurate based on my experience.
The updated Negative lab crop the empty frame automatically before converting, and then undo the crop automatically.. much more efficient!!
I loved both sets actually. The Fuji pro looks a little more natural and I’d say even a bit more flattering to my eyes. It would have been interesting to see how the Fuji pro would have captured the scene indoors where you shot the portra. In either case, both sets were beautiful.
Awesome video! I actually really love the colors out of the fujifilm and I generally like a little more grain presence in my photos. I will definitely try it out on 120!
It’s funny how when I shoot digital I’d add grain to make my photo look like film, and now I shoot film I want my photos looks as clean as digital 😂… the color is lovely when get it right, I really wish they would bring it back someday.
I just find the colors of Pro400h so much more natural and true-to-life than Portra. In your Portra 400 examples, when you were showing behind the scenes footage setting up the shots from your digital camera vs the final products from the Portra scans, every shot on Portra had this artificially warm cast and the skin was almost gold. I know that’s some people’s thing, but I often find it’s too strong of a color cast that I need to spend a lot of time editing out in post
Kodak is definitely warmer than the Fuji pro 400. But the photos in the video are especially warmer due to the cloudy day under exposure I think.. when there are more light, I found the Porta 400 could be pretty neutral, and also leave a lot room for editing. But when there is not enough light, I struggle with color editing no matter what film I use~ 😂
Nice shots and awesome video sam ! I only shot one roll of pro400h before, but it didn't turn out as good as I expected. Maybe this is because Iseldom take portrait shots hahaha, and recently I found myself prefer reversal film stocks ( especially velvia 50 ) to color negatives. The gratification you get while watching slide films on a light pad is incredible, you just can't help saying wow hahaha
I keep hearing the magic of positive films, I’m really looking forward to try it!! 🥳
Same to me, as prices go high on color negative, often in the shops slide films are overlooked. Velvia 50 👌
@@sentimental7167 ill put it on my list
Hey Sam its George from twitch!! I just wanted to say Hi and say you're doing really well for yourself!
Hey, it’s been a long time. Hope you are doing well yourself :)
冰箱里还有一卷，也是我唯一的一卷400H 135 。学到了要过爆一档，也必须找个美美的模特拍掉它。哈哈
Pro tip : shoot it at 100 iso. Best results .
200iso is awesome.
400h is more grainy than Portra 400.
Also 400h is not suitable for overcast weather like yours. This film needs LOTS of light . Sunny / slightly cloudy sunny.
I agree, I rarely shoot this film anymore, it dose require more light~
omg, I love your iPhone case. Where can I buy one like it?
I bought it in China 😂
LOVEEEEE ! nailed it Sam!
THANK YOU!! 😀
i think Pro 400H is really great.
Although I feel that it is probably not a 400asa but instead somewhere imbetween a 200 asa and 350ASA film.
It's just a slightly cooler and slightly less sensitive version of Portra 400 and needs to be shot and edited with accordingly.
Shooting at 200 definitely looks much smoother!!
@@itscapturedbysam Would you recommend shooting at 200asa and developing as normal (as if it was 400 asa) or instead doing a pull process one stop?
I find 400H so much nicer than Portra400, but it takes a while to learn. I meter at 160. If you have blown highlights thats likely a scanning issue. It’s really a ~5200K film and if you adjust that to 5500k its just amazing.
Interesting, that’s good to know~ thank you for the tips~
The price has been crazy since supply shortage
One day it will be gone anyway~ shoot well we still can~ SAD!
Nice one! 400H was one of my favourites. Long gone now :(
Saaaaaaad…
I've only shot one roll of this, I've still got 4 rolls of 120 left in my fridge. Maybe I just wasn't shooting it right but at box speed I got major colour shifts in the highlights and it got washed out very quickly in contrasty scenes. I'm a little worried about shooting the rest of it because I'm not sure I can trust it to handle any lighting situation like the films I'm used to. I'm shooting some engagement photos for a friend tomorrow so maybe I'll give it one more shot.
I felt the same way when I first got my scans out.. it seems unstable and less latitude than Portra. Later when I shot it at 200, it dose look a lot better… I noticed the color shift happens more in the under exposed ones, so I’d rather over exposed it to risk loosing some highlight than loosing correct color~
Beautiful portraits anyways, very nice work! I too had a little underwhelming experience with Pr400H and a rainy portrait session, everything greenish and dull skin tones, brrr… Problems with highlights in my case from tuning the scans towards more humanly skin colors. Maybe this film stock enrolls its charmes when going for high key portraits without pushing but heavily overexposing. Underexposing could be more for dystopian urban spaces, I guess… 🤔
Everybody has been telling me this is actually a 200 film, Fuji force naming it 400 to compete with Portra400 😂… so.. we might be wrong to begin with shooting it at 400 ISO~
lovely model,
lovely photographer. 😍
Thank you!! 😊
09:33 wow... very good!!
thank you 😊
At some point there needs to be a Tripod Review, or at least a "7 uses for a Tripod!" :) Great vid, good you don't need more of this film
Yep~ Gotta start working on my tripod sponsorship video ideas!! 😂
Good stuff
Thanks~
好快乐的Sam~hhh
哇 从b站过来啦～
The evangelion sweater tho.
I bought it for Christmas, it became my favorite sweater lol~
请问负片都建议+1档去拍摄吗？ +1档需要用哈苏x5吗？
是否加一档要看你自己的喜好啦 建议都试试看 减一档 正常曝 加一档甚至加两档 都试试看 然后看你喜欢什么效果
谢谢回答 ，拍人像是点测光脸部吗？@@itscapturedbysam
好看 宾得645的自动对焦你满意吗？
光线好的时候还是挺好的 我觉得够用… 其实我开始用中画幅以后除非特别暗已经不太敢全开光圈了😅老怕对不上…
@@itscapturedbysam soga 这款机器在我购物车里也躺了很久了 目前用的是勃朗尼卡ETRS 腰平取景器够亮，加上裂像屏对焦速度也还行。
可以啊，很棒❤
😊😊😊
Pictures with 400H are more greeny than grainy 😂
Hahahahah greeny!! Indeed~
It is time to change 10bit -14bit 4:2:2 video or raw video instead film photo to avoid bankruptcy：）
LoL my digital camera dose 16bit raw so technically I already have the solution 😂