Just bought my first roll of JCH StreetPan 400 today on the recommendation of Blue Moon Camera in Portland Oregon. Will be loading it up in my newly purchased Hasselblad 500C/M which is arriving in a couple of days! Really looking forward to getting back into film photography and exploring this particular film (and of course, my new Hasselblad!)
Shooting the Streetpan 400 at ISO 200 was a bit of a revelation for me. It suddenly turned into a wonderful film for landscapes and high dynamic range scenes (lots of that around here in Norway). Really nice! And I just stand developed in Rodinal for an hour. Tempted to try Xtol next time to get get even finer grain.
Great to see JCH again, I like the new format. Hate to say I want a fan of the few rolls of street pan I’ve shot but I dig the look at 200iso. Guess I’ll have to try it in my last few rolls in the fridge.
I would love to get a hold of some in the future to shoot down here in Fukuoka. And based on this information looks like I would perhaps compromise at iso 320. Great video guys and with perfect timing to present to me.
Just discovered your film today. Ordered some 35 & 120 from B&H. Thought the higher contrast might work very well for some fine art architectural photography. Think I’ll try 320 speed and see if I can strike a balance between the two speeds you experimented with here.
Very impressed with the contrast, and it’s now always in my bag along with Tri-X, which echoes what you said Bellamy. Also, your 120 film holders are so useful to me, with one colour for unexposed and one for exposed. Thanks and keep the feed going!
Great job, guys. I’d never have expected the big difference between ISOs 200 & 400. Would love to hear your expert opinions on different color slide films.
I bought a ton of Streetpan when it first came out and had it on ice for a while. Shot most of it during a trip to Hong Kong a few months back and have been waiting to develop it. I have shot Streetpan here and there before that, and I agree with most of what Ulysses and Bellamy said here. I would add that it is NOT an easy film to get good results with. It challenges my conception of what light is and how to capture light. That's a good challenge, but can leave me disappointed with the results if I'm not careful. Overall I like the film a lot. One more thing, an unpopular opinion: I get very similar results from Rollei Retro 400S, which can be harder to source than Streetpan, but when I do find it, it's almost always cheaper than Streetpan. So before Streetpan's release in 120, I became enamored with Retro 400S as my medium format Streetpan. Has anybody else noticed this similarity? Or am I alone in seeing these two as behaving in very similar ways?
You should look at Fotoimpex and Macodirect, the basically always have the Rollei Films in stock. I don't know where you are located but both shops ship worldwide
I can definitely see some similarities with how their blacks turn out. I can get my hands on it without difficulty in Australia and it is much cheaper.
Brilliant work guys, i really want to try some now after hearing your comments about using it in the darkroom! What grade paper/filters would you use with it primarily? i'm guessing hard grades are off the cards.
This appears to be an ISO 250 film. It also appears that it needs a compensating developer to retain the highlights while giving good shadow detail. its worth having it developed in something like Atomal 49 . The desired contrast range can then be achieved in post process or at the printing stage using variable contrast paper.
Really liking the content. I look forward to more themed long form discussions like this about a singular aspect. For jchstreetpan, I've have always been reluctant to try it because the high contrast contemporary look wasn't what I was looking for. I am going to give it a try at 200 and see how I like it. How were these rolls developed? Rodinal was recommended, but was it for these shots? I'm looking forward to the next report.
Good to hear what is Bellamy's original intention on this emulsion. It may not be everyone's taste but it is kinda unique. Indeed very interesting review, please keep making this. I will try to shoot my next box at 320. I currently dev it with d76 1+1 , remarkable results
Bellamy should do a series on "How To Make A Camera". I know he had plans to make one, but as someone who's getting into fabrication and CNC machine, I would love to know what would be needed to actually pull something like that off
Why choose and not just shoot at both 200 and 400 on the same roll (if needed) and just stand develop the film? Its one stop, it should develop just fine and you'd get to choose the look depending on the scene since, as we've seen here, that one stop can make such a difference.
I just don't think it's a 400 speed film. It needs a stop or two extra of light, unfortunately. I spent a lot of time and about 10 rolls of street pan trying to shoot it at 800 and develop with D76, but was never happy with the results. Back to HP5.
Happy to see the channel growing with each month. Don't want to sound critical, but little advice shouldn't hurt - Ulysses, you talk a lot. This is after viewing some of the videos on your channel, it does not really apply to this video, since it's a conversation between two guys just exchanging their views on the fly. Try to focus on scripting your reviews so you keep the general flow of the presentation going. That way you'll reduce the number of cuts between takes and keep the viewer more engaged in the narrative. Hope it helps with future work, keep it up!
Peter H. I actually really liked Ulysses's verbosity. It's not often that I get to hear someone knowledgeable and sensitive about film stocks just open up, and I thought Bellamy did a great job giving Ulysses a wide berth to wax on in detail. I found his observations very compelling, and can't wait for more film stock reviews. Just my two cents :)
Peter, thanks for watching... a few things. One is that this is our first vid together and we were feeling each other out, figuring out what we wanted to do collectively. Second is that, me talking was not simply my call. In the end, if I was talking too much, it could've simply been edited out :) But I agree that some things could've been sorted out more, and I do tend to ramble... so thank you. 👍
@@UlyssesAokiPhoto I completely understand, that's why I mentioned that it isn't really related to this video in particular. Just for future videos that might not necessarily involve you and Bellamy having a discussion but instead a pure "review".
I just bought two of them iso400 and going to shoot with them in Warsaw Poland with Canon A1. Cheers from Poland
I love JCH's expansion into UA-cam and this new series seems exciting! Looking forward to following it as it goes!
Glad you enjoy it!
Just bought my first roll of JCH StreetPan 400 today on the recommendation of Blue Moon Camera in Portland Oregon. Will be loading it up in my newly purchased Hasselblad 500C/M which is arriving in a couple of days! Really looking forward to getting back into film photography and exploring this particular film (and of course, my new Hasselblad!)
Shooting the Streetpan 400 at ISO 200 was a bit of a revelation for me. It suddenly turned into a wonderful film for landscapes and high dynamic range scenes (lots of that around here in Norway). Really nice!
And I just stand developed in Rodinal for an hour. Tempted to try Xtol next time to get get even finer grain.
Glad to hear you're bringing more content to the channel, look forward to more videos like this, loved it!
my personal recommendation is to develop it in ilford DD-X 1+4 for 10.30mins i got superb contrast and fine grain this way
Really loving the content on the JCH channel and it's super great to see Ulysses on here. Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoy it!
Awesome. I just stumbled onto Ulysses when quarantine began. Love his stuff.
I am so glad you started making videos again. these are so great!
Glad you like them!
What a great idea for a series! Great first collaboration too, looking forward to more :-) It's been too long since I last shot Street-Pan 400
Glad you like it.
Fantastic, excited for the new film reviews, and great to have Ulysses join the channel!!
More to come!
Great to see JCH again, I like the new format. Hate to say I want a fan of the few rolls of street pan I’ve shot but I dig the look at 200iso. Guess I’ll have to try it in my last few rolls in the fridge.
Oh I absolutely love this video format, and Streetpan 400. Keep up the good work bros 😎
Thanks! Will do!
I would love to get a hold of some in the future to shoot down here in Fukuoka. And based on this information looks like I would perhaps compromise at iso 320. Great video guys and with perfect timing to present to me.
Just discovered your film today. Ordered some 35 & 120 from B&H. Thought the higher contrast might work very well for some fine art architectural photography. Think I’ll try 320 speed and see if I can strike a balance between the two speeds you experimented with here.
Very impressed with the contrast, and it’s now always in my bag along with Tri-X, which echoes what you said Bellamy. Also, your 120 film holders are so useful to me, with one colour for unexposed and one for exposed. Thanks and keep the feed going!
Like the surprise !!! Very good ☺️
Great job, guys. I’d never have expected the big difference between ISOs 200 & 400. Would love to hear your expert opinions on different color slide films.
This is absolutely fantastic. Great conversation
I actually like the grain. I messed up my first roll and will be shooting one more roll.
Brilliant stuff. Never actually shot that emulsion before - I look forward to trying it. Thank you Bellamy and Ulysses.
fantastic series ! so nice to see the photos from the cameras... maybe in the future during camera reviews ulysses can also take some photos ?
Nice review and honest!! 🙏👍 I know my retailer still got left and I definitely will try one.
I bought a ton of Streetpan when it first came out and had it on ice for a while. Shot most of it during a trip to Hong Kong a few months back and have been waiting to develop it. I have shot Streetpan here and there before that, and I agree with most of what Ulysses and Bellamy said here. I would add that it is NOT an easy film to get good results with. It challenges my conception of what light is and how to capture light. That's a good challenge, but can leave me disappointed with the results if I'm not careful. Overall I like the film a lot. One more thing, an unpopular opinion: I get very similar results from Rollei Retro 400S, which can be harder to source than Streetpan, but when I do find it, it's almost always cheaper than Streetpan. So before Streetpan's release in 120, I became enamored with Retro 400S as my medium format Streetpan. Has anybody else noticed this similarity? Or am I alone in seeing these two as behaving in very similar ways?
You should look at Fotoimpex and Macodirect, the basically always have the Rollei Films in stock. I don't know where you are located but both shops ship worldwide
I can definitely see some similarities with how their blacks turn out. I can get my hands on it without difficulty in Australia and it is much cheaper.
Awesome crossover looking forward to this series!
Pumped you're expanding into UA-cam. So awesome.
Thank you!
Great idea, can't wait for the next film report.
Coming soon!
8:18 oooh this place in Otemachi, I shoot it the same way xD Went there last week, before sunrise, the sun was really strong on this street
Brilliant work guys, i really want to try some now after hearing your comments about using it in the darkroom! What grade paper/filters would you use with it primarily? i'm guessing hard grades are off the cards.
This appears to be an ISO 250 film. It also appears that it needs a compensating developer to retain the highlights while giving good shadow detail. its worth having it developed in something like Atomal 49 . The desired contrast range can then be achieved in post process or at the printing stage using variable contrast paper.
Thanks for the nice video! JCH StreetPan 400 looks excellent!
I shot two rolls at 200 and I am waiting for the lab to send me back the negs, can't wait. What's the silver lens on the black Leica?
That is a Leica Summaron 35mm 2.8. Thanks.
Really liking the content. I look forward to more themed long form discussions like this about a singular aspect. For jchstreetpan, I've have always been reluctant to try it because the high contrast contemporary look wasn't what I was looking for. I am going to give it a try at 200 and see how I like it. How were these rolls developed? Rodinal was recommended, but was it for these shots?
I'm looking forward to the next report.
Yeah I’d recommend over exposing it a stop since it doesn’t have much shadow detail.
This was develoed with TMax developer at recommended dilution. Thanks.
The intro with Ulysses made me do a double take. I thought I clicked the wrong video :P
Good to hear what is Bellamy's original intention on this emulsion. It may not be everyone's taste but it is kinda unique. Indeed very interesting review, please keep making this.
I will try to shoot my next box at 320. I currently dev it with d76 1+1 , remarkable results
Bellamy should do a series on "How To Make A Camera".
I know he had plans to make one, but as someone who's getting into fabrication and CNC machine, I would love to know what would be needed to actually pull something like that off
Hope to see more of these videos in the future.
BTW, what's the music for the montage?
Great shot at 11:27, @ulysses_aoki !
hello : when are you going to get some more street pan ? been seeing it for a few years now & after watching this video I want to try it.
I'm really looking forward to purchase the Street Pan! Actually using Tmax and APX. Interessting to see the differences
Hope you like it!
How did Daido get his contrasty images without film like this existing?
Great video! I have added it to my list.
Awesome! Thank you!
I love this film, especially in 120. For me, I like it best shot at 200 iso.
Sure glad i have my FM3a
Any experience developing it with DF96?
I shot my first roll at ISO 400 HC-110/dil.b 5.5 min. I think the next roll I shoot will be at ISO 320 HC-110/dil. b 6 min.
Why choose and not just shoot at both 200 and 400 on the same roll (if needed) and just stand develop the film? Its one stop, it should develop just fine and you'd get to choose the look depending on the scene since, as we've seen here, that one stop can make such a difference.
I just don't think it's a 400 speed film. It needs a stop or two extra of light, unfortunately. I spent a lot of time and about 10 rolls of street pan trying to shoot it at 800 and develop with D76, but was never happy with the results. Back to HP5.
Can you please also make an review of the CV 35 1.7 asph. Very much appreciated :) 🔥🔥 great videos btw
My everyday is hp5, keep jch around for those moments I want something with more "bite"
Hey, that guys familiar
Happy to see the channel growing with each month. Don't want to sound critical, but little advice shouldn't hurt - Ulysses, you talk a lot. This is after viewing some of the videos on your channel, it does not really apply to this video, since it's a conversation between two guys just exchanging their views on the fly. Try to focus on scripting your reviews so you keep the general flow of the presentation going. That way you'll reduce the number of cuts between takes and keep the viewer more engaged in the narrative. Hope it helps with future work, keep it up!
Peter H. I actually really liked Ulysses's verbosity. It's not often that I get to hear someone knowledgeable and sensitive about film stocks just open up, and I thought Bellamy did a great job giving Ulysses a wide berth to wax on in detail. I found his observations very compelling, and can't wait for more film stock reviews. Just my two cents :)
Peter, thanks for watching... a few things. One is that this is our first vid together and we were feeling each other out, figuring out what we wanted to do collectively. Second is that, me talking was not simply my call. In the end, if I was talking too much, it could've simply been edited out :)
But I agree that some things could've been sorted out more, and I do tend to ramble... so thank you. 👍
@@UlyssesAokiPhoto I completely understand, that's why I mentioned that it isn't really related to this video in particular. Just for future videos that might not necessarily involve you and Bellamy having a discussion but instead a pure "review".
Well this is an introductory video, so we were feeling out the format. in future videos I will be less of a presence.
We would also like to see photos that you take too
leica akimbo?
What hat is that you're wearing Bellamy?
It was a gift from someone. I don't know the brand, sorry.
@@japancamerahunter it's rad! Thanks though!