Shooting Film in Park City, Utah: Learning to Love Kodak 3200 Tmax

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This weekend I hit the road with friends and 35mm film for a short mini-cation to Park City, Utah. While on the trip, I attempted to familiarize myself with one of Kodak’s highest iso film stocks, 3200 Tmax. Relive the highs and the lows with me now on this first episode of “eating ramen to afford more film.”
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This was quite a learning experience for me, as I took to the streets of Park City at night in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the dos and don'ts of Kodak 3200 Tmax. I would say my biggest takeaway is that I need to buy a light meter; no joke. Trying to get the right exposure with the built-in light meter on any camera is precarious in the best situations, and I've learned that the threshold for total disaster lies fairly close to those ideal circumstances.
However, to move past my own failings, Kodak has absolutely got something special here with 3200tmax. The grain, while obviously more prominent and coarse than you would expect to find in a lower iso film, is not distracting, and to be honest, I find it quite delicious. When exposed correctly, the grain was actually tighter and finer than I expected it to be, but I didn't get all too many of those results myself. If you want to see some great black and white work shot on Kodak Tmax, I'd check out / 35mm
After shooting with 3200 Tmax and seeing the results, I needed to know why I got the results I did. Turns out that 3200 is not the actual film speed, rather, the film is 800 iso. That being said, this film is designed with a different grain pattern entirely than your average color negative, or even Ilford HP5; the grain is "T-shaped," allowing it to stay much crisper, even when pushed to the advertised 3200 speed.
This was an awesome way to waste some money on blank frames and learn a bunch about a film that you don't see much of anymore, hope you enjoyed coming along!
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Thanks for dealing with the crap lighting, I’m working on getting that fixed asap.
Go to: nuun.dev to see more of my work or get in contact for a project.
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Current Fav Film Camera: Leica R3
Current Fav Film Lens: Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO
Fav Digital Cam: Canon EOS R
Fav Digital Lens: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM
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Used for this video:
Leica R3
Leica 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Canon 70D
EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5
Canon EOS RP
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Rode Videomic Pro
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Music Credits:
Routine - Amine Maxwell
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Milkyway - Batik Music

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  • @JamieMPhoto
    @JamieMPhoto4 жыл бұрын

    I was really impressed by the TMAX 3200 I developed for a friend ... I'm curious about trying it in 120. I shot 1600 for sports way back in the day.

  • @AlecLangton

    @AlecLangton

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’d also be curious to see what it’s like in 120. Let me know what you think if you get it done before me!

  • @JamieMPhoto

    @JamieMPhoto

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AlecLangton Will do! Looks like I'll have some time for random film experimentation. haha.

  • @nickfanzo
    @nickfanzo Жыл бұрын

    I shoot this film almost exclusively on 35mm and have for years. Why are your blacks so flat and lifeless? Did you meter correctly? Or is that the scans? Also this film is 800 iso not 3200 iso. The p3200 means you can push it to 3200, not the true speed of it. I normally rate this film at 1600 and use a yellow or orange filter if it’s daylight, to get useable shutter speeds. I also print these negatives in a darkroom all the time and the prints are gorgeous, not sure why your images here are so flat and lifeless. The blacks I see here are similar to what I used to get from lab scans and developing. I stopped that and went back to developing and printing analog at home.

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