I've far passed the "Best before date" on choosing film.. Not used much film the last years. But I have got my hands on a 6x17 panorama camera which I have great plans for.
Before I used mostly slides, negative only for portraits and b&w. But I believe negative color film will give a little more exposure span for what I'm planning.

So, all you film enthusiasts out there. What would your choice be for landscapes?
I have some Fuji Pro 400H and Kodak 160NC. Anyone who have experience with scanning these?

The new negatives are really good for mixed lighting and difficult exposures. I have used both of the films you mention above. They both give neutral tones. The Kodak 160NC is very nice. I will upload a couple - albeit different scenes for you to look at. Same camera and scanner otherwise.

I thought so. I used the older one before for portraits. And I like fine grain. The 400 I bought mainly because of the light conditions here in winter. Days are short now, but the light is beautiful when the sun comes out.

Portra 160 NC


Pro 400 H


I lie on the lenses and cameras.

First was FM3a with 85 1.4

Second was EM with 135 AIS 2.8

Sorry all 135 format as well.. :-)

For landscape i usualy use slide Velvia or Provia, also i have a 6x12 panorama back for my 4x5" viewcamera. Kodak Portra 160NC is bether for portraits, due is soft and natural colors, bu for landscape i prefer 160VC and if colors are saturated, i reduce a little in scanning. As a landscape is normaly static, i never use 400 Asa film, prefer 50 Asa Velvia or 100 Asa and 160 for color negative Portra.

Thanks for images Richard. I think the low saturation will suit me well for what I plan. The light gives very high saturation here at this time of the year.

Can't be that much different to 120


I guess I would do that too for normal landscape photography.


The sea will be involved very much, and not being very static here in a storm..
Then I will develop the films myself, and E6 is very touchy on temperature. I have done E6 manually, and it's a nightmare keeping the temperature right.

Well try the 400 NC as well then for more shutter speed......

Me too, with a jobo CPE-2 and the tetenal 3 bath kit is easy, but without temperature compensated processor is bether not try ...

I am thinking of a jobo too. I will come back from 2 months in Aus with so much film.... I will be really put off developing it. I already are... which is good - makes me think more before shooting. Unless of course I shoot colour the whole time.... but jobo's still aren't cheap.

I buy mine by more or less 200 euros in second hand shop in UK, they have lot´s of second hand darkroom equipment, this CPE is like new and i just see they have more there.

See here : http://www.paulpetterson.co.uk/

Paul is very kind and give you very nice support, he have there more CPE´s and CPA´s, take a look, but i think is expensive to deliver to your country, and i don´t know you have to pay customs tax.

Ta - will look... I can always get sent to aus and carry back myself...

Then again Aus is about as far away from Europe as anywhere.. :-s

I just found a Jobo CPP2 for sale. I think I pick up that one. Should go well for b&w, E6 and C41. Too much waiting time using labs where I live, far from cities.

Jobo symplifies very much the process because temperature compensation and it´s very easy to use. CPP2 is a "pro" machine :)

THey have a cpe as well...

I wonder what the automatic one does... it is a beast. Does it drain and rinse and change each chemical according to a program? If so - how does one program?

Works only with 286 processor and 512kb ram..... :-))

512KB?

My 286 had the 12mhz version and had 1MB of ram.

FYI b and B are VERY different...by a factor of 8. ;-)

Mine too had 1 MB!

The last one I should know.. I'm into electrical stuff

Lol course not. CPE only rotate the drums and warm the wather to the right temperature. Have two speeds of rotation, one slow for paper and one fast for film. You can control only the temperature and the rotation. Developing times is with your watch or chrono by the film data-sheet.

Some CPE´s and CPP have a "lift" and you can put chemistry by it and drain in right moment. I have a lift but never used it.

Visit jobo web, you have there everything.

http://www.jobo.com/jobo_service_analog/us_analog/instructions/instructions_manual_cpe-2_plus_00.htm