Analog Therapy/Film Test: FPP B&W FRANKENSTEIN 200.

Stopped by my local camera shop earlier this week. Took some photos with a fun setup. Decided to pick up some more Rollei Infrared 400 and Chris…

…recommended I give some FPP film that had just come in a try. He had B&W ISO 400, 200, and 100 in stock and I picked up one of each. This post is about the ISO 200 variant.

Not my first FPP film. I had tried their low ISO color film before (Exhibit A, B, and C.) but it is my first try with their B&W film. MUMMY 400 went well. This time I went with a sentimental favorite, the Pentax ME Super with the 50mm f/2 kit lens.

I brought it with me as I met with a local promoter that invited me to show my photography in a local art space. I then kept it with me as I made a photography therapy run through a local town. Then I headed home to develop the film with Cinestill df96 as usual. Here are the pics with my thoughts on the film afterward.

Thoughts.

This was roll nine through this batch of df96 chemistry and earlier on I had developed some Rollei Infrared 400 that required some longer times to clear the film. I say this since like the last roll of 400 there were some… splotches? Less than the 400 film which is what I would expect from 200 film. No big. So I cleaned them up in Lightroom. I tossed a few more that were lost due to human error and I do not want them to count against the film. But I was left with a nice sampling of images. Anyhoo.

The film itself.

I like it. A lot. I like the tones and I find the look even more pleasing than the 400 speed variant. Pretty much what I expected. Will I buy more? Probably. I do not have a favorite ISO 200 B&W film at this time so I am as likely to try FPP FRANKENSTEIN as any other. I welcome any new film that comes along and I had fun giving it a spin. I wish FPP much success.

Happy capturing.

-ELW