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Rollei Pan 25 (120, 25 iso) User-Review
written by stouf on September 3rd, 2009 , 6 comments (4 votes)

After testing the Rollei ATP 1.1 32 iso (35mm), I was hysterically looking for a medium-format equivalent. So I found this Rollei Pan 25. I thought, “25 ISO?” Even with a modified aperture in my Holga, It’s always be underexposed, but I wanna try it!

So I did just that and the results are just fine. They’re not that underexposed after all! I was on a beach on a very grey day as only Halifax (Canada) would provide and the shots are ok (using the “cloud” aperture)! I tested some daylight long exposure and this time using the “sun” aperture for 2-3 seconds and the water moving around the rocks became a nice blurry halo. Some long exposures for 8-10 seconds in a bar were underexposed, but hey! I was really in the dark, with a 25 ISO.

Before seeing the results, as I was so anxious, thinking all of my shots will be underexposed, so I added some big light leaks, hoping that it will add some light on the film. Even if it was, after all, not necessary. The results are nice and I’ll burn that film again!

Last point is that I scanned the film in color negative mode, producing some super sepia tones or even some pink, purple or orange tones. I even scanned it once in positive mode because I wanted to have a black swan.

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6 comments

  • mattydk
    by mattydk
    3 months ago

    another great review Stouf, awesome gallery. It really makes me want to try this out for myself.

  • adi_totp
    by adi_totp
    3 months ago

    classic b&w brooooo! great review!

  • vicuna
    by vicuna
    3 months ago

    Great review, great gallery!! :))

  • -a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
    by -a-l-b-e-r-t-o-
    3 months ago

    I'm really impressed...

  • grenoouille
    by grenoouille
    3 months ago

    Beautiful gallery! The beach and light leaks shots are fantastic! And there are some really sweet portraits of your girlfriend! Did you use long exposure for the whole set displayed here?

  • stouf
    by stouf
    2 months ago

    Thank you very much all of you ! @grenoouille: only a few are long exposures... This film works well also in normal mode, surprisingly not too under-exposed ! Give it a try ! Cheers.

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