Fly Away with Rollei Crossbird Slide Film
12 17 Share TweetI shot two rolls of Rollei Crossbird 200 in my Lomography Diana F+ one late morning last October. The sun was out, which created the perfect lighting situation for this film. Vibrant blues and greens from the sky contrasted well with the yellows, oranges, and reds from the changing leaves. The Rollei Crossbird film captured these colors perfectly.
Since Rollei Crossbird is a slide film, it can be processed in either E-6 slide chemicals or C-41 color negative chemicals. As the name suggests, it is meant to be cross-processed. Therefore, I chose to cross-process the film in C41 color negative chemicals. I was pleasantly surprised in that not much resolution was lost in the cross-process development of this film.
Although I love my Diana F+ (it is, after all, a plastic camera with zone focusing), getting super crisp shots is out of the question. I have no doubt though, that the film has the capability to capture sharper images with the right camera. Rollei makes several other types of film, including Nightbird and Redbird, which are both rolled backward in the canister. Let me know if you try out any of these films, and what you find from the experience!
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written by sarah-addison-dobard on 2013-05-08 #gear #review #mediumformat-crossbird-rollei-120-iso200-200-xpro-crossprocess-film-lomo-agfa-vibrant-fall-leaves-color-autumn
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