This was an extreme film experiment. I got my hands on a roll of Soviet cinema film, Svema LN-9, which expired back in 1987. Because the original Soviet chemistry for this film is completely extinct, I had to rate it all the way down to ISO 6 and cross-process it at home using standard C-41 chemicals.

The results are beautifully unpredictable. The emulsion has severely degraded over the decades, resulting in heavy scratches, destroyed layers, and crazy, toxic color shifts. I tested it on the panel housing blocks of Würzburg and some architectural elements in Stuttgart. The chemical reaction turned these ordinary urban landscapes into a surreal, apocalyptic dreamscape.

Photographer:
gosha20777
Uploaded:
2026-07-06
Tags:
c-41 cinema film color shift cross process expired film soviet film svema x-pro
Camera:
Pentax Super A
Film:
Svema LN 9
Lens:
SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7
City:
Berlin
Country/region:
Germany
Decade:
2020s
Year:
2026
Time:
noon
Albums:
Dead Hand Protocol: Soviet Radioactive Emulsion

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