If you’ve ever processed your own film at home, you might have come across water spots, white-ish residues sitting on the surface of the film. It can be incredibly frustrating, especially after taking so much care to process the film properly. In this blog post we'll go over some tips and tricks on how to clean any existing water spots on your film and prevent them in the first place. 

Since 2013, CineStill film stocks have delivered advanced motion picture technology to the modern analog stills photographer. They’ve graced the covers of magazines, albums, billboards, and earned their way into the camera bags of film shooters the world over. For those new to the family, here’s a quick overview of what makes our film stocks special, with examples of how they can be used by photographers you should really be following.

With summer around the corner for many of us, we are reducing the prices of our daylight-balanced 120 film by 15% to give you more creative opportunities to use these vibrant color films in more situations.

These new prices will be for CineStill 400Dynamic and 50Daylight 120 medium format films. We have implemented this price reduction, effective immediately, and we expect it to be mirrored across all our affiliated film stores, camera shops, and labs worldwide as they get new inventory. This revised pricing reflects our goal to help make our high quality films more available and accessible to the analog photography community around the world.

We're excited to announce the arrival of the long-anticipated CineStill 400Dynamic 4x5 color film! Thanks to the support from the analog community, the dream of introducing this emulsion in 4x5 is now a reality. This is the first-ever production run of 400D 4x5, and we plan to make it a mainstay in our film lineup. We've heard your interest in having a new color film for large format photographers and we look forward to you experiencing it!

The Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals you know and love are back! Here with the original formulas and a brand-new look! Ready for you first is Kodak's legendary Black-and-White chemistry, starring the iconic XTOL, T-MAX, and everyone's favorite D-76. But that's not all! Kodak Color Negative and E-6 chemistry are lined up for release later this year!

Have we introduced you to our friend ADOX yet? Well, after over a decade of collaboration and partnership, CineStill is helping to bring the extensive suite of ADOX photographic products to North America, serving the analog community across the continent. We aim to amplify ADOX's brand presence throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, ensuring swift access for labs, photo retail outlets, and avid photographers. You'll begin to see these great products more often — both from your favorite local shops and at cinestillfilm.com.

When searching for CineStill films have you come across any “brand new” color films “made by” random brands lately? Are their claims strikingly similar somehow? Have they cracked the CineStill code? No, they have not… Through thorough quality assurance, we have concluded that true 800T — utilizing our meticulous and unique production process — is the only color film that can stand behind the claim of being both 800-speed and Tungsten balanced. This article will further explain how we came to this conclusion and go into detail showing the results of our extensive testing. We are not here to be nit-picky or point fingers and name names — which might get a little confusing — but some names may sound familiar to you by now. Those “800T” imitations and “400D” generics (repurposed from existing 500-speed or 250-speed motion picture film, respectively) are not representative of the original motion picture film’s quality nor the performance of CineStill films’ sensitivity and color fidelity. Although they may replicate the signature CineStill red halation glow, they are only somewhat comparable to expired film, in that they appear age fogged with shifted color-balance and exhibit a slower effective film-speed (200-400 ISO at best) resulting in a film not suitable for proposed use, let alone low-light photography; that is unless you like underexposed/expired film. For those looking for fresh film, we are fortunate to still have several other excellent high-speed color films available today (even with the recent unavailability of 400H and C200) — from UltraMax and Portra 400 to Lomo 800 and Portra 800 — but 800T is still the only tungsten-balanced, true 800-speed film made for still photography. Anything else, isn’t…

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The legacy of Italian cinema is set to explode once again with Film Ferrania's revolutionary new film...P33.

P33 is a revolution in black-and-white photography that fuses innovation with tradition for unparalleled results! Built from the ground up, this panchromatic film will have a sensitivity of ISO 160, giving photographers a smoother, more versatile photographic experience than ever before. Building upon the innovation and recent improvements made to the latest version of its predecessor P30, such as extended spectral sensitivity and dynamic range, P33 upholds unique features such as fine grain and crisp well-defined contrast. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a budding enthusiast, P33 opens up the world of black-and-white analog photography, making it more accessible for all!