It appears that everyone has the need for speed. The year is 2026 and a glance at the current lineup of film stocks will reveal that there are less than a handful of emulsions available with an ISO lower than 100…and only one in color: CineStill 50D. Perhaps a perceived impracticality has historically hampered its popularity. But fear not folks! We encourage you to go against the grain (see what I did there?), slow your roll, and give CineStill 50D a go this summer. It just might be the most underrated film on this beautiful blue marble. 

We first discovered Maarten Groen on Instagram and quickly became huge fans of his stunning work. Shooting almost exclusively CineStill Film, he recently self published a book of images shot on our film!

For this spotlight, we simply asked Maarten to talk about shooting impactful still photographs alongside his work as a film director. Thank you Maarten for supporting CineStill and for being such a beautiful part of our film community!

Hi, I’m Maarten Groen and I’m an analog addict...