The new Ferrania P30 120 film follows the success of the Ferrania P30 35mm film, developed to cater to the incredible quality of medium format.
Based on the historic cinema formula from the mid-20th Century, the panchromatic ISO 80 B&W emulsion based film allows for high-contrast negatives with little visible grain.
This newly manufactured Ferrania P30 120 film is a great addition to any film photographer looking to capture stunning images on medium format. Its deep shadows and sharp highlights offer beautifully sharp images with unique character.
Please note that Ferrania P30 has a narrower exposure latitude versus many black and white films, so spending time to get an accurate exposure will reap serious rewards.
Specification
Format: | 120 |
Colour: | B&W |
Type: | Negative |
ISO: | 80 |
Exposures: | 12 |
Pack size: | 1 |
Sample pics (as captured on Ferrania P30 35mm) in order (c) Andrew Kaiser, Mark C Warner, Allison Webber, Jason Little, Aaron Mitchell, Andrea Ulivi, and Massimiliano Terzi.
Best Practices: Shooting and Developing P30
Film Ferrania have compiled their top hints and tips for getting the best out of P30 35mm film in a useful document that is available for free download here: P30 Best Practices
About Film Ferrania
The Ferrania brand has a long and illustrious history. Starting life as an explosives factory in the late 19th Century, the Italian plant was turned to producing cinema film in the 1920s. Riding the wave of analogue photography they quickly added consumer formats to their range but kept cinema as their core business.
The commercial success of films shot on Ferrania (including P30!) like the Oscar-winning movie ‘Two Women’ kept momentum throughout the later part of the 20th Century – with many Italian and European film-makers choosing to shoot with the Italian stock. The company also produced many films and film-chemicals for other brands.
The turn of the century brought the rise of digital and the inevitable pressure on financial security. The plant continued to operate in a reduced capacity until finally closing in 2010….until Nicola Baldini came to visit in 2012 and decided to restart the operation! A 2014 successful Kickstarter followed, along with many years of gathering the team and resources to deliver their goal of ‘fundamentally changing the way you buy, use and process film in the 21st Century’.
P30 is now in continuous production, proudly Made In Italy, and is HERE TO STAY!
Read more about Ferrania in our launch blog here.