NYC on Kodak Color Plus 200 35mm film
Shot in New York, 2019 with a Nikon FM2n
I love this film.
Back in 2019 I decided to shoot just film on a family holiday to New York. I took my trusty Nikon FM2n camera and a selection of different film stocks to try out. It was the first time I'd ever gone on holiday and thought 'I'll just shoot film'. I'll be honest, there was a big bit of me that was filled with the fear -'what if I got home and the film didn't expose properly?' and 'what if the airport security x-ray machine fogs the rolls and ruins the images?'
At the time it felt like a huge leap of faith, I mean I could have taken my digital camera and almost certainly got all the shots I wanted. but I was deep in my film honeymoon phase, giddily addicted to the grain, to the imperfections, to the magic ✨
Once we returned I posted off all the rolls to be professionally developed. At the time I was home developing, but I didn't want to take any chances with these babies - my first film holiday, they felt extra precious.
The great thing about sending film away to be developed is that you mail to off and then you get on with your life. Then, when you least expect it a loud thud comes form your letterbox and the negatives are back. And then you get to relive the moments you captured again. It's nothing like looking at digital files, completely incomparable.
I digress, back to the film. Available in rolls of 24 or 36 exposures, I'd personally recommend the 36 exposures every time, especially if you are planning on paying to get it developed professionally, get the maximum bang for your buck, our pound for your, um, pound. It's C-41 developing for this film, which is the cheaper option for professional color film development.
Kodak Color Plus 200 is meant to be suited to most lighting conditions but personally I find it's best suited to outdoor shooting. The color reproduction is really nice and best of all it's a cheap film, well dheap in terms of color film. Don't be put off if you read the phrase 'budget film', it's a pretty forgiving film and ideal for a first time film shooter (plus it's a lot cheaper than it's (frankly) over-hyped pricier cousin Portra)✌️
