The tones present a level of dimensionality that I have not seen in any other developer yet.
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There’s a richness here, deep contrast with full blacks and clean whites. Kodak D-96 (repackaged as Cinestill D96) is specifically designed for developing these films, and I can see why. What better way to show off what a motion picture film can do than to develop it in a proper motion picture film developer. H 7:30 20C Minolta Maxxum 9 – Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 17-35mm 1:2.8-4 D – Lomography Potsdam 100 ASA-100 – Kodak HC-110 Dil. Minolta Maxxum 9 – Konica-Minolta Zoom AF 17-35mm 1:2.8-4 D – Lomography Potsdam 100 ASA-100 – Kodak HC-110 Dil. The images also carry grain, but no surprise there, but in this case, the grain is most pleasing and lends to the sharpness of the image overall. HC-110 became my go-to for developing this film, and the results they speak for themselves. All I can say is that the results are smooth. The first time I used HC-110 and UN54/Potsdam 100 I didn’t look properly and used a Dilution A and ruined the film, but I soon realised my mistake and the second roll I ran at Dilution H. I can’t wait to see what other surprises the film has in store! Not to mention these are sharp images with a wonderfully fine grain as well.
That said, there is a certain cinematic quality to these images, but a rich tonality and some amazing contrast although higher than I expected at 1+1 dilution. But these images met and even exceeded these expectations.
Now I have had experience with ORWO UN54 in the past, but only with HC-110 and PMK Pyro, so I already knew something of what to expect. I have to say, after pulling the negatives out of the tank, I stood impressed. This is in contrast to the Berlin 400, which had factory markings in the rebate, but probably future rolls will be Lomography branded as shown by the fact they are now taking pre-orders for Berlin 400 in medium format. What struck me is that the film is marked as Lomography Potsdam in the rebate area, which means that they are actively engaging Filmotech/ORWO to manufacture the stuff new which explains how they can get the film in both 35mm and 120, which I will be shooting both during this review. Designed as Eastern Europe version of Kodak Plus-X and it certainly shows. Compared to N74, UN54 is super sharp, fine-grained and has a fantastic tonality and one I have only developed in a limited number of developers, so I’m looking forward to trying it out in different developers. Potsdam 100 is ORWO UN54 a film that I have shot a lot with for the past several years.
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No strangers on this bridge, Lomography Potsdam 100 is the second film released in their Kino series of films.
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