Monday, January 23, 2012

Is 35m film that is used for still photography the same as used for motion filming?

I have been looking at buying bulk 35mm film to load into my own canister for still photography use, but on noticing you can buy it in 100ft rolls was wondering if the negatives are literally the same that are used for motion filming?Is 35m film that is used for still photography the same as used for motion filming?NO



Motion picture film emulsion is much different than still film.



Reasons?



The film has an added layer to protect the film from scratching as if flies through the film gate at 24 fps. Cine film for the most part is colour negative film and its processing uses similar but different chemistry than typical still C-41 processingIs 35m film that is used for still photography the same as used for motion filming?Years ago there were a couple of companies that would buy left over color negative film from Hollywood and put them in 35mm cassettes. The processing was not c-41 (presumably similar) so you had to return the film to them and they would process and print it and send you a new roll. I seem to remember that the quality was deemed so-so, but the price was right. If you buy a 100ft bulk roll of camera film you're getting the same emulsion that you can buy already loaded in cassettes.Is 35m film that is used for still photography the same as used for motion filming?They sell 135 film rolls in cans, not for filming, but for cutting and mounting in canisters. The celuloid base is the same as in movies, though they include the sound track. Also is quite common 16 mm film, 8 and super 8
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