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Cinestill 50D

Vendor: CineStill, USA

Emulsion: Color

Type: Negative

Balanced For: Daylight

Process: C-41

ISO: 50

Formats: 35 mm, Type 120

In Production: 2012 - present

About

CineStill 50 Daylight is a color negative film produced using the fresh stock of Kodak Vision3 50D motion picture film. The ‘Premoval’ technology, patented by CineStill, allows to remove remjet layer from the original film and then develop this specially treated emulsion using the standard C-41 process. Once the remjet layer is removed, the film is cut, packaged in 35mm / 36 exposure rolls as well as Type 120 rolls and then can be shot and developed as the usual photographic film.

The first batch of this film was manufactured in 2012 by a small company in the US. Within the first year it gained great popularity and became legendary. The film is characterized by a small grain size and expressed halation – red halos around bright light sources and high-contrast edges. The film is designed specifically for daylight, but can be shot in any light, using conversion filters or by adjusting the white balance during optical printing or scanning.

Scans

The examples of photos taken with CineStill 50D film.

© Anna Karaulova

© Kirill Korobov

Imitation Examples

Examples of CineStill 50D emulation in Dehancer.

Screen grabs from the "Infinite Place" documentary. Director: Paul Raatz
DP: Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke
Production: Von Anfang Anders Film

Screen grabs from the «Amnesia» short film. DoP & Colorist: Gareth Kay
Actors: Lorena & Juan Gareda

Screen grabs from the RC Celta x Adidas project “Del Pasado A Hoy, 99 Años”.
Director : Uruk Kemal
D.O.P: Can Dolu