Motion Picture Film

Hand Spooled and Shipped from Ottakring, Vienna



Why use motion picture film?

Motion picture film has an exceptional quality and consistency. In Resolution, exposure latitude and flexibility, motion picture film stands shoulder to shoulder with professional film stocks like Portra and Ektar. In fact, these film stocks are based on the technology of the Vision 3 film sold here! At the same time, motion picture film comes at less than half the price of Portra film stocks.

The DX coding on the recycled film cartridges means it can be used in any 35mm film camera, including modern point and shoot cameras.

Why so cheap?

As a one-man operation, I have little expenses, which allows me to sell the film at a very competitive price. I am passionate about analog photography, and it is my mission to keep it as affordable as possible. As a frequent shooter myself, I was frustrated with the rising price of film, which lead me to find an alternative where I would not have to compromise on quality. All packaging, including the film cartridges and film boxes is recycled, which means that Otterfilm has a very low carbon footprint, while also keeping costs down!

 

What is Vision 3?

All Vision 3 film shares a special dye layering technology developed by Kodak. It was developed for the motion picture film sold here, and then used for Kodak Portra 160, Portra 400 and Ektar 100. All these films therefore share a similarly high dynamic range, fine grain and high color accuracy.

Are there any limitations?

While some low quality respooled film can cause problems with exposure or winding in automatic film cameras, we take care to make our films compatible with all film cameras, including automatic point and shoot and self-winding cameras. All our films, with the exception of 50d are DX coded, meaning that the film speed will be read automatically and accurately by your camera.