Ferrania Orto 35mm Film

Ferrania Orto is P30's quirky film cousin and features the same high silver content, inherently strong contrast and practically invisible grain as P30 - but this time, distinctly orthochromatic.

In the earliest days of silent cinema, film stock was blue-sensitive or orthochromatic. Hollywood relied on cosmetics as a “corrective” for on-screen actors. One hundred years later, the very “flaws” that plagued our predecessors are now the creative features that distinguish orthochromatic films today.

Ferrania Orto Best Practices

Shoot at box speed

Modern films are very flexible, but Orto is based on a classic chemical formula that responds best when shot at the listed ISO of 50.

Make Your Own Scans

Ferrania films are unique compared to most modern films. As a result, we have found that typical lab scanning can yield blocked-up hyper-contrasty images. If this happens to you, try scanning the negatives yourself for better results.

Enjoy It!

Ferrania films are created to be enjoyed, not analyzed. For that reason, feel free to ignore the "rules" and do whatever you like.

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