A Comparison of all the 120 Film Stocks on the Market

If you’re looking to get into shooting medium format film but aren’t sure which film stock to start with, check out this helpful 16-minute video by The Slanted Lens. Photographer Jay P. Morgan purchased all the B&W and color 120 film rolls he could get his hands on and did a shootout to compare the different looks and qualities.

Here’s a list of the film stocks compared in the video:

Kodak Ektar 100 (10:50)
Kodak Portra 160 (10:26)
Kodak Portra 400 (12:19)
Kodak Portra 400H
Kodak Portra 800 (13:14)
Kodak Tri-X 400 (8:16)
Kodak TMAX 100 B&W (4:30)
Kodak TMAX-2 400 (7:44)
Ilford 100 (3:30)
Ilford 125 (3:50)
Ilford HP5 400 (5:52)
Ilford Delta 400 (5:25)
Ilford XP2 Super 400 (7:01)
Ilford Delta 3200 (9:46)
Fujifilm Acros 100 (2:19)
Fujifilm Pro 400H (12:11)
CineStill 50D (11:27)
CineStill 800 Tungsten (13:25)

You can download the complete set of film scans to compare yourself over on The Slanted Lens website (you’ll need to provide your name and email for access).

“It ends up being a lot of Kodak products I still feel like are very strong,” Morgan concludes. “Ilford has a great place and there are people out there who are die-hard Ilford fans. And Fujifilm as well has a great look.”