With the film photography community still on a high from the release of the Harman Phoenix 200, there’s no shortage of first looks at the new color negative film. Some can’t help but get experimental to see what would happen if they pushed or cross-processed the new film. If you’re curious, Alex/Shaka1227 did both and shared his findings in the quick video above!
“Since Harman Phoenix has strong grain and high contrast, I felt that pushing would work well,” Alex said in his video description. “Given the clear base and lack of orange mask, I just HAD to try E-6 processing, too.”
He begins his report by briefly explaining what it means to push film, why it’s done and what results you can more or less get out of it. According to Harman, you can underexpose the Phoenix 200 film by one stop and rate it at 400 ISO. So, he thought that pushing the film by one stop won’t do much, but pushing it three stops won’t produce good results either. So, he settled on two stops.
Meanwhile, cross-processing seemed like a good idea to try as well since Harman Phoenix 200 negative lacks an orange mask and has a clear base. Alex also suggested using a warming filter to add warmth to the mostly blue-tinged slide images that cross-processing creates.
So, if you’re thinking of getting the Harman Phoenix 200 to do the same experiment, make sure to watch the video to the end! If you do experiment with this film, make sure to share your results in the comments below, or in our group discussion if you’re already part of the Photofocus Community!
