The 6 Best Fujifilm 35mm and 120 Film Stocks Hands On Review

If you're into film photography, you've probably heard about their legendary 35mm and 120 film stocks — and honestly, there's a good reason for that. Their films deliver stunning colors, beautiful tones, and sharpness that really make your photos pop. It's no surprise that photographers of all levels keep coming back to Fujifilm.

They've got a wide range of film stocks in various speeds and sizes, so you can find the perfect match for any shot you have in mind. Over the years, they've truly earned their place as one of the most beloved brands in the film world, next to Kodak or CineStill.

So, we decided to put some of their most revered films to the test. We gathered our most enthusiastic film photographers and let them loose with Fujifilm for a weekend. Below, you'll find some of the images from that shoot (and a few extras) to show you which films we've fallen in love with.

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1. Fujifilm Velvia 100

Best For: Creatives needing a more saturated film to fulfill their artistic measures.

Professional-quality medium-speed, daylight-type color reversal film with ultrafine grain and ultrahigh color saturation by incorporating new-generation cyan, magenta, and yellow couplers. Suited especially to scenery and nature photography and other subjects that require precisely modulated vibrant color reproduction and high image quality.

Low ISO 100

I love a good, clean, low ISO for bright sunny days.

Ultrahigh-Saturation Color Reproduction

Bold colors for the rich and powerful. Just a little more on the magenta side.

Super-Fine Grain

Clean and precise, steers clear from grain.

2. Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 B&W Film

Best For: Black and white lovers who want a film featuring the world's highest standard in grain quality among ISO 100 films.

Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II is an orthochromatic black and white negative film characterized by its extremely fine grain structure and wide tonal range. Super Fine Grain Technology delivers the distinct tight grain structure and alignment along with high acutance and smooth tonal rendering to suit scanning and enlarging applications. Its medium-speed ISO 100 nominal sensitivity suits working in various outdoor conditions, and enhanced reciprocity characteristics also benefit working with longer exposure times.

Low ISO 100

Love a good, clean low ISO for bright sunny days.

Orthochromatic B&W Negative Film

Its spectral sensitivity doesn't go very far toward the red end of the spectrum.

Broad Tonal Range and High Sharpness

Excellent processing characteristics with rich grading and outstanding sharpness.

3. Fujifilm Superia 400

Best For: Anyone looking to get their feet wet with Fujifilm film stocks, including a budget-friendly approach.

An all-around general-purpose, high-performance, high-speed color negative film delivering truly fine-grain. Superb for snapshots or action, outdoors or indoors, in low light with flash. Ideal for general use with compact zoom lens cameras.

Suitable for Multipurpose Shoots

It holds a lovely ISO of 400

Excellent Skin Tones

Produces a true-to-life tone across the whole image.

High Speed, Fine Grain

Not too grainy, just the right amount for a clean picture.

4. Fujifilm Velvia 50

Best For: Professional photographers needing a reliable source of saturated goodness with a super low, fine-grain ISO.

Professional, high-image quality, daylight-type color reversal film with superb granularity and world-class image color saturation and vibrancy levels. Precise modulation, vivid color reproduction, and excellent image quality make this an outstanding film for nature, fashion, products, interiors, and artwork photography. Exceptional performance, ISO speed rating of 50, excellent results in push-/pull processing for a wide range of exposures.

ISO 50

One of the only film stocks to have a striking low ISO for extremely bright days.

Vibrant Color Reproduction

Extremely unique color palettes with a more magenta hue, perfect to offset bright and colorful scenes.

Fine Grain Quality

Fine, crisp, clean.

5. Fujifilm Provia 100F

Best For: Those who like a fliexible saturatopm with a low, fine-grain ISO.

Professional-quality, medium-speed, daylight-type color reversal film with ultrafine grain, designed to provide medium color saturation and contrast compared to other films in the 100F series. Suited to a wide range of applications, such as product, landscape, nature, fashion photography, and portraiture. It provides ideal color saturation and contrast, making it suitable for all types of subject matter, along with minimal variation in performance even in long exposures and the ability to be push-processed up to +2 stops with excellent results.

Made For Everything

Of the three FujiFilm slide films, Provia 100F is by far the most versatile.

Versatile

Being slide film, it has decent exposure latitude, medium saturation, and contrast.

Sensitive, Yet Powerful

Pay close attention to your exposure when shooting this film since all slide film doesn’t have high exposure latitude, meaning it doesn’t do too well with overexposure.

6. FujiColor C200

Best For: Basic consumers need a film stock for a relatively cheaper price with still serviceable results that are clear and color-rich.

Designed for flexibility and ease of use, Fujicolor C200 works equally well outdoors in daylight or indoors with flash. Enhanced color reproduction, sharpness, and smooth, fine grain.

Perfect For Beginners

It’s a low-cost film for Fujifilm beginners nad starters needing something to fulfill indoor and outdoor needs.

Same Vein as Kodak Gold

C200 is Fujifilm's budget mass-market color film offering, occupying the same space as Kodak's ColorPlus and Gold in the ISO 200 category.

Cheaper, Yet Serviceable

It does a great job on the images for those looking to quickly pick them up at a grocery store.

How We Tested

We're a bunch of passionate film photographers who absolutely love what we do. We're always chatting about which cameras to use, the variety of films that work best in different settings, and even which vintage straps perfectly complement our medium format gear.

So when our supply coordinator handed us a selection of film stocks to test out over the weekend for our launch, we were all over it. I teamed up with the crew to write this article and share our experiences with each roll. While Kodak offers warmer tones and bmore dynamic ranges, Fujifilm's film stocks are perfect for a clean, editorial feel with less saturation.