“Two years ago, I found it almost impossible to shoot Kodak Vision film on a still camera. There were a handful of labs that would process the film and only two or three that would actually use ECN-2 (they cross process on C-41 chemistry). Aside from the wait time, the price doubled from regular C-41. The high cost and long wait made me go back to normal still stock film.
QWD completely change the game. Their home developing kit is as simple to use as most film developing kits. It allows me to use Kodak’s most unique films. Vision stocks not only render a different grain structure than any other stock on the market, but also its densitometry and spectral sensitivity makes each stock unique.
As a cinematographer, the QWD kit, allows me to experiment with film in ways I couldn’t before. I can not only shoot my own camera tests with my 35mm rangefinder but now I have the certainty of the results and can force develop film at will for a small fraction of what it costs to send the film to a lab. The word “cinematic” was born from this stocks and QWD kit is the key for everyone to finally make cinematic photos.”
