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Rollei Vario Chrome Color Film Review | All about Film

3,791 views · Published 2 March 2018 · 16:19 · Indexed 17 October 2026

Channel: David Hancock · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Rollei Vario Chrome was a limited edition film that, honestly, fell away from the Rollei brand as I understand it. The film was good for atmospheric images for photographers who are willing to take a chance that their images might not turn out as hoped, but still be okay. This is not a film for people who want predictability, precision, or technical ... anything.

Rollei Vario Chrome should be looked at as an interesting case study for marketers. The film diverges from the overall brand but looks significantly better, from a packaging perspective, than the rest. So aspect of the product are great marketing but where it counts, the film really felt more like a Lomo release than a Rollei release.

This video looks at the film and discusses how to use it. There's an absolute dearth of actionable technical data on this film, but for those of you who have this stock, this video should give you some ideas about how to shoot it.

Emulsive Review:
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Index:
Skip the Intro: 0:28
Film Type: 1:07
Available Formats: 2:04
Subjective Characteristics: 2:43
Technical Data, and Lack Thereof: 6:43
Suggested Camera Settings: 8:42
Thoughts and Observations: 10:40

ISO Start Points:
ISO Comparison: 1:23
320 ISO: 1:50
500 ISO: 4:02
640 ISO: 10:08
800 ISO: 15:16
Viewer-submitted images: 15:54

Vario Chrome was a limited edition film; by the time you see this, it may no longer be available for purchase.

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http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/US_plugins_acrobat_en_motion_newsletters_filmEss_06_Characteristics_of_Film.pdf
http://motion.kodak.com/motion/uploadedFiles/Kodak/motion/Education/Publications/Essential_Reference_Guide/kodak_essential_reference_guide.pdf
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https://emulsive.org/reviews/film-reviews/rollei-film-reviews/film-review-rollei-vario-chrome-35mm

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