Hello,

My name is Gerrty and they call me the Grain Digger. If you are seeing this letter it means you just bought some of my celluloid. Unfortunately I got a little hungry and all thats left is black and white. It’s a little grainy, but thats my favorite part.

Happy Shooting,

Gerrty

Grain Digger started its life as a high speed film for night photography of missile launches. Having a box speed of 800 it was easily pushed to 2000, allowing photographers to capture the night sky during these events. Fast forward to 2024 and the film is getting a new life.

Grain digger creates a lower contrast image, with pronounced grain structure. This film is for photographers that aren’t shy about showing the world that they shot on film. Gerrty would approve!

Shoot at ISO 100 or push to ISO 2000, its really up to you. Grain digger allows its artists to explore the history of celluloid, breathing life into a forgotten film stock!

Embrace the grain

“grain digger”
Stock Info

  • ISO 100

    Grain Digger was originally a 800-2000 ISO film stock that was used for night photography of missile launches. We have tested the stock at ISO 100 and ISO 800. If you choose 800 then you will need to develop for roughly 9 minutes. If you choose ISO 100 you can develop at standard times for your developer as the film has been properly rated in camera.

    This film stock is from our vintage collection of frozen expired films. The sample images above were rated at ISO 800 and pushed in development.

  • Black & White

    Grain digger is a low contrast high-ISO black and white negative film. Our test images
    are rated at ISO 800 or ISO 100. ISO 800 will require you to push your film during development, which results in more pronounced grain and more contrast. . Our 800 ISO tests were calculated at 9 minutes of development and 9 minutes of fixing in HC-110.

    This film stock is hand-rolled from bulk motion picture film. This film as no remjet

  • Grain

    The Grain Digger has pronounced grain which adds to your final image. The ability to push this film beyond its limits brings this element into focus.

    If you are someone that doesn’t want to hide that your are shooting on film, then this is or you!