CineStill BwXX 250 BW Film Sample Photos

September 16, 2026

Looking for CineStill BwXX sample photos — and for portraits on film with real analog film grain, not clinical DSLR sharpness? The first frames were shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm — CineStill’s stills-packaged Kodak Double-X (Eastman 5222) black and white cinema film — on a Leica M3. A 120 roll was shot at 200 ISO (box 250) on a Zeiss Super Ikonta 531, 6×4.5, and square 6×6 portraits on a Hasselblad 500 CM with CineStill BwXX 120.

BwXX is a classic panchromatic B&W stock, around EI 250 in daylight (about 200 under tungsten). It has the punchy midtones and grain of a cinema emulsion, and it develops in standard black-and-white chemistry.

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Palm trunk close-up with overlapping boot and scale texture shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Palm trunk scales — CineStill BwXX 35mm, Leica M3

CineStill BwXX film sample photos

Looking down through trees at a fenced pool, lounge chairs, and iron fence shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Pool through trees and iron fence — CineStill BwXX 35mm, Leica M3

Old industrial engine block with pulley, pipes, and rust shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Industrial engine block — CineStill BwXX 35mm, Leica M3

Three-globe street lamp in front of a brick wall shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Three-globe street lamp against brick — CineStill BwXX 35mm, Leica M3

Single palm tree against a bright sky shot on CineStill BwXX 35mm film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Palm against bright sky — CineStill BwXX 35mm, Leica M3

Palm tree against sky shot on CineStill BwXX 250 120 film at 200 ISO, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Palm tree against sky — CineStill BwXX 120, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531, shot at 200 ISO

Looking up a glass-panel building corner shot on CineStill BwXX 250 120 film at 200 ISO, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Glass-panel building corner — CineStill BwXX 120, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531, shot at 200 ISO

Close-up of a spiky trunk shot on CineStill BwXX 250 120 film at 200 ISO, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Spiky trunk close-up — CineStill BwXX 120, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531, shot at 200 ISO

Fire hydrant on river rock with Mueller / Albertville ALA foundry marking shot on CineStill BwXX 250 120 film at 200 ISO, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Mueller fire hydrant in river rock (Albertville ALA foundry marking) — CineStill BwXX 120, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531, shot at 200 ISO

Hasselblad 500 CM — Portraits on CineStill BwXX 120

These square 6×6 portraits were shot on CineStill BwXX 120 with a Hasselblad 500 CM — the medium-format grain and tonal depth that set portraits on film apart from sharp digital headshots. Developed in standard black-and-white chemistry.

A young woman in a moto jacket looking directly at the camera in a square black and white portrait on film shot on CineStill BwXX 120 film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Moto jacket, looking at camera — CineStill BwXX 120, Hasselblad 500 CM

Close-up portrait on film of a young woman in a moto jacket looking slightly away, hand near her collarbone shot on CineStill BwXX 120 film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Close-up moto jacket portrait — CineStill BwXX 120, Hasselblad 500 CM

Portrait on film of a young woman in a moto jacket and patterned skirt leaning against a stone pillar in an outdoor courtyard with a palm tree and arched architecture shot on CineStill BwXX 120 film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Leaning on a stone pillar — CineStill BwXX 120, Hasselblad 500 CM

Portrait on film of a young woman in a leather moto jacket looking thoughtfully to the side with hands clasped under her chin shot on CineStill BwXX 120 film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Chin on hands, looking aside — CineStill BwXX 120, Hasselblad 500 CM

Portrait on film of a young woman in a moto jacket and cow-print skirt leaning against a stone column in an outdoor courtyard shot on CineStill BwXX 120 film, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry — Courtyard portrait, cow-print skirt — CineStill BwXX 120, Hasselblad 500 CM

CineStill BwXX is a stills roll of Kodak Double-X (Eastman 5222) — these samples include Leica M3 35mm frames, a Zeiss Super Ikonta 531 6×4.5 120 roll shot at 200 ISO (box 250), and square Hasselblad 500 CM 120 portraits with real analog grain, developed in standard black-and-white chemistry.