Lomography Metropolis 100-400iso 120 Format - Expired 09/2024

Lean into a gritty, desaturated vision of the modern world. LomoChrome Metropolis is an original chemical formula developed by the colour alchemists at Lomography, engineered to offer a harsh, high-contrast alternative to traditional, overly vibrant films. This batch in 120 medium format expired recently in September 2024, meaning it is freshly matured—perfectly poised to deliver its signature, starkly cinematic look with absolute reliability and structural sharpness.

The Highlights

• The Metropolis Colour Science: Metropolis is famous for its unique, de-saturated colour palette. It aggressively suppresses warm yellows and mid-greens while shifting blues, deep teals, and dark architectural shadows into prominent, cold tones. Reds pop through the bleakness with a startling, brilliant saturation.

• Freshly Expired Precision: Having passed its expiration date quite recently, this batch is in a prime "sweet spot." It offers the full, uncompromised structural integrity, micro-sharpness, and fine grain of a fresh professional roll, with just a hint of unpredictable, moody analog depth.

• The Extended ISO 100-400 Range: This stock is built with a unique chemical latitude, allowing you to rate it anywhere between ISO 100 and ISO 400 on the same roll.

  • Shot at ISO 100: Expect slightly softer contrast and cleaner, more descriptive shadow details.

  • Shot at ISO 400: Pushes the film into a aggressive, ultra-contrasty look with heavy, ink-black shadows and a highly stylized, gritty film grain.

• Medium Format Magnificence: On 120 film, Metropolis's brutalist contrast curves and desaturated tones are rendered across large, sweeping medium format negatives. It delivers an incredibly immersive, cinematic depth of field that looks spectacular on a lightbox or under a high-resolution scanner.

Quick Specs

• Format: 120 Medium Format

• Type: Creative Colour Negative (Standard C-41 Process)

• Speed Range: Extended XR ISO 100–400

• Expiration Date: September 2024 (09/2024)

• Best For: Industrial architecture, moody street photography, stark urban landscapes, and high-concept, desaturated fashion editorials.