Yodica Andromeda 35mm Film in a Nikon F5

This isn’t a technical review. There are no charts, no pixel peeping, and no scientific comparisons here. What follows are simply my thoughts and impressions after shooting a roll of Yodica Andromeda 35mm – a film that had been waiting in my fridge for quite a while before I finally loaded it up.

Shooting Yodica Andromeda in Bad Tölz

I’ve been buying experimental films for years. Some I order on purpose, others just end up with me somehow, and then they usually spend months in the fridge until I stumble upon them again. With the Yodica Andromeda, I honestly can’t remember when or where I bought it. But three months ago, I finally shot it in my Nikon F5, paired with a 50mm Nikkor lens, while walking through my hometown of Bad Tölz, Bavaria.

The town is familiar to me in every way – I grew up here. The streets, the landmarks, the atmosphere. But through Andromeda, they looked different. Familiar, yet strange. Recognisable, but at the same time dark and moody.

I chose three frames that felt most characteristic of Bad Tölz: a hat shop, the Winzerer monument, and a church with the mountains in the background.

The hat shop, usually warm and inviting, took on a dreamlike, almost eerie atmosphere under the film’s violet and pink shifts. Tradition suddenly looked fragile, almost ghostly.

The Winzerer monument, a symbol of strength and pride, appeared melancholic – stripped of its heroic brightness and softened into something more introspective. The altered colours made it feel like a faded memory rather than a triumphant statue.

And the church with the mountains behind – normally a postcard scene, bright and uplifting. On Yodica Andromeda it looked surreal, less like a faithful depiction of reality and more like a fragment of a dream, caught between worlds.

About Yodica

Yodica is a small Italian company that hand-produces creative films. Each stock is individually prepared and given a name inspired by the universe – Andromeda, Pegasus, Polaris, and so on. These films are not about accuracy or realism. They are about interpretation and mood.

Andromeda is a 35mm C-41 colour film with ISO 400, designed to overlay strong violet and pink tones across the frame. The results are never entirely predictable – sometimes subtle, sometimes striking – but always distinctive.

As for whether you can still buy it: honestly, I’m not sure. Yodica films tend to come and go in small batches, and availability has always been hit-and-miss. Luckily, I’ve still got one more roll sitting in the fridge, waiting for the right occasion.

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