This Is How I Roll Maverick 125 - 35mm Colour Negative Film
From aerial reconnaissance to your camera bag.
Originally engineered to photograph the earth from altitude. Now available for photographers whose ambitions are somewhat closer to ground level.
This Is How I Roll Film Maverick 125 35mm Film is an ISO 125 colour negative film originally designed for aerial photography, hand-rolled into recycled canisters by This Is How I Roll Film. The aerial heritage translates directly into the characteristics that make it interesting for still photography: ultra-fine grain, high definition detail, precise colour accuracy, and a tonal range that handles the extremes of exposure with composure. It shares the same thin polyester base and light piping caveat as the Noir collection, and develops in standard C-41 chemistry. In stock now and shipping fast from the UK. 36 exposures, no DX code.
What Makes This Is How I Roll Film Maverick 125 35mm Film Habit-Forming
Aerial Origins, Photographic Results Aerial photography demands a film that resolves fine detail accurately from altitude, handles wide dynamic range across varied terrain and lighting conditions, and maintains colour fidelity under circumstances that standard photographic films weren't designed for. Those same engineering requirements translate directly into the characteristics that make Maverick 125 distinctive at ground level: sharpness that holds under scrutiny, colour that doesn't drift, and tonal depth that rewards careful scanning and printing.
Ultra-Fine Grain The grain structure on Maverick 125 is exceptionally fine, producing negatives with a clean, smooth quality that reflects the film's technical origins. For photographers who want the finest grain available in a colour negative film at ISO 125, the aerial heritage is a genuine advantage rather than a marketing angle.
ISO 125: Precise and Considered ISO 125 is a deliberate speed for deliberate photographers. It rewards good light and careful exposure, producing its best results outdoors in natural light or in controlled studio conditions. It isn't a film for available light interiors or unpredictable conditions; it's a film for situations where you know what you're working with and want the best the format can produce.
Cinematic Colour and Contrast Maverick 125 delivers accurate, true-to-life colour with dynamic contrast and a tonal range that gives images genuine depth. The palette is clean and precise rather than warm or stylised, producing results that suit landscape, architectural, and fine detail work where colour accuracy matters as much as aesthetic character.
Thin Polyester Base: Flat Negatives, Handle with Care Like the Noir collection from This Is How I Roll Film, Maverick 125 is coated onto a thin base that dries completely flat, making it a strong performer for photographers who scan their own negatives. The same thin base also makes it susceptible to light piping. Load in dim or subdued light and store in the black canister pot rather than a clear one. The same two habits that apply across all This Is How I Roll Film stocks with a thin base.
Standard C-41 Processing Develops in standard C-41 chemistry at any colour lab, including Chemical Dependency Lab. No special handling, no unusual requirements.
No DX Code: Set Your ISO Manually No DX code on the canister. Set your ISO manually to 125. Cameras without manual ISO control are not compatible.
36 Exposures A full 36-exposure roll in a recycled canister. No box, no excess packaging.
Best For Maverick 125 earns its place for landscape, architectural, travel, and fine detail work in good natural light or controlled studio conditions. The ultra-fine grain and colour accuracy make it a strong choice for any work where image quality and tonal precision are the priority, and for photographers who want a distinctive and technically capable colour film at ISO 125 that goes beyond the mainstream options. The flat-drying polyester base makes it particularly well suited to photographers who develop and scan their own film. C-41 development is available here at Chemical Dependency Lab if you'd rather hand it over.
Perfect for: Landscape and architectural photographers who want the finest grain a colour negative film can offer, studio and controlled light work, home developers who scan their own negatives, and anyone whose colour film dependency has outgrown the standard options and is ready for something with a more interesting history.
Maverick 125 started its working life photographing terrain from altitude. The precision that required, in colour accuracy, grain structure, and tonal range, is exactly what makes it compelling for still photography. It isn't the most versatile film in the bag and it doesn't pretend to be. What it offers is a level of technical quality with an unusual provenance, at a price that reflects both.