bybrett Posted December 5, 2010 Share #21 Posted December 5, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fujicolour Pro-400H as update of Fujicolour NPH 400 All my film weddings were shot on various versions of this stuff rated at 320 ASA, so I have to agree with you. To see some results check out my old web site = byBrett - Wedding Photography and Album Design Fuji 400 holds the highlights well and gives you an all year round film with an f1.4 lens. As for M8 I shot 16 weddings on this camera with a single 50mm f2.8 Elmar-M = Brett: LEICA Photographer's collections on Flickr You don't have to like it... but I never had a complaint. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Riccis Posted December 6, 2010 Share #22 Posted December 6, 2010 I wish I knew what labs like Richard Photo Lab do to get lovely colours like those.Pete Sorry for taking so long to respond but it has been an insane travel weekend. To answer your question I will assume you are not a Richard Photo Lab client, but will tell you that they are the best lab in the US (and maybe the world). They work and listen to their client's feedback to deliver the exact look they are looking for and have reference prints to ensure this is matched on every single job (check out this behind the scenes video richard photo labwedding photography and beyond | new location! | Joel Serrato Films and around the halfway point you'll see some of their pro-client names and their references prints along any other special instructions). To achieve the color, I usually recommend you to overexpose your film by a stop or stop and a half but process at box speed (i.e. if you shoot the 400 color film, rate it at 200, shoot 800, rate it at 400, etc... but don't ask for any pull processing and instead ask to develop at whatever box speed the film has). The other key element is to ask to scan your color film in their Fuji Frontier machines, by default everything is scanned on Noritsu machines (for both B&W and color) and while this is excellent for B&W, the color work just looks amazing out of the Frontier. The downside is that your job will take up to an extra week long and it is also more expensive to do. Of course, with a couple of tweaks in PS, you can get your Noritsu scans to look really good. My advise is to work with Richard and get scans from both machines and decide for yourself as some people will see a difference while others will not. When you call them, ask for Bill (he runs the operation and a fantastic guy always willing to help you get started) and tell him I sent you. Remember, tell them exactly what you are looking for as they will work with you to ensure they come up with a product that matches your needs. Hope this helps. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted December 6, 2010 Share #23 Posted December 6, 2010 Thanks Riccis. I note that Johnathan Canlas recommends shooting at box speed for the new Portra400 so this is something to bear in mind. I'll have a look for a lab using a Frontier machine in the uk but I believe Richard Photo Lab deal with overseas clients. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted December 6, 2010 Share #24 Posted December 6, 2010 Riccis - agree with sticking with the Frontier for scans - years ago my lab changed the scanning but I could tell straight away.... Cheers Brett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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