Fujicolor superia X-tra 400, anyone used it?

[jacksparrow]

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I know it's not a professional film and maybe shouldn't expect anything great, but I'm just starting with film, and wanted to test what's available arround my place.

 

I find it just OK with good light, but absolutely impossible for low light situations, at least in my shots the "color" showed as different tones of yellow-ocher-brown... all the shots did have all a kind of yellowish tone, might be something wrong with the processing? overall very poor!

 

Anyone using cheap film with good results here? If yes, which one?

 

thanks

[JacquesBalthazar]

Just used that one for the first time this week, and scanned a couple of frames in the last hour: pretty nice, balanced, fine grained, very tolerant to tungsten and mixed light situations, scans easily (vuescan). Was quite surprised as I bought the rolls in an emergency, not finding any slide film in the remote location I was at the time. Shot my last Provia 400X frames and started the X-tra in the same mixed light setting that day: the Provia turned all yellowish and impossible to fix post-scan, while the X-tra produced very nice nearly neutral scans with very little fiddling of the vuescan standard settings. I would have been better of with the X-tra 400 for all shots that day.

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[milsu]

Except the 1st, all of these photos, from 2nd to 10th, were done with Fujicolor Superia X-tra 400.

http://www.leica-camera-user.com/people/12914-3rd-international-belgrade-tango-festival.html

[jacksparrow]

Milos, those look nice!

 

Therefore it must have been the lab process which gave all those yellows. will try a couple more rolls then.. or could this be an old film? how does agign shows in regular color film like this?

 

thanks for the fast answer.

 

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[charlesh]

If you go to pbase.com's camera database, go to the M7 and you'll see some really nice fashion shots a fellow took using the film in question. I've had better luck scanning Fuji's consumer films than I have with their Pro 160 & 400 films.

[earleygallery]

I bought some Konica Minolta film which was going for £1 a roll clearance offer at a local shop - I wish I'd bought more, it produces lovely colours and natural skin tones.

 

I was seeing some friends last night, they had an album of their wedding photos, some were from the official photographer and others from various guests including myself. I was flicking through (there were about 200 all 5X7) and one image made me stop to look longer. I'm not being big headed when I say it was one of mine (I didn't recognise it as mine at first) but it was the much nicer colours and yes, it was shot with this film!

 

Think I might have to search around for some more.....

[Rolo]

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Hi, it's my standard wedding film. Nice flesh tones, good latitude, good detail.

 

I have them scanned at the lab and wondered "what the hell ...." when I saw the first results. Got that sorted now no hesitation to use it.

 

It's a good film and so cheap when on offer. 7dayshop for me.

 

Rolo

[Guest flatfour]

I use Fuji Superia X-tra 400 and 800 as I don't like the effect of flash.

This picture was taken with Fuji Superia 800 in ambient light without flash of any sort or floodlighting. I am very happy with the quality.

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[earleygallery]

Lovely shot. Is this the Leica M8 repair desk at Solms?

[jacksparrow]

So I'm sure there must have been something wrong with my roll or with the development process since all the other examples you people have shown are indeed really nice. Good colors and grain... thanks for all the replies

 

Las pic... might not be the repair shop, but the new M8 clean room :-)

[Guest flatfour]

The guy in the picture is a jeweller and this is his workbench. The wooden figure on the left he carved from a piece of driftwood. I have taken another neg from the same series and put it into B&W

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[gberger]

It's an ideal film for the CM, and most of the Fuji Frontier-equipped processing stores turn out good prints with it.

[lambroving]

Like that portrait, Tony. Nice one!

[Guest flatfour]

I have just looked at the Superia 400 I have left and both films are over 2 years out of date and the shots taken above were from the same batch. Seems it also lasts well.

[jacksparrow]

Thanks Anthony. Then it must have been something during processing. Unless I'm missing the "white balance" button somewhere on the MP!!!

[NZDavid]

Fuji 400 NH (formerly NPH) is great - really good for mixed lighting, and surprisingly good grain. I believe Superia is the amateur version. Should be petty good. At least I hope so, I bought in a few rolls.