martinb Posted November 22, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted November 22, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's really dark here in Sweden this time of the year. So I need some fast film for my M7. Probably ISO 400 film. I've tried Fuji Superia ISO 400 and it was quite nice if I remember correctly. Distinct grain and handles mixed lighting very well. For ISO 100 I use Fuji Reala. What do you think of this film? Do you have other suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stunsworth Posted November 22, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted November 22, 2006 Great film. If you want faster try Superia 800 AKA Fuji Press. Â For slides try some Fuji Provia 400. Excellent grain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share #3 Â Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks Steve! I'll probably just continute with that one then. It's really cheap too! Maybe I'll try the Superia ISO 800 for indoors. I've been thinking of trying the Provia 400 but I've been waiting for the new Provia 400x. But it seems to take forever for that one to get on the market.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Morrison Posted November 23, 2006 Share #4 Â Posted November 23, 2006 Not much light here in the Canadian Arctic either. I've used Fujipress 800 and 1600 and am impressed with the relatively fine grain. I've made 16"x20" prints with success. It tends to print out a bit hot but this can be colour-corrected. Get yor exposures right though or it will go grainy on you. As an aside; do you get good displays of Northern Lights in Sweden? They are fantastic in the Canadian Arctic. I've learned to use tungsten-balanced film so that the greens will saturate. In this case use a low ISO (eg. 64 or 100) so your skies will stay black. Yours, Robert, M4-P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKSC Posted November 25, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted November 25, 2006 For high speed colour, I would suggest Fuji Natura 1600 rated at 800. But you have to buy it from Japan. Megaperls (m e g a p e r l s) sells it. They also sell the new Provia 400X now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic vic Posted November 25, 2006 Share #6 Â Posted November 25, 2006 hi all... Â my high-speed faves are fuji provia 400 and fuji npz800. they are both fantastic... great to print them in darkroom and very nicely to scan them as well. the provia400 can be pushed to 800 without any problem at all, even under mixed lighting conditions. 1600 push is at your risk in some conditions, but usually will be good enough - very good actually :-)))). amazingly beutiful grain on it, and amazing depth in colorsw and contrast... one of the best film to look at... the npz800 is very well colour balanced, not to much dramas aparently, but this is the reason why it is so controlable both on computer and in darkroom. if needed one can get a little wild with color editing on computer without too much side effects and too much extra-work on colour like on fuji press800.... the grain almost as beutiful as the provia400... Â kodak portra 400 and 800 also great film indeed, and one may like them better than the fuji npz800. especially portra400nc is amazing, but i prefer the fuji npz800 cause i dont like to push negative colour films and aditional stop is good to have. the portra 800 and 400(the over saturated version) are also great but like fuji press 800, they dont allow too much interpretation in post processing. Â another great slide that i love sometimes is kodak e200... in fact u can easssily use it on 400 as noraml, and no problme to use it on 800 as well. very good "look" on it but not as sexy as the provia400 in my opinion... Â experiment, play, experiment and u will find what u like.. they are all great if they match your needs and your expectations in terms of the "look" of the photograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share #7 Â Posted November 25, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks Robert! We don't see northern lights in the southern part of Sweden where I live but in the northern part of the country you can see it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share #8 Â Posted November 25, 2006 Thanks Lloyd! I think I'll stick with negative films though because the ease of getting it processed, dynamic range and that they are a lot cheaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share #9 Â Posted November 25, 2006 Thanks Victor for the long answer! Maybe I'll try that NPZ 800. Seems to be a very nice film. As you say Kodak's films are also nice but personally I think Fujifilm's are better. I like the grain better, they look sharper to my eyes and they handle mixed lighting better. Your work is very good BTW! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted November 27, 2006 Share #10 Â Posted November 27, 2006 I stay away from Fuji Press like the plague..its horrid stuff. Â All of the Superia 400 and 800 and now the 1600, the new Fuji S, Z Pro series films scan beautifully. Try them..be strict about your metering. I also use Portra 400.. Â Â Good luck..get back to us on the results. Â Regards, Leicamann Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
square_one Posted November 28, 2006 Share #11 Â Posted November 28, 2006 Ran several rolls of Portra 800 the past two months and found it surprisingly smooth with a quiet 'relaxed' color rather than vivid, unreal, 'in-your-face' color. It really fits well with low-light natural landscapes, but since I'm mainly B&W my reaction is ... only a reaction! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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