Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Does anyone actually use high speed color film for low light indoor use? If >so, what have you noticed WRT color balance? What do you use 800 speed >film for? Austin I've used Fuji 800 ASA negative from its launching as a general purpose film when travelling, for trip pictures, as it allow me shooting outdoors, with a Canon EOS 1 (14mm, 20-35mm and 35-350mm lenses) and besides allow me shooting interiors. I could shoot inside cathedrals, museums everywhere in a time when shooting interiors were not so strongly forbbiden. In the sun the camera could shoot at speed 1/8000 and the big amount of film I gave back to my photofinishers were printed, carefully, 15x20cm pics Kodak pro paper with no problem neither colour rendition nor colour balance. I think then I've got some thousands shoots experience and if now my spouse health does not allow me anymore travelling around the world the few times I come out with negative I still use Fuji 800 ASA. Not with Leica M where 1/1000 is too slow if I get sunny time. Not very often right now as I've got a request from the Major of my town, Bilbao, for documenting the main buildings of Bilbao (Spain) through 150 pictures 4x5" (Camera Linhof SuperTechnika). I have made the mistake of give him a big picture of the Town Hall and asked me to prepare a book... so next year nothing but large format. I still follow considering then Fuji 800 ASA as a all purpose excellent negative film. But this is only my own experience, other may think differently. Kind regards Felix - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html