Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/09

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Subject: RE:[Leica] 800 speed films - Thanks for all the input!
From: "Felix Lopez de Maturana" <fmaturana@euskalnet.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 13:45:01 +0100

>This is literally for family happy snaps, which I will be making mostly
4x6
>prints from.  I plan on having the film processed by a local lab that
does
>automated processing and automated printing.  I don't plan on scanning,
so
>color balance from automated printing is important to me.  I'll try the
>FujiPress 800, and shoot it 1/2 stop slower.

Austin

Using Fuji Superia 800 ASA, the one I've shooted many thousand pics,
indoors you'll get for sure yellow cast if ordinary domestic lights or
greenish cast if fluorescent ones but not quite different than other
let's say standard film from any big manufacturer. The Fuji Superia 800
has very nice warm tones in low temperature colour light and standard
balance at sunlight. Unless you pro photofinisher be dumb you'll get
nice family pics in available light slightly on the warm side which I
think is appropriate.

Kind regards

Felix

Ps. I do prefer a pleasant colour balance than a perfect one, but I
never was, nor I am, a perfectionist.


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