[Leica] Transparency Film for Available Darkness?

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard F. Man)]

I have pushed Provia400F one stop to 800 with good success. The grain is 
really no worse than other 800 film, not counting Superia. This is a 
sample: http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/SDIMG013_web.jpg


><< I am shooting in factories and workshops, where the lighting is often poor,
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>especially away from the machinery. I find Provia 400F is sometimes not fast
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>enough. Should I push it or try some other film, perhaps pushed? I do need
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>decent grain, since details matter. (Often I am using a handheld, 2.8 or
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>slower lens, preferably a bit stopped down for definition, and for this
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>purpose a faster alternative is not ideal.)
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>Martin Krieger
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>krieger@usc.edu >>

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