Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter: So far, it seems there are about three of us on the LUG using Kodak UC. I tried it on a lark and was amazed at the vivid, and very accurate, rendition. Some time back I ran tests with Fuji 100,200,400 and Kodak..The Kodak was, at least to me, a much better choice. Strangely enough, the Fuji 200 (Superia) was not too bad. That's very unusual, since 200 speed films are generally somewhat doggy. Film has changed drastically in the past 15-20 years. I remember shooting assignments on "America's return to space" (the 1st one) with Fuji 400. Extremely saturated, very accurate color rendition and grainy as hell. It looked a lot like HP5 in Rodinal. Now, you can shoot high speed color film on about anything and get by. Walt p.s. there are plenty of times when Fuji jumps right off the shelf into my cart at Wal-Mart. Something about a little bird on my shoulder singing "cheep cheep cheep" :-D Peter Klein wrote: > I seem to be in a minority here. I prefer Kodak colors to Fuji > colors. My long-time favorite color neg film was Kodak Supra 400, > which I exposed at 200 when in bright light and 400 when I really > needed it. Then Kodak made it an export-only film. For a while I > tried Fuji Press 400, (which seems to be the same as the consumer > 4-layer 400 film). Great greens, but I don't quite like the yellows > and reds, and flesh tones sometimes turn out a bit pasty. (This could > be my local processors, but I got the same results when I scanned it > as when they did). > > Recently I started using Kodak UC 400, which Yellow Father's web site > says is the closest equivalent nowadays. I'm exposing it at 250 > outdoors. I like the way my Arizona desert pictures turned out. I'll > have to shoot some more around here to see how it does with greener > surroundings, but so far, I like it. > > I don't shoot enough that I can try every emulsion that comes out, so > I usually stick with what I like until they take it away from me. > > What is it about Fuji that so many people prefer? (Apart from the > fact that they seem far less prone to shoot themselves in the foot > with their marketing and business decisions?) > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >