Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Moore,Andrew wrote: > I've been doing B&W and slide work for so long that I need to > consult the LUG on a color neg film. > > What do you recommend for a 400 speed color negative film > under the following contraints: > > - outdoor shoot in daylight > - mostly people shots, photojournalist/documentary style > - some enlargements might be to *at least* 16x20 inches > but sharpness may not be a huge concern here, in light of > the application. > - close to neutral colors, but a *little* saturated or warm won't hurt. > Should reproduce skin tones well, though. THe new FUJI, namely New Fuji Superia 400 is really great, it is like the "old" Reala 100 but in 400 ISO (µ layers technology) > Fuji used to make a great 800 speed film with very fine grain > for its speed (know what it was? Super G+ or Super HG+ or > something similar?) but I can't find it anymore and I'm worried > about the enlargement requirement. What replaced that film > (pro version)? I think the Super G plus 800 is still available, but there is a new one that is called Superia X-Tra, that I never tried. The Pro one is called Fuji NHG II 800. FYI, there is a test in Popular Photography (may 99) of 800 iSO films. I can send you the results if you are interested, Xavier.