Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off topic (somewhat): Fuji 800
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:44:51 -0700

"Dr. Joseph Yao" wrote:
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> For ISO 400 colour negative film my choice is Fuji NPH 400.
> For ISO 800, the Fuji pro version is now called NHG II 800.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> Moore,Andrew wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 am getting 400/200 speed results from NHG II 800. Expensive but worth
it. For some reason I find 800 a boom for shooting Colorneg one reason
is that much of my shooting is with a Rollei 35 with only guess zone
focussing. That seems to be the magic extra F stop needed to always get
what I need in focus and not otherwise camerashake blurry. Who would
guess? It's a whole new ballgame with all these extra Tab grain layers.
I assume that's it.
Mark :-) Rabiner