Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't often shoot color negs myself. For snapshot situations we have tried Kodak "Max 800" which has terrible grain. I recently tried a roll of Fuji NPH 400. The stuff is incredible. Looks roughly as good as Kodak 200 or perhaps 100. However this is $3.99/roll at B&H and NHG II (800) is $5.79/roll, while the Fuji Superia CH 400 is $2.59/roll and CZ 800 is $3.69 as is CU 1600 (what is that stuff??). Has anyone compared these versions of Fuji C-41 films? We are talking big bucks here :-)) Jonathan Borden Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > Dan Cardish wrote: > > > > Are you talking about NHG II Fuji Professional 800 film? If > so, I find the > > 120 format to be very grainy. I can't imagine even attempting to get a > > reasonably fine grained image from 35mm. It may be a usefull > film for the > > occasions which warrant it, but for general purpose use, I'll > stick with my > > Reala (and my fast lenses), thank you. > > > > Dan C. > > > > At 04:25 PM 18-12-99 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > >Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > >> > > >> I am not a professional photojournalist, but I too have > recently discovered > > >> Fuji's 800 color negative film. It is a revelation. It is > now the only > > color > > >> negative film I use. > > >> > > >> Nathan > > >> > > > > > >I agree it's what's in my second body right now. Great for > scanning! Looks > > like > > >ASA 200 film grain and sharpness wise. > > >Mark Rabiner > > > > > > > Huh! they have a letter code NHG II and is commonly now used by wedding > photographers to shoot weddings. > In my own mind the ASA used in the weddings is a standard of > sorts for where > film is at. > I saw it creep since the late seventies from 80 to 100 to 125 to > 160 and then > quickly from 400 to the amazing 800. It's a Sci Fi world that's > for sure. If you > are getting grain it is becuae you are underexposing it. Try > giving it another > half stop. I'm doing OK with it at its rated speed with my meters > and meters in > cameras. It does matter where you have your film run I've > discovered places I've > learned to avoid that the film came out thin with. > Mark Rabiner > As a "pro" film you have to "run it" quickly after you shoot it. It's > refrigerator film. >