Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19

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Subject: Re: LUG[Leica] Extreme Low Light Color --> Mr Puts
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 19:07:57 +0100

Hi Dan,

I think (but I am not sure) that the film I am talking about is the professional
version of Superia 800. Here in Belgium we have Superia 100, 200 and 400 but not
800. I remember trying some Superia 800 somewhere last year and being very happy
with it.

Nathan

dwpost wrote:

> Nathan-
> I am sure you are referring to the newer "Superia" Fuji film. The Superia
> films have the fourth layer, like the Reala films, and this makes for better
> color rendition under a wider gamut of lighting. Like the Reala, it tries to
> mimic the way your eye sees, or at least render an image similar to what you
> see- works better than any other film I've used, and the emulsion is very
> consistent from batch to batch which make printing easier as well!
> Dan

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Nathan Wajsman
Overijse, Belgium

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