Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Best neg film
From: Mickey Rosenthal <michelr@inter.net.il>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 22:19:10 +0200
References: <20010102090939.AE3639AAB@apoq.skynet.be>

I 'm using both films and I love them both.  Reala also seems sharper to me.
I only process the films with the official Kodak laboratory.  Mavbe I must
try a Fuji lab for the Reala, but on the other hand I don't have any problems
with my Fuji slide films processed by them.

Pascal wrote:

> >In my opinion Royal Gold has a softer palette, more suitable for high
> >contrasts.
>
> Hi Mickey,
>
> as a regular user of Fuji Reala 100, I tried out the new version Kodak
> Royal Gold 100 when it appeared two or three years ago.
> The first version of the Kodak Royal Gold was never that good as far as
> sharpness was concerned. But I had read very favorable test reports on
> the new version of the Royal Gold film, so I decided to give it a try.
>
> Shot 3 films of it and must admit I was rather disappointed of the
> practical results.
>
> Sharpness was good, but somewhat less in critical areas than the Fuji
> Reala 100.
> Color rendition for both films is quite neutral (as it should be), but
> here again the Fuji Reala was more pleasing to my eye.
>
> I did a blind test with some people and showed them prints of both films
> of more or less identical subjects, and almost without exception they
> went for the Fuji prints !
>
> Quite odd, because this is not reflected in test reports I have read. If
> you'd believe those, both films would have to be almost identical.
>
> Another proof that one should be careful with film test reports. And
> also, there is the factor that with color print film you do not control
> the whole development/print process. The lab may or may not mess up
> things. But I used the official Kodak pro lab over here so the advantage,
> if any, should have gone to the Royal Gold. Which it clearly did not.
> Odd. Anyway, I dropped the Kodak Royal Gold since.
>
> I am now trying out the Fuji NPS 160 color print film, a film with
> comparable (neutral) color rendition to Reala, but with higher
> sensitivity (160 vs 100 ASA).
>
> Pascal
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