Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would recommend taking one of the Portra NCs, or whatever the lower-contrast Fuji equivalent. If you are in the typical Italian town with its narrow winding streets, you will have big blacked out shadows with the usual "snappy" high-contrast neg film. It's just harsh light. The other alternative is a longscale neg film like Supra. On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, william lawlor wrote: > Peter, my "old knowledge" preference is Fuji Reala 100. Simply the > best color neg film. See Ctein's reviews in the last two issues of > Photo Techniques. I have shot a LOT of Reala 100 in 120, 220, and > 35mm all over the world. I made many 16X20's from 35mm that at a > normal viewing distance compete very well with the medium format > prints. Also, when Reala was not available, I have shot a lot of > plain old Kodak Gold 100. That stuff can go to 16X20 too. If you go > to Italy is the sunny season, 100 speed is all you need. If it's not > sunny, why go to Italy? > > Bill Lawlor >