Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Reala is a great film at a great price. A good friend of mine who obsesses about this stuff said that he thought that the Kodak Portra 160 (NC/VC) was the greatest stuff since sliced bread. Scott Roy Feldman wrote: > I am about to embark on a long term documentary project that will require > film, I have been all digital for several years and have not kept up with > the development (or lack of) current products. > I would like a easily available color negitive film (C-41) that holds up > well to scanning in the 100-200iso range. > I'm thinking Fuji Reala because I can get it at a discount. I need to > standardize on one film to a) profile the film for the scanner b) be > able to > buy it at any reasonably stocked camera store ( will be shooting at > multiple > destinations so I want to buy the film on location instead of going thru > extensive and time consuming hand checks at the airport-will fed ex > film to > lab on the way back).c) keeping a consistant "look". > Please offer any thoughts bearing in mind ease of scanning and > availability. > Subjects will be mostly landscapes with a few people in them; 90% > outdoors. > Thanks to those that respond. > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)