Hi,
I never did any really large enlargements with Ultra 50, but found it quit
fine grained.
I'll give those two you mentioned a try.
I loved colour saturation of Ultra 50, i think the main thing i'm after is
the punchy colours.
its a shame they discontinued it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: Replacement for Agfa Ultra 50
> I shot quite a bit of Ultra 50 and never noticed it to be that fine
grained.
> Where it was great was in diffused light where most films would look drab.
> It also had fairly narrow exposure lattitude for a print film. Once it
was
> gone I, too, have looked for a replacement. I have yet to find one. The
> closest I've found is Agfa Optima II 100 and Konica Impressa 50. The
Konica
> is finer grained than the Ultra, but it doesn't do as well in subdued
light.
> The Afga Optima is a bit better in subdued light, but still not the punch
of
> Ultra. I always liked to the think of it as the Velvia of print films.
>
> Bruce Dayton
> Sacramento, CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:40 PM
> Subject: Replacement for Agfa Ultra 50
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I used to shoot some agfa ultra 50 and it has since been discontinued.
> Could
> > any one reccomend a print with a similar fine grain and colour
saturation?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul Jones
> >
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