Superia and Press were the same film. The only difference was the
packaging. Superia was individually packed, or in 4-packs. Press came in
packs of 20-36x rolls. However that was (what?) five years ago, I have
no idea what it means now.
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herb greenslade wrote:
Hi Aaron
Somewhere in the back of my mind I recall someone telling me that Superia was the same as anothe Fuji "pro" film. I've used the 800
Fuji Press for several years at concerts and have always been happy with it, mostly because I convert it into b&w in PhotoShop. Most
recently a salesperson recommended the Fuji NPZ Pro and said that it was a better film for pushing to 1600 ISO. I have only shot a
roll or two so I haven't really experienced it enough to make any comment on it. Also most likely I will also print it up in b&w.
Your comments on the differences of the two are really a valuable insight. The reason I shoot colour at concerts is to differentiate the
tones in the shadows rather than have dark tones all go to black as they have when I shoot with b&w. I then usually convert the
images into b&w. Maybe the next time I shoot at my favourite concert venue, instead of having a camera with Ilford 3200, I'll have it
with Fuji Press and the other camera with Fuji NPZ to see if there is a subtle difference.
herb
Sun. Mar 26: Aaron Reynolds wrote
Now NPZ is a different animal -- lower contrast, wonderful skin tones. Here is how much I love and trust Fuji NPZ 800 -- my entire
wedding was shot on it, and I took 40 or 50 rolls of NPZ 220 to Prague with me on my honeymoon. However, I'd pick Press 800 /
Superia 800 over NPZ for concert shooting because the shadows fall so easily away to black.
