A couple of days ago in the high speed film thread thread I detailed the differences, which were in aging, shipping and storage.
-Aaron -----Original Message----- From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: Fuji Press 800 vs Fuji NPZ - was Which High Speed Film etc. Date: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:56 pm Size: 1K To: [email protected] 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. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- 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. > > > >
