Glen Tortorella wrote: > Hi all, > > Among the less expensive, "non-pro" print films, which do you prefer, > Fuji or Kodak? I have found the Fuji 800 to be pretty good, and am > wondering what others might think of this film, and the 100-400 > speeds offered by both brands. > > Glen > > > Hey, Glen. I really like Fuji Reala 100. B&H carries the gray market stuff for 2.69/36 exposure roll. The Fuji Superia 800 is wonderful film. It scans well, has a reasonable amount of grain (but I like more grain than most people) for an 800 speed film, and the only difference between it and Press 800 is that Press is considered a pro film. I can't tell any visual difference between them. As for 400, Kodak makes Ultra Color, which is nicely saturated but doesn't throw off skin tones. It used to be really easy to find at places like Wal-Mart and Target, but they don't tend to carry it anymore.
If you're looking to shoot C-41 black and white, check out Ilford XP-2. To me, it has a more traditional "silver" look to than the Kodak equivalent. But if you really want to have some fun get yourself some dev tanks, a few rolls of Tri-X, and process it yourself. Wheeee! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
