It is mainly the grain. In the past I've shot it at 1600 to 3200 indoors, in European museums, and gotten much grain and occasionally an orange cast (perhaps old tungsten lighting). Recently I shot it at 800 for the first time. Result: still way too much grain, in both in-focus and out-of-focus areas. The grain is especially bad in blue sky. I was using telephotos to get landing geese and one of our cats. I am basing my assessment on 2700 dpi scans on a Nikon LS 2000, and 7 x 10 inch prints on an Epson 870.
Can anyone (who has done actual comparisons) recommend an ISO 800 with less grain? My only other experience with 800-speed films is NHGII 800, which I have shot (also in museums) at 1600 and 3200. It, too, is grainy, but I prefer its overall rendition. Thanks, Joe - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
