I loved Ultra 50. I first discovered it on a round Australia trip in the early 90's. The colours (particularly the reds) and lack of grain was just stunning. (Then I discovered Velvia and other E6 films).That was way back in the early days when I didn't know depth from field and just fired away. A nice old guy in a photo shop told me the best thing I could do for my photography was to slow down, use a tripod and use quality film. A decade later, and I have never been given another piece of photographic advice too top that...
Cheers Shaun -----Original Message----- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 26 November 2002 8:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Agfa Ultra 100 for my Pentaxes On 26 Nov 2002 at 9:41, Maciej Marchlewski wrote: > In last issue of Practical Photography there is review of this > film. I don't have it with me right now but from what I remember > they rated it as a bit over the top. In direct sunshine the > colors are overdone and the contrast is too high. But if it is > shot in somewhat cloudy or dull conditions it shows it > advantages. If I recall corectly it was said to boost greens and > blues. > In the same issue there is also a review of Kodak Portra (I > think it was Portra) 400 UC. It also boosts the colours but was > said to not go over the top. Sounds just what I expected, Ultra 50 was the Velvia of print films, a good special purpose tool. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
