Favourite Colour Film...

[urban_alchemist]

...in each category.

I'm having trouble deciding. Please let me know which are your faves in each and why...

Low ISO:
Fuji Reala 100
Fuji Superia 200
Fuji Pro160S
Fuji Pro160C
Kodak Portra 160NC
Kodak Portra 160VC
Kodak Gold 100/200

Mid-ISO:
Fuji Pro400H
Fuji Superia XTRA 400
Kodak Portra 400VC
Kodak Portra 400UC
Kodak Portra 400NC
Kodak UltraMax 400
Kodak High Definition (What is this film? It doesn't appear to be available in the UK)

High ISO
Kodak Portra 800
Kodak UltraMax800
Fuji Pro800Z
Fuji Superia 800
Fuji Superia 1600

I'm having real difficulty deciding what to order for my trip. Presently leaning to Fuji Pro400H, Portra800 and a few rolls of either 160VC or 160S (really can't decide)...

Appreciate your opinions...
J

 

[urban_alchemist]

Just a quick question: checking prices - anyone know why a roll of Portra800 is nearly double 800Z?!?!

Even though I prefer it, I might have to shift back to Fuji...

 

[stefan_dinu]

I love color but because of that, I never shoot negative film. 😉

 

[russianRF]

Where is the Velvia 50? It's fine grained, and has legendary vivid colors...

 

[fergus]

For high-iso colour I like Natura 1600 (from Megaperls or whatever their new store name is - just google megaperls).

Low iso I am with slides... fortia-sp 50 / kodachrome are the two I play with at the moment.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[dmr]

Fuji Reala 100
Fuji Superia 200
Kodak Gold 100/200

Fuji Superia XTRA 400

Fuji Superia 800
Fuji Superia 1600

I've had good and consistent results with all of the above. You probably can't go wrong with any of them.

 

[Al Kaplan]

Ektachrome Infrared Process E-2 and Kodachrome II. Both low speed, both have intrigueing colors, both long gone. Damn!

 

[Rayt]

My all purpose film is Portra 160VC. For higher speed I like Fuji 400Pro. I don't use anything else for color. I choose those two for the neutral contrast.

 

[Hates_]

Pro 800Z or Provia 400X are all I mostly shoot with, but I mostly shoot street so may not be the right film for you.

For scenery type shots it has to be something like Velvia or 400VC for me.

 

[urban_alchemist]

My all purpose film is Portra 160VC. For higher speed I like Fuji 400Pro. I don't use anything else for color. I choose those two for the neutral contrast.

I have to say - this is pretty much my choice as well... although I've just bought a few rolls of 400UC to see what they're like.

Oh, and some Natura 1600 from Japan...

 

[urban_alchemist]

Where is the Velvia 50? It's fine grained, and has legendary vivid colors...

I generally prefer negative to chromes - vivid colours are all well and good, but I don't like slide film's lack of detail and dynamic range.

 

[dazedgonebye]

400UC has been a long time favorite. It scans well as a bonus.
I like 160NC for "normal" speed work.
A recent roll of Ektar 100 has my attention though.

 

[mikeh]

The new Kodak Ektar100 is stunning.

 

[nightfly]

I find that color print film is just too likely to be processed poorly and have been disappointed by the results so I'm sticking with slide film for my color needs.

I used to use Reala as my print film of choice but now that I've switched I like Kodak Elite Chrome which used to be pretty cheap and good. I've got a roll of Provia 400 to test as well.

 

[Faintandfuzzy]

Kodak Ektar 100 and Fuji Reala for me. For E6, I only use Astia.

 

[morback]

Kodak 160/400 NC.
I love my colors neutral.

 

[Sanjay Sen]

For low ISO color, I use Velvia 50; for high ISO color, I use Provia 400X. I don't use color negative film anymore, at least not in 35mm. I do have a box of Portra 160 in 4x5 and 8x10, though I haven't used either of them yet.

Edit: I recently "found" some Kodachrome 25, expired almost 20 years ago! I shot a roll, and hopefully will be able to get it processed. Looking forward to the results. Does anybody else shoot long-expired film, just for fun? 🙂

 

[wlewisiii]

If I were buying film for a trip today it would be 80% Reala & 20% Fuji 1600. The 1600 is an "ok" film but it's still the best fast color out there. If I don't need the speed, then I always prefer Reala to anything else on the market. It just looks right to my eyes.

William

 

[hiromu]

I use NPS160 for low ISO and Superia 400 for mid ISO, Neopan 1600 (yes, it's B&W) for high ISO.

 

[Thardy]

I am pretty impressed with Real 100. I have yet to try my samples of Ektar 100.