Fuji 100 Reala vs Fuji Pro 160S

The 160s is a pro wedding style film - so it's supposed to be less contrasty with a very smooth tone curve so that it doesn't blow out wedding dresses etc. It's also supposed to be soft on skin tones and have lovely creamy colors. A lot of wedding photographers do use this film for these reasons. I personally have never been able to get good colors out of it - they always come out too cold and undersaturated for me. Others seem to get wonderful results.

Reala is a consumer all purpose film so is more saturated, contrasty, and grainy.
 
fdigital said:
Reala is a consumer all purpose film so is more saturated, contrasty, and grainy.
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Reala - grainy? Even in 135 it's very fine grained, one of best in this regard. Inferia 100 (read - Superia 100) is worse than Reala Superia in all positions except price (in 135 format it still is Superia but coupled w/ Reala technology; and plain Superia 100 isn't made and sold anymore). Superia Reala has nice contrast and saturation, while it's not flat it also doesn't exhibit bold contrast like some consumer emulsions.
 
btgc said:
Reala - grainy? Even in 135 it's very fine grained, one of best in this regard. Inferia 100 (read - Superia 100) is worse than Reala Superia in all positions except price (in 135 format it still is Superia but coupled w/ Reala technology; and plain Superia 100 isn't made and sold anymore). Superia Reala has nice contrast and saturation, while it's not flat it also doesn't exhibit bold contrast like some consumer emulsions.
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I'm fairly sure the 160s is finer grained than reala - but I could be wrong. In 35mm I didn't find reala to be anywhere near as smooth as, say, ektar 100.
 
I've always considered 160S to be much more saturated than Reala.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xbleh/sets/72157624521880149/

This whole set was shot on 160S rated at ASA 100, with a 24 Elmarit, and a 50 Lux E46.

The film renders beautifully with a lot of punch. It's actually my go-to film when shooting weddings. Portra 160 doesn't have the color range that this film does and Ektar has a weird color shift.

Be sure that your lab has good chemistry! Fuji films are notorious for having a weird color shift in the shadows if you don't have good processing.

(I wasn't the official photographer on this wedding, but I took a bunch of pictures anyway.)
 
I haven't tried 160S, but I really like Reala 100. This is 35mm

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160S is my favorite color negative film for 35mm and 120. I would like to try some 4x5 but, have not even checked if it's available! lol :D It took me a while to get a good grip on scanning it though. Seemed to always battle with magenta in Epson Scan. Dialed that in a bit better lately. Now, I love the smooth pastel colors and "real" rendering. It's rather forgiving as well at least to overexposure.

I've posted this before

160s Skopar f2.5/35mm (135film)
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160s Fuji EBC f3.5/90mm (120film)
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My favourite colour films. I find Reala has a real kick on violet part of the spectrum. Makes for some interesting results. 160 seems a bit more consistent with its saturation. Like them both more than Ektar.
 
Fuji 160s Pro 35mm
Nikon F100 / 24-85

I find the colors a little on the magenta side.
Grain is nice and tight. I like the 160s Pro
Scanned negatives with Epson V750

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Huh?! Fuji 160s 120 and 4x5 are gone! Discontinued! Excommunicated ! Vamoose!

Shows you how well I keep up. I just went hunting for some in 4x5 and find discontinued notes at B+H and now, threads about such online. Bummer..... :(
 
gavinlg said:
The 160s is a pro wedding style film - so it's supposed to be less contrasty with a very smooth tone curve so that it doesn't blow out wedding dress etc. It's also supposed to be soft on skin tones and have lovely creamy colors. A lot of wedding photographers do use this film for these reasons. I personally have never been able to get good colors out of it - they always come out too cold and undersaturated for me. Others seem to get wonderful results.

Reala is a consumer all purpose film so is more saturated, contrasty, and grainy.
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hello friend thanks for sharing this wonderful details on 160s pro wedding style film... Are they still available and from where I could get it. Waiting for reply...:angel::angel:
 
AaronLong said:
hello friend thanks for sharing this wonderful details on 160s pro wedding style film... Are they still available and from where I could get it. Waiting for reply...:angel::angel:
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I believe 160S has been replaced with 160NS, whether it's available or not will depend on where you are in the world, in the UK, I can easily buy it.
 
I miss Superia Reala 100. It was my favorite all around slow C-41 film.

Perhaps I should try the Fuji 160 ISO, once my supply of Tudor Tudorcolor 100 XLX runs out. This film is 100 ISO, and re-branded film made originally by Fuji. I would like to know if it corresponds to a corresponding Fuji product.

Tudorcolor 100 XLX IS NOT Reala 100, that's clear to me. In my use so far, it's unlike most Fuji C-41 films that I've tried in that it is weak on blues and greens, and very good with brown tones. I bought it in the UK. It's very cheap.
 
sleepyhead said:
Tudorcolor 100 XLX IS NOT Reala 100, that's clear to me. In my use so far, it's unlike most Fuji C-41 films that I've tried in that it is weak on blues and greens, and very good with brown tones. I bought it in the UK. It's very cheap.
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Fuji made ISO100 variety of Superia, probably this is repackaged under Tudor label. I always liked ISO200 Superia better than ISO100.
 
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