Fuji Natura 1600 samples

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I recently picked up three rolls of Fuji Natura 1600, a colour neg film available only in Japan, from the Megaperls webshop. I shot a roll on the weekend at a night market and at a friend's wedding. First impressions are very good for such a fast film: grain is controlled and attractive, and colours are natural. This would be a fantastic go-to low-light film if it was easier to get.

It would be great to see samples from other folks posted in this thread.

The night market was shot with my M6 + ZM Planar 50/2. The wedding on my M2 + CV 35mm f/1.4. I exposed the film around 1250 ISO (hand-held metering, mostly guesswork)

Sweet red bean filled 'fish' waffles:
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Japadog: hot dog with seaweed and mayo. Very popular:
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That's candlelight on the tables:
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Again, lit by candles and a lantern:
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I obviously don't have any of this since it's a challenge to get in Iowa, but I must say that this is the first color film I've seen where I think the grain looks great ;) I saw someone post aurora shots with this film on flickr and have liked it ever since.
 
These are lab scans, done on a Noritsu machine. I did a very small amount of adjustment in Lightroom (adjusting the black slider to makes the blacks more pure).
 
Very nice, sockeyed. I bought 3 rolls of this from the same vendor earlier this year. I shot one roll, but I have no idea where the negs went! (Darn, I must clean my office up!). So I have two rolls left and your pictures really encourage me to give it another go. Have you heard any other recommmendations as to what to expose it at?
 
Marke - I always give my colour neg a slight push - 1/3 of a stop most of the time. Careful meeting helps too - bright lightbulbs can really throw AE off if you're using it. Manual metering really helps.

Hope you find your negs!
 
I haven't used Superia 1600, but I find that the Natura has a better colour balance than the Superias that I've tried (100 through 800). Can anyone post samples from the Superia 1600 to compare?
 
Henrik said:
I read somewhere that Natura is the same thing as Superia 1600, comparing the data sheets seem to confirm it as far as I can tell!
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Haven't compared data sheets, though when Fuji announced Natura [camera], Natura [film] were added as companion.

Personally I think it would be too loud bang for repackaged Superia1600.

I can be wrong, for sure.

And it seems good film. I'm skipping it because of price.
 
btgc said:
Haven't compared data sheets, though when Fuji announced Natura [camera], Natura [film] were added as companion.

Personally I think it would be too loud bang for repackaged Superia1600.

I can be wrong, for sure.

And it seems good film. I'm skipping it because of price.
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Well, take a look at the sheets, the curves are exactly the same.
 
Fuji would not develop a new film that is meant for the small number of Natura camera usesr in Japan. The Natura film most likely has a different DX code on it; it makes the Natura camera overexpose by 2 f stops. Effectively, you should be able to use any ASA 1600 film with the Natura camera and just overexpose by 2 stops.
 
I have to admit raid's idea is clever. And what's important, it would explain "same curves". Hm.
Anyway, most of times I add a stop for negative, so I have my own Natura :)
 
The Natura camera and film ads talk about the two extra f stops automatically being used when having Natura 1600 in the camera.
 
Hey Raid,

Have you tried using Superia 1600 (or, alternatively, Neopan 1600) in your camera? The results would be interesting. I have a Natura Black F1.9 but haven't tried any film that triggers the "NP" mode. Also, do all DX coded ISO 1600 films cause the camera to overexpose +2 stops, or is there some adjustment needed to make it do so? I couldn't grok much from the instructions, which are only in Japanese.

Peter.
 
Uh ah..I haven't read Natura stuff too carefully, just noted "wide and bright for PS class lens".

btw Konica Centuria 1600 film isn't bad either...before it disappeared, I bought several rolls for 1/2 price of Superia1600.
 
PMCC said:
Hey Raid,

Have you tried using Superia 1600 (or, alternatively, Neopan 1600) in your camera? The results would be interesting. I have a Natura Black F1.9 but haven't tried any film that triggers the "NP" mode. Also, do all DX coded ISO 1600 films cause the camera to overexpose +2 stops, or is there some adjustment needed to make it do so? I couldn't grok much from the instructions, which are only in Japanese.

Peter.
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Hello Peter,
I have sold my Natura to Mark. I used only slow film in my Natura since I did not buy the camera to be used for night photography but for its superb 24mm lens at daylight. DX coded ASA 1600 film does not lead to overexposure by itself. You need to Natura ASA1600 [this is what I have understood from online readings].
 
If the Natura film is coded to cause the Natura camera to overexpose +2 stops, I wonder that means the true ISO of Natura film is really 400. But that conclusion conflicts with the good results obtained in Sockeyed's photos, presumably rated at 1600. Can someone clarify for me?

Peter.
 
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