iso 800 color neg?

[aizan]

i've become obsessed with getting a modern 35mm for color, just to take pics around the house and out and about. i'll either get the 35/2.5 pii or pre-asph 'cron for the size and ergonomics. if i get the pii, i'll need to use iso 800 film much of the time, or push iso 400, which i haven't done in color. which film(s) do you recommend for overall balance of grain, sharpness, contrast, color saturation, and handling of artificial lighting?

 

[GeneW]

Try some Fuji Superia 800 and see how you like it. It's one of my favourite films, though it creates somewhat ruddy flesh tones. Remarkably fine-grained for its speed, and it does a pretty decent job under artificial lights.

Gene

 

[aizan]

oh, and it should be a fairly solid performer in 8x10 prints.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I agree with Gene. Fuji Press 800 is slightly better with its grain; some say it's the same thing as the "Xtra" label, but I do notice a difference, and I think it has a little bit more exposure lattitude.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

oh, and it should be a fairly solid performer in 8x10 prints.

You'll have no problem then with Konica's 800 either, then. Just don't --repeat-- don't use Kodak's crap-Max 800; unless it's the "Professional" brand, and even then it's best when it's used in certain light temperatures.

So, for overall commercial films, Fuji is your best bet.

 

[rut]

I've always liked Fuji NPZ....although it may be called something else now, they've re packaged alot of their pro color neg films.

 

[aizan]

is fuji press different than fuji superia? there are listings of fuji superia press on photosig.

 

[aizan]

anyone try portra 800? the color looks great, even in tungsten, flourescent, and sodium vapour lights. haven't found samples under different types of light yet.

 

[Rico]

These days, I shoot only color negs: either 100 or 800 ASA. I recommend Fuji Superia 800 or Press 800 - they plain work.

 

[nomade]

I've worked with fuji superia 800 several time, it's awesome...

 

[Doug]

My standard film for environmental portraits is Fuji NPZ800, and I set the meter to expose it an additional 2/3 f-stop for better color/contrasts in the shadows. Lovely film and surprisingly fine grain.

 

[aizan]

nice, npz looks to be lower saturation. i'll try it out and get back.

 

[foon]

I've heard great results of the fuji 800
I bought about 20 rolls, but they were awful to me
color is dull, and very grainy
I still have a lot of those sitting around..........

probably mine just don't like me 🙁

 

[aizan]

which one was it specifically?

 

[Daniel Unkefer]

I buy the 50 packs of Fuji Press 800 from B&H Photo in NYC; It's about $2.40 or thereabouts for a 36, about half of the list price. I've been through 4 or five boxes of that film with my Bessas' (two L's and two R's), set the meter at 400EI, and I have had -just a few- underexposures for those hundreds of rolls. You can get a very nice 5x7 full frame, 8x10's are about the largest I will go with this combo.

For really dim light you might want a faster lens, I bought a 50/1.5 NoktonVC for -no light- shooting, and it works really well. I've handheld shots 1/8 at 1.5, and the results were amazing. Of course YMMV. 😀

 

[Nikon Bob]

I've heard great results of the fuji 800
I bought about 20 rolls, but they were awful to me
color is dull, and very grainy
I still have a lot of those sitting around..........

probably mine just don't like me 🙁

If you are getting dull colour and grainy prints you might try a little more exposure. Same thing seems to happen to me if I do not expose it enought. Other than that it is great film for indoors.

Bob

 

[aizan]

daniel, my second choice is the pre-asph 'cron. i'm just looking into film to decide whether to go with the more affordable skopar pancake. and it's gotta be a wide lens, with good bokeh wide open. having to stop down a couple times to smooth out the noktons is unappealing, as are their larger size and narrower field of view.

 

[RObert Budding]

Exposure Problem

Exposure Problem

I've heard great results of the fuji 800
I bought about 20 rolls, but they were awful to me
color is dull, and very grainy
I still have a lot of those sitting around..........(

This sounds like you under-exposed the film. SYmptoms are excessive grain and muddy colors. Why don't you try another roll , but bracket your exposures?

Robert

 

[Pherdinand]

I've only tried NPZ800 once, in my former contax iiia. The camera got stolen when the film was still in it, with the last frames unused. I thought this might be a sign, LOL

Since then i stuck with iso 400 and bw 3200, nothing between.

 

[Pherdinand]

I had similar problems of green shadows and big grain on fuji nph400, which was slightly expired. Consistently. If i overexposed, that is, metered as it would be iso200, it worked okay.