War of the cheapies - Kodak Gold 400 vs Fuji Superia 400

[charjohncarter]

I had to buy some Gold200 in Europe last year, big price. But it was great especially indoors:

and not too bad outdoors, either:

 

[David Murphy]

Gold all they way - it's a fantastic film and reasonably priced (although I usually buy it expired or surplus)

 

[MIkhail]

I would not choose any of it, frankly.
Life is too short to fiddle with inferior film. So many times I looked at my shots and wished I used a good film like Ektar... Never again.

 

[David Murphy]

I had to buy some Gold200 in Europe last year, big price. But it was great especially indoors:

and not too bad outdoors, either:

Nice shots. I agree - Gold is bashed a lot and underrated IMO. I like Gold-100 myself - sharp and rich colors

 

[Vincent.G]

I don't understand why one film can be better than the other. I think it is how much you understand the characteristics of the film and what you use it for. It boils down to personal preference. I am just happy to know Kodak Gold and Fuji Superia are different so I choose which film to use based on the outcome I want in my photos.

 

[Pete B]

Alot depends on who is doing your scanning. It's difficult to compare films that might be scanned by a machine set up to be good for one film but poor for another. For instance, these frames are Portra 160 but the results are quite different. The pro lab scan is overly saturated compared to the home scan. The colours of the home scan is more accurate to my memory.
Pete

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Pro Lab
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[Pete B]

Another example

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[stupid leica]

i dont see how anybody could vote for the evil yellow box. Superia, in my experience, has been better in literally every way.

 

[SupachaiA]

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Fuji S200 my vote

 

[tkrap]

For me the superia 400 is the winner

For me the superia 400 is the winner

all the pictures were scanned with canoscan 9000F

 

[bobby_novatron]

tkrap -- those Fuji Superia scans are very very nice. I am starting to think that Superia 400 is worth another look!

Is it just me, or is the white balance a bit off, especially in the middle frame? The bridge (wood? stone?) in the background has a purple cast to it.

 

[gb hill]

This thread reminds me of the greatness of Shutterbug mag from the 80's. I miss all those great film examples as well as the Spiratone ads!🙂

 

[mackigator]

Reiterate: Superia 400 for me. Bonus: works pretty darn well when forced to shoot in mixed lighting environments.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=95742421@N00&q=superia+400+OR+superia400&m=text

Order it fresh to minimize the blue/green cast.

 

[Sparrow]

This thread reminds me of the greatness of Shutterbug mag from the 80's. I miss all those great film examples as well as the Spiratone ads!🙂

... not to mention the Fuji adds 😉 😉

 

[Dr Gaspar]

For me, Fuji's colors have more character.

 

[atlcruiser]

I am loving the superia 🙂

leica M6
CV 35/1.4
fuji superia 400
tetenal/jobo


0711 2 clr 35 014.jpg by urbanlandcruiser, on Flickr

 

[bobby_novatron]

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Just for fun, I thought I'd add another sample to this thread.

This was taken using Fuji Superia 400, no retouching in Adobe, just straight from the scanner (Epson v700).

When I look at this image, the color balance and contrast actually aren't bad! Well, not bad for drugstore film anyway. 🙂

 

[crawdiddy]

I had to buy some Gold200 in Europe last year, big price. But it was great especially indoors:

This photo is fantastic. Is it by chance La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona?

 

[umcelinho]

This photo is fantastic. Is it by chance La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona?

most certainly 🙂

 

[Prest_400]

most certainly 🙂

It is. I can assure being a local. I've read part of this thread but haven't noticed that photo!
Very impressive and worth a visit for the architecture. I like the forest concept.

Film here is rather expensive and a bit hard to find certain types.
Did you enjoy Barcelona? Now (Summer) it's just taken over completely by tourists.

Gold 400 (ultramax?) is rather grainy but I liked it's colors for portraits. More subdued.
Superia is more punchy and I like it, although the greens can be a bit too much at times. I used 200 much more than 400 though.