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

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

  • Kodak Gold 400

    Votes: 160 32.3%

  • Fuji Superia 400

    Votes: 306 61.8%

  • Other Color 400

    Votes: 29 5.9%
  • Total voters
    495
I had to buy some Gold200 in Europe last year, big price. But it was great especially indoors:

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and not too bad outdoors, either:

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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.
 
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.
 
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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i dont see how anybody could vote for the evil yellow box. Superia, in my experience, has been better in literally every way.
 
For me the superia 400 is the winner

For me the superia 400 is the winner

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all the pictures were scanned with canoscan 9000F
 
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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.
 
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!:)
 
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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. :)

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most certainly :)
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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.
 
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