Vickko
Veteran
I shot a couple rolls of Fuji NPS 160, outdated 2006 film last week.
The shots came out with low colour contrast, looking a bit washed out / faded.
My film processor guy told me that the exposure was correct.
I'm trying another roll with t different lab this week - a lab that is more experienced (i.e. better, more expensive).
My question - what do you typically find as the degradation of dated Fuji NPS?
- more exposure needed (i.e. slower speed)?
- faded colours? So more Photoshop / Lightroom time if I want to "improve" the prints myself?
So other effect, or combination of effects?
Vick
The shots came out with low colour contrast, looking a bit washed out / faded.
My film processor guy told me that the exposure was correct.
I'm trying another roll with t different lab this week - a lab that is more experienced (i.e. better, more expensive).
My question - what do you typically find as the degradation of dated Fuji NPS?
- more exposure needed (i.e. slower speed)?
- faded colours? So more Photoshop / Lightroom time if I want to "improve" the prints myself?
So other effect, or combination of effects?
Vick
kully
Happy Snapper
Vick, NPS has low contrast and 'washed out colours' to begin with 
I'm shooting some 2006 vintage NPS160 from a 100ft roll at the moment, the only difference between that and shots taken on new is that it has a purple-ish cast. Although this could have been caused by the scanner (I normally use V700, but used Coolscan for these).
I'm shooting some 2006 vintage NPS160 from a 100ft roll at the moment, the only difference between that and shots taken on new is that it has a purple-ish cast. Although this could have been caused by the scanner (I normally use V700, but used Coolscan for these).