I've used the hg 1600 and I've also pushed Fuji Press 800 to both 1600 and 3200. The biggest advantage of the HG1600 (for me) was that I could get it processed at a regular hour lab. But since I now have my own c41 setup I can push the 800 very easily. I ~really~ like Fuji Press 800, color and grain are very good when rated at 1600 and also still acceptable at 3200 though pretty noticable. I'll try to scan some examples if you'd like, don't think I have any on computer now.
Nick --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim asked: > > Has anyone out there used Fuji Super HG 1600? It > looks like the fastest > > color print film out there, but also doesn't > appear to be commonly > > available: none of my usual stores here in > Portland stock it and B&H has an > > inconsistent supply. Would it be just as easy to > push Superia 800? > > I used to use Super HG 1600. Konica SR-G 3200 was > faster. AFAIK, > the Konica has been discontinued, and the Fuji has > been replaced > with Press 1600. Super HG 1600 was somewhat grainy > and a little > low-contrast -- it didn't really look like other > Fuji films, but > when I needed the speed and couldn't afford the > hard-to-find Konica... > (SR-G used to cost me 1.5-2x as much as Super HG.) > > I shot some Fuji Press 1600 last Fall and just got > it developed. > (I've got a lot of exposed film in the freezer, but > this was of > my brother's wedding, so my mom said she'd pay for > processing.) > Let's put it this way; if you push it to 3200 it > starts to look > a bit like the old Super HG; Press 1600 pushed to > 3200 gave me > better results than SR-G 3200 processed normally. > Later on I'll > look and see whether there was any Press 1600 > exposed at 1600 and > processed normally in that batch to compare to Super > HG processed > normally. > > In the past, folks said to shoot Fuji Press 800 and > push it to 1600 > instead of using Super HG. I'm not sure whether > that's still the > case with Press 1600 on the scene. > > -- Glenn > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
