It's hardly "sage" adviCe. What it is, is just based on my little.. very little experience with the film and what I've read and heard from other folks who've used the film.
All of this stuff will definitely depend on how/where you get your film processed and printed. As Tom said in this thread, the lab will or should be able to give further insight as to how to rate the film. If you take your film to the local WalMart, see if they print the NPC as you think it should look. I've done this.... as I have said.... only because I wanted the prints back yesterday (i.e. fast) and didn't want to fork over too much cash for it. The prints, with NPC of all things, come out flat and lacking for a film that is supposed to be a vivid color film. The funny thing is, I knew that this is how WalMart would print them, yet I never bothered to accomodate for their printing by dropping my rating to, say, 125 or lower so shame on me for that. In my first post in this thread I said, quite plainly in fact, that I have never shot this film at anything other than 160 and the results were pretty much ok and on par with Kodak Portra VC shot at the same ASA and processed at a pro lab. I don't believe I stated anywhere in that first post that you have to rate it at 100 or 125. Perhaps I should have peppered the post with the "YMMV" acronym. I don't develop my own film. Period. I will again at some point, and have in the past, but right now, I don't. So, as a result, I have to rely on the local lab to develop and print. I've gotten used to their results and as such, adjust my settings accordingly when I shoot. Those of us who can afford to, be it with time or monetarily, develop their own color or black and white film will, I think, also adjust their settings to accomodate for differing chemical settings. Again, this is going by knowledge from when I was in my teens so take it with a big honkin grain of salt :) Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Paris Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Any experience with Fuji NPC? It's just "sage" advise given by someone who believes that their way of seeing is the only way to see. Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frits J. Wüthrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 4:05 PM Subject: RE: Re: Any experience with Fuji NPC? > I am not sure if I understand this. You want a portrait film, which has a > low contrast, and by setting the ISO setting lower you increase the > contrast? Is this why this advise is given? I have read the same advise on > Portra 160NC. I am confused, please help me. What is the advantage? > > Frits Wüthrich - 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 . - 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 .
