Re: Saturation in ISO 400 C-41?
btw, do you use windshields for the flower shots? Frantisek - 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 .
Re: Saturation in ISO 400 C-41?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2001, at 10:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > When I need a highly saturated, fine grain ISO 400 color negative film, > I shoot Kodak Portra 400VC. Very good contrast and color when properly > exposed. But good exposures are a must. It doesn't have the latitude of > Kodak's (or Fuji's) consumer films. If you're a fan of Kodak's Portra VC films, give a roll of Fuji NPC a try. Very high saturation, good skin tones, very fine grain. Same drawback, though -- no latitude, so good exposures are called for. -Aaron - 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 .
Re: Saturation in ISO 400 C-41?
When I need a highly saturated, fine grain ISO 400 color negative film, I shoot Kodak Portra 400VC. Very good contrast and color when properly exposed. But good exposures are a must. It doesn't have the latitude of Kodak's (or Fuji's) consumer films. Paul Carlos Royo wrote: > > Joseph Tainter wrote: > > > > My question is: which gives the highest color saturation? Agfa Vista 400 > > and Superia Extra 400 look like possible candidates. Has anyone compared > > their color saturation? Are there other candidates I should consider? > > > > I don't shoot colour negative film very often, but my wife does. Once > said this, in the process of getting used to the MZ-S, I have used > several negative films, and I tried the Agfa Vista 400. It is saturated, > but it is also the worst Agfa film I've ever tried, it is grainy, not > sharp at all, and its lack of contrast sucks. > I have also (and my wife has used it a lot in the last pair of years) > used Superia, both in 100 and 400 ISO speeds. The 400 Superia is an > excellent film, it yields very good colour, saturated but not unnatural, > and the grain is not noticeable, even in the enlargments we've had done, > although those are not big (18x24 cm., I think). It also scans very > well. > > -- > Carlos Royo > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Zaragoza (Aragon) - Spain > -- > - > 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 .
Re: Saturation in ISO 400 C-41?
Joseph Tainter wrote: > > My question is: which gives the highest color saturation? Agfa Vista 400 > and Superia Extra 400 look like possible candidates. Has anyone compared > their color saturation? Are there other candidates I should consider? > I don't shoot colour negative film very often, but my wife does. Once said this, in the process of getting used to the MZ-S, I have used several negative films, and I tried the Agfa Vista 400. It is saturated, but it is also the worst Agfa film I've ever tried, it is grainy, not sharp at all, and its lack of contrast sucks. I have also (and my wife has used it a lot in the last pair of years) used Superia, both in 100 and 400 ISO speeds. The 400 Superia is an excellent film, it yields very good colour, saturated but not unnatural, and the grain is not noticeable, even in the enlargments we've had done, although those are not big (18x24 cm., I think). It also scans very well. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zaragoza (Aragon) - Spain -- - 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 .
Re: Saturation in ISO 400 C-41?
Joe, I would recommend you also consider Agfa Optima II 400 and Kodak Supra 400. I believe both are finer grained than those you mentioned and quite saturated. Bruce Dayton Wednesday, December 19, 2001, 9:43:07 AM, you wrote: JT> It was 13 degrees this morning, so my thoughts are turning to warmer JT> weather and the spring flower season. Here in New Mexico, spring is also JT> the windy season, so high shutter speeds make macro work much easier JT> while keeping some DOF. Last spring I shot Provia 400F with some nice JT> results. This coming spring I'd like to try a relatively fine-grained JT> ISO 400 color negative film. JT> My question is: which gives the highest color saturation? Agfa Vista 400 JT> and Superia Extra 400 look like possible candidates. Has anyone compared JT> their color saturation? Are there other candidates I should consider? JT> Thanks, JT> Joe - 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 .