Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca> wrote: >This is the information I'm looking for. In the past whenever I've used >colour negatives films with speeds greater than 400, I've always found that >the rated speeds were always an overestimate. > >But you find that NPZ can really be rated at the "official" rating? Yes. I have shot a lot of rolls of 800 Fuji films (NGHII, Press 800, NPZ) over the last three years. (You can see a few sample images at <http://4020.net/everyday>) All of these Fuji 800 films work as advertised at iso 800. I mainly use them for indoors work though as I find their outdoors colour not up to scratch (w.r.t Kodak Supra 100). The only film I've had trouble with was Fuji Press 1600, which does *not* work properly at ISO 1600. To get any kind of density and shadow-detail you have to over-expose it one whole stop - meaning you would be better off using 800 film in the first place. (Chalk up another triumph for Marketing...) Regds, Andrew Nemeth <http://4020.net> -> photos, 360° panoramic vrs, sounds <http://nemeng.com> -> vr java applets, leica faq, tech info - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html