Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] High speed color films...
From: "John Black" <jblack@ambio.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:52:46 -0500
References: <NABBLIJOIFAICKBIEPJJKEFBEBAB.darkroom@ix.netcom.com>

No color film of any speed is going to handle incandescent (tungsten)
lighting indoors without extensive filtration or PS correction. That said,
the closest any come to handling it is the Fuji Superia 800 either press or
Xtra shot at 640. Much better than Portra 800 (sorry Great Yellow Father).

JB



> Thank you.  Did you have any prints made from this film?  If so, how was
the
> color balance of the prints?
>
> I am looking specifically to find out what 800 color film gives the best
> uncorrected color balance (as I do not plan on scanning it, just getting
> prints made) with incandescent lighting, like found in a home.
>
> Austin
>



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