Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I LOVE Fuji Press 800, a few examples: http://www.sonc.com/unsmile.htm http://www.sonc.com/safecracker.htm http://www.sonc.com/paw3/sparklers.htm http://www.sonc.com/eric_nurse.htm http://www.sonc.com/natchez_fog.htm http://www.sonc.com/paw2/wedding.htm Regards, SonC - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rolfe Tessem" <rolfe@ldp.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG newbie going to Scotland with M6TTL - is it really *that* cloudy? > Don Dory wrote: > > Hello and welcome to the LUG, Rich: > > > > I'm going to throw a somewhat counter proposal to you. Fuji is offering > > their press film at really cheap prices. Here in Atlanta you can > > purchase twenty rolls of the press 400 for $50. This is the four layer > > stuff and it looks good on paper and scanned. Unless you intentionally > > want lower contrast images that the Portray or NHG offers this is the > > ticket. It will give you similar images that you are used to with Reala > > with two stops more speed. > > > > I believe the major internet outlets have similar pricing; B&H, Calumet, > > Unique to name a few. > > > > My feeling is that the film stock is not as important as having enough > > to free you to keep pushing the shutter until you have nailed the image. > > > > 0.02 > > Don > > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > Don, > > I agree that the Fuji Press films are really good. I sort of looked down > my nose at them until I tried the Press 800, which is outstanding. This > is the film that most press photographers were using right before all > the newspapers went digital. > > Having said that, when shooting color negative, there are plenty of > opportunities to pick up contrast along the way to a print. So starting > with a negative that has the ability to capture a large dynamic range as > NPH does is not a bad idea. I'd rather have all the possible detail in > the negative and choose to lose it later than not to have it in the > first place. To my mind, this is the best argument for shooting color > negative rather than reversal in the first place. > > I agree with your assessment that the Fuji Press films will deliver a > character similar to Reala with higher speed. > > Rolfe > > -- > Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street > (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html