Hi Andrew,
I think Fuji 160s and 160c are great films. 160s is a low contrast portrait
film, while 160c has more contrast and saturation. I would experiment to
see which you like best. I am just starting to shoot 160c and have been
really impressed so far. It can also easily handle a 10 second exposure. I
may become my travel film of choice. 160s is so smooth and great for people
shots my wife demands that I only take here picture with this film in the
camera. I experimented with Kodak 160NC, but I like the Fuji. I have shoot
only a few rolls of NPH (400) and NPZ (800). NPH did really make an
impression and NPZ is a nice film. NPZ has low grain (for 800), and handles
just about every situation great. That said, Kodak Portra 800 is my
recommendation. I hesitate using Kodak products anymore since it appears
they are running away from the analog business, but it is a great film. It
offers clean colors and handles yellows and reds better. It has more grain
than NPZ, but it has a look I really like. If are not going to enlarge past
8x10 I would definitely give 800 speed a try. It makes everything easier.
My 2-cents,
Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew McPhee [mailto:macca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:21 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Color print film recommendations
Hi all,
As time goes on I'm getting more and more peeved with my p&s digicam (not
Oly, it's a Fuj* S3500). I detest the lag, it won't focus in dim light, it
has a very limited flash range and it chews through Duracells like no
tomorrow.
As a camera for quick grabs of the kid with his dog or any family pics
(other than outside in sunlight) it is a dud. So it's going into a drawer
only to be pulled out for occasional eB*y use. The OM-4/100 2.8/T32 combo
will be drafted in to assume happy-snap duties from now on.
So now I've got that rant off my chest, here's my question...what is a good
color print film to use these days? I want realistic skin tones, low to
medium contrast, fine grain, and decent speed.
Andrew McPhee
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