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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Film and Labs / July 2005Good 400 ISO 35mm color print film recomendation needed.
Could anyone recomend a good 400 speed color negative 35mm film that has good enlargement capabilities that won't look too grainy. This will be used in a Yashica T4 Zoom that I will carry around at all times to get all variety of shots, indoor and outdoor. I'll then buy some online in bulk and refrigerate it. All the stores in my area only carry a generic type of film that doesn't appear to be that great. And do you know of a good online vendor I could checkout? Thanks. Jimbo > Could anyone recomend a good 400 speed color negative 35mm film that has > good enlargement capabilities that won't look too grainy. > This will be used in a Yashica T4 Zoom that I will carry around at all times > to get all variety of shots, indoor and outdoor. I'll then buy some online > in bulk and refrigerate it. All the stores in my area only carry a generic > type of film that doesn't appear to be that great. Kodak Ultra Color 400 is currently the best general-purpose 400 speed film (you do not state intended purpose such as portrait or landscape). Fuji NPH 400 is nearly as good, but a bit grainier for most colors except gray. It's best to print UC400 on a Noritsu with Kodak paper or an Agfa d-Lab, and NPH on a Fuji Frontier. Superia 400 is higher contrast (blue sky burnout and no shadow detail) with mediocre skin tones, and Kodak Max 400 is far grainier. > And do you know of a good online vendor I could checkout? Adorama.com and BandHphoto.com both have reasonable prices. > Kodak Ultra Color 400 is currently the best general-purpose 400 speed film If you don't mind its tendency to block up and over saturate reds on kodak paper.  SignatureLF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 >> Kodak Ultra Color 400 is currently the best general-purpose 400 speed film > > If you don't mind its tendency to block up and over saturate reds on > kodak paper. It's not nearly so bad in scans, certainly better than most Kodak films. It might accentuate skin blemishes or ruddy complexions, especially if used with a warming filter (812). NPH is less prone to this problem, so it is a good portrait film, as is Portra 400NC, but NPH has higher contrast. But overall UC400 is a wonderful general-purpose film. It preserves blue in overexposed blue skies better than any other film I have tried, and that is extremely helpful for landscape photography. >> Could anyone recomend a good 400 speed color negative 35mm film >> that has good enlargement capabilities that won't look too grainy. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > most colors except gray. It's best to print UC400 on a Noritsu with > Kodak paper or an Agfa d-Lab, and NPH on a Fuji Frontier. I personally liked the Fuji NPH last time i tried. It looks good, to me, at least up to 8x10 or 8x12 in enlargements. I haven't tried anything larger. And, Kodak 400 UC is definitely better looking than Kodak High Definition or Max. BTW, Kodak 400 NC is horrible wrt grain; it seems to have tendency to underexpose more than 400 UC or NPH (in my hands). The comparison is based on 1200x1400 or so pixels negative scans. - parv SignatureAs nice it is to receive personal mail, too much sweetness causes tooth decay. Unless you have burning desire to contact me, do not do away w/ WhereElse in the address for private communication. Fuli Speria 400 is fantastic! >Could anyone recomend a good 400 speed color negative 35mm film that has >good enlargement capabilities that won't look too grainy. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Jimbo Superia 400 > Could anyone recomend a good 400 speed color negative 35mm film that has > good enlargement capabilities that won't look too grainy. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jimbo |
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