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> When I shoot color, I normally shoot Fuji Super HQ or Superia. (ISO 100) I am shooting a wedding and the salesman suggested I shoot with Fuji Superia REALA. I have no experience with that film. Please ... any responses would be welcome. I leave on Thursday a.m. and would really like some comments.

Thanks,

Michael.
 
I will back up the recomendation for Fuji NPS, it is absolutley spot on. The skin tones on the bride and groom are especially pleasing and it captures great detail.

Paul
 
That's interesting Andrei.
I had only so far dared to use Epson inks but I have recently, because of the cost of replacing with Epson cartridges, installed Printrite cartidges which so far seem OK. They were recomended by my college lecturer. I wonder if any one else has tried these. I have an Epson Stylus Color 880 which seems to e a bit of a one off in the Epson range but an Epson rep. told me that it was a particular favourite of his,
John
 
I'll also endorse NPS. It's a 160 speed portrait film. The contrast isn't too high, nor is it too saturated - which makes it ideal for weddings and people in general. It's a very gentle film for skin tones. I think it could almost be said that more wedding photographers who shoot film probably buy NPS. You can't go wrong with people shots with NPS.

My own personal favorite - that I like even better, is Agfa 160 Portrait film. Just a little bit more to my liking in color balance. Lovely and dreamy. I even shot horse portraits of a dappled grey with it a few times and loved it! I got real grey and lots of detail - but no shifts.

You can't go wrong with either film though.

Fuji is much easier to find without special order. I don't know Reala but have heard it is nice and punchy in color and contrast for a print film. I don't know if that is what you want with a wedding - but then, I don't do weddings. Too bad you can't shoot a test roll of each before you get there. Good luck! -Lynn
 
FYI...Here is an idea...I shoot a 645 using NPS then use a Kodak Pro Scan. I open the image in Photoshop 7 and follow a digital workflow recommended by Mr. Riechmann at thelumiouslandscape.com. For those who have not read his material, it is worth a review. His information has helped me greatly. For conversion to black and white, I use the assistance of a plugin called silveroxide available at www.silveroxide.com. I purhcased the 16 bit film types I enjoy and find that I use them extensively. My work can be seen at www.larsonphtographic.com. I hope this helps those who are interested. I struggle daily with the digital vs. film dilemna. Al Larson
 
Same goes for me. Thanks alot for the advice. I will have to look into whether my printer, an Epson 830U, can take other inks for black and white printing.

Steve
 
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