Bulletproof in bright conditions? Fuji Pro 160S.
Where do you buy that 800z stuff? Freestyle doesn't seem to have it.
specular highlights are like the sun shining off of chrome. if you see that in pictures, its usually like "blinding white, nothing there". that's a specular highlight IMO. there are more technical explanations, but this one is mine.
NPH= the earlier version of Fuji's Pro400H, which is pretty much the same thing IMO. just a name change.
Overexposure: most people overexpose anywhere from 1/3-1 full stop. some more for their needs/certain look. I've decided that rating the film as the speed on the box states gives me the best results for MY uses, so, rating a 400 speed film AT 400 gives ME the best results that I like. If I'm in doubt, however, I'll overexpose a 1/2 stop or so(open up the lens, or slow down the shutter).
Overexposing helps to keep shadow detail from disappearing. most modern color negative materials will handle from -2 stops to +2/+3, so, underexposing 2 stops, or overexposing up to 3 stops(say, rating a 400 speed film at 64). This overexposure generally LOWERS CONTRAST overall, but opens up shadow detail, but super bright highlight detail is generally "lost in translation" .
Even modern E-6 emulsions can't generally handle more than a 3-4 stop latitude range, where as color neg emulsions, some claim, can handle as much as 14, generally on the highlight end.
ASTIA: warmer toned film, not as saturated as velvia, but warmer overall.
Polarizer: think polarized sunglasses, and being able to look through the 'haze' that seems to muddy a landscape when you're looking at it. a polarizer cuts through most REFLECTED LIGHT, lessening the effect of lower contrast, generally increasing apparent contrast in your subject matter.
p.s. here's a shot(not mine, grabbed off of flickr) comparing what a polarizer does with most situations where water is in your shot.
Has anyone bought Reala lately? Normally I'm not overly suspicious when both B&H and Adorama are out of stock, but then I checked the data sheet from the Fuji site and it only lists 35mm.
http://www.fujifilmusa.com/shared/bin/Sup_Reala.pdf
Oh, did they stop before, then bring it back? It's not on Freestyle. Not just out of stock, like on B&H and Adorama--it's not listed at all.
^^^ I strongly prefer the non-polarized version. Even though it has more saturation and contrast, the polarized version has less depth.
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