Favorite Color Film and Why?

Bromo33333 · Oct 13, 2006

Earl Dunbar said:
Bromo: Yup, same with me when I moved here. About 1 year or so ago I went into Rowe and asked for a C41 print film that could be push processed fairly well. The clerk, who wasn't a young person at all, said "You can't push C41 film." Huh? Maybe not in the mini-lab in Wegmans, but a custom lab can do it. What they might charge is a whole other story.

The only camera store I've found in town that seems to know their stuff is Hahn. Wright has some good stuff but there's not a lot of knowledge or enthusiasm there.

But at least Rowe sells a bunch of Pioneer plasma TVs....

We use Praus locally for developing (great guy) and he does B&W and E6 developing, and does a great job with prints. We tried Rochester Phtographic - and while they are great, I like Praus better.

RIT has a great film selection if you want something aside from Kodak (though I hear they are shutting the store down end of year).

I found Hahn to be nearly totally digital, though they had some (dusty) chemicals and papers there. Rowe was the same way, though they appeared to have developgin services and such - I prefer Rowe.

I shoot a lot of C-41 35mm on a day to day basis and develop at Wegmans, but for special stuff I use B&W 35mm and some slide film (E100G 120 film mostly).

braxus · Oct 15, 2006

My all time favorite color film is Gold 100 (GA). I've used it since its first generation was VR-G and gen 2 was Gold 100. It just looks right to me and the colors are just the way I like them. Skin tones are very good as well. Its a very stable film and easy to get quality prints from (as long as you use Kodak papers). My only beef with it is its grainy for its speed. I've also used Reala in both 35mm and 120 (both different versions) and its good too. In slide Velvia 50 would be it. I would be happy as long as Gold 100 is around, but it looks like I'll have to give up RVP 50.

removed account4 · Oct 15, 2006

hka said:
I use the Fuji NPC 160 Pro for negatives and for slides I like the Provia very much... Both do have nice saturated colors and good skin color reproduction.

for large format -- ditto

but for 35mm, i also use fuji superia200 cause it is pretty inexpensive, works well, and they used to make the film stock (pre-emulsified) down the road from my house - so it always
felt like i was helping the local economy.

c6h6o3 · Oct 15, 2006

Bromo33333 said:
what do you guys prefer?

EPY, for its low contrast, long scale and perfect color balance. When they finally stop making I'll probably go postal on their ass.

Soeren · Oct 16, 2006

Woolliscroft said:
Not really a colour film though.

I'd go for 400UC in 35mm and Portra 400VC in 220 for neg and Velvia 50 for slide.

David.

What, doesn't hand coloring count?

For nature shots in 35mm I prefer the Kodak Elitechrome 100 extra color. Its Cheap and in fact better than the Ektachrome 100 VS.
For people I use the Fuji Astia 100 though I find it a bit to expensive for my wallet.
When the speed is needed I use the Fuji Provia 400 Though speed is seldom needed, says my wallet
In MF the only colorfilm I use regularly is the Fuji 160 (the soft one)

Cheers
Søren

metod · Oct 16, 2006

With the color film I am not picky at all, since the film will end up in a lab technician's hands anyway. I pick usually by the price and speed needed. Fuji never dissapointed me....

6x6x9 · Oct 17, 2006

For an unexperienced colour film consumer like me, FUJI SUPERIA 100 is the best film I've tried untill now. It gave me good results with my Lomo LC-A and Minolta Hi-Matic G. Maybe I'll change my opinion after several years of searching for THE Colour Film.
snjesko

3Dfan · Oct 19, 2006

Because of the price and ease of use with my flash, I've been shooting mostly Elite Chrome, but I love the extra accutance of Kodachrome 64.

maxbloom · Oct 20, 2006

For me, Provia 400F takes the cake in low-light shots. I think it really shines in producing beautiful, warm skin tones where others get dull under low light.

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