IS there a good professional film for landscape???

game · Feb 23, 2006

Actually I am going to print on my own.
I have the complete darkroom set up, and will be trying to make all work next weeks.
I will always stick to NC, and it be most handy to have a kodak film as well for the more saturated work. Ultra color 100 seem more logical to me because NC and VC are rather close to eachother in terms of saturation and contrast.
I will try Fuji reala too though, since I hear good stuff about that film.

But does anyone here knows a good online store that sells kodak Uc100?
(really is available were I live)

Thanks Sam

Soeren · Feb 23, 2006

game said:
I don't agree about the marketing trick...

And even if you're right, hypotethically(sp?), then consumer film is not so concistent as proffesional ones....
A good photograher does not need to be a pro. A pro is just someone that earnes a living out of it. But a good photographer relies on what he knows and learned about a film. If he gets a complete different film. he
will experience trouble....

Sam

Actually profilms are only consistent within the batch. You will find different colorcasts from batch to batch (transparancy films). Pro's will shoot a testroll to determine wether to use a filter to compensate. My favorite color film in 35mm is Kodak Elitechrome 100 Extra color which I find more consistent and neutral than the Pro Ektachrome 100 VS. In color negs you are left in the hands of the lap and their mercy. They can screw up anything pro- or consumergrade. I guess that the latitude will cover up the differences between the two types.
Regards Søren

game · Feb 23, 2006

I've shot velvia, but slides are no option anymore. When I shot slides I noticed that they can produce awesome stuff... But I need prints, and I need them often. Slides are really no option for several reasons.

(can someone maybe think of a good webstore though )
best regards Sam

Soeren · Feb 23, 2006

Brenner fotoversand in Germany is where I buy a lot of my stuff

http://www.alles-foto.de/

Fotoimpex is another great webstore

http://www.fotoimpex.de/

I prefer those because they both are on the continent and for you another benefit is they deal in .
Regards Søren

Soeren · Feb 23, 2006

You could also google
Oehling
Monochrom
Technikdirect (one word)

Search around the web and you may find more
I deleted a lot from my favorites some time ago.
Cheers Søren

game · Feb 23, 2006

thanks soren!!! I'll check 'm out

game · Feb 23, 2006

weird, none of them carries kodak uc100...

Maybe I should move this to another topic, since this does not really has to do with this topic anymore...

Sam

game · Feb 23, 2006

hmm kodak.com indicates it's only available in us canada and japan....

guess I'll have to order from overseas....
anyone knows one that is good ad quick and carries uc1oo?
Best regards Sam

Soeren · Feb 23, 2006

I think Impex should be able to get it for you since they are known as or at least cooperate with J&C across the pond
Try the english pages om Impex or google JandC or try to PM JandC here on APUG
Regards Søren

Edit: Sorry, it looks like JandC only carry B&W material so you have to rely on the Members across the pond on this one

game · Feb 23, 2006

Well, I found some shops that can ship it to me. will cost me quite a lot, so I won;t do it directly...

Something else I found out, and that seems completally weird to me. Is that in europe we have another pro negative film called 'kodak elite color'
it's on te exact same place in the kodak website.
view
it has the same text, the same layout, but is available in 200 and 400. Instead of 100 and 400.
How weird is this.
Who can elaborate on this??
Best regards Sam

Helen B · Feb 23, 2006

The more I use Fuji Pro 160S the more I like it, and I've posted a few more examples (link below - changes to the site now allow non-members to view the 'large' versions if they wish). Can you get Pro 160S more easily than 100UC?

Best,
Helen

Tammyk · Feb 23, 2006

I'll agree with Helen. I also know many large format shooters going with NPS (fuji) when they want to extend latitude over slides. The results are beautiful.

langedp · Feb 23, 2006

game said:
hmm kodak.com indicates it's only available in us canada and japan....

guess I'll have to order from overseas....
anyone knows one that is good ad quick and carries uc1oo?
Best regards Sam

www.bhphotovideo.com They have most everything.

It only comes in 35mm and 120

langedp · Feb 23, 2006

game said:
hmm kodak.com indicates it's only available in us canada and japan....

guess I'll have to order from overseas....
anyone knows one that is good ad quick and carries uc1oo?
Best regards Sam

www.bhphotovideo.com They have most everything.

It only comes in 35mm and 120

game · Feb 24, 2006

I have been to that website and indeed I can orde from there.
Mailing it will cost 30 dollar extra.... (relativally cheap though compared to other sites). BUT

They asked me to send a copy of my creditcard!!!!! by mail or email. I have read a lot about this site on the internet and it seems to be safe, but I won't send copy of my creditcard nowhere!

Best regards Sam

avandesande · Feb 24, 2006

They are doing this to protect your credit card! (or at least to make sure it is really yours)
By far the most secure normal way to do something like this is to fax it.

game said:
I have been to that website and indeed I can orde from there.
Mailing it will cost 30 dollar extra.... (relativally cheap though compared to other sites). BUT

They asked me to send a copy of my creditcard!!!!! by mail or email. I have read a lot about this site on the internet and it seems to be safe, but I won't send copy of my creditcard nowhere!

Best regards Sam

Nick Zentena · Feb 24, 2006

game said:
hmm kodak.com indicates it's only available in us canada and japan....

guess I'll have to order from overseas....
anyone knows one that is good ad quick and carries uc1oo?
Best regards Sam

Doesn't Kodak call it something else in Europe? Wouldn't be the first time.

game · Feb 24, 2006

Nick Zentena said:
Doesn't Kodak call it something else in Europe? Wouldn't be the first time.

yeah, I posted earlier in this topics about that.
It seems that kokdak has a similar film called 'kodak elite color' it's a pro negative film, but only exists in 200/400 iso. Kinda weird.
It is located on the same place on the european website as ultra color on the American, but I am not sure it's the same.
From what I have heard about uc100, that's more a portra film with more saturation, but still nice skin tones. I get the feeling 'our' eilte film is more of a kodak gold kinda consmuer film, alltough it is marketed as a pro film....

Sam

roteague · Feb 24, 2006

I bought a roll of Kodak Elite Chrome in New Zealand, I was looking for a Fuji film, but took what I could get. It actually isn't a bad film, the images look good, but I haven't had the chance to scan them yet.

game · Feb 24, 2006

roteague said:
I bought a roll of Kodak Elite Chrome in New Zealand, I was looking for a Fuji film, but took what I could get. It actually isn't a bad film, the images look good, but I haven't had the chance to scan them yet.

eilte chrome is something completally different though. The one I ment is print film...

game · Feb 25, 2006

i've shot some realla today, will be having prints next week...

game · Feb 28, 2006

I picked up my negatieves and contactsheet. REALA is a beautifull film i mus say. It has that same decentness of the portra, but with a littlle more snap to it.
I can't be to concusive on this, because I shot only one roll under different circumcences and my expusure time is not OK yet, but I do feel reala is a film to watch.

Game

Patzer · Aug 27, 2008

I do not know if it is "professional", but probably the most popular color one is Velvia 50.

StorminMatt · Nov 25, 2008

Patzer said:
I do not know if it is "professional", but probably the most popular color one is Velvia 50.

Velvia, along with Provia and Astia, are professional films. Sensia is the only amateur slide film made by Fuji. Generally speaking, I have found that there seems to be little to no difference between amateur and professional slide films. For instance, I challenge you to see what is better about a shot taken with regular Kodachrome and Professional Kodachrome. On the other hand, there seems to be more to be gained by using professional negative film vs amateur negative film. Maybe this is because manufacturers look at anyone who shoots slide film of any kind as being higher up the 'photography food chain' than someone who just shoots amateur C41 film.

In any case, if you are looking for a good C41 film for landscapes, how about the new Ektar 100? I actually never wanted to touch C41 until I shot a roll of Ektar 25 that I got bundled with several rolls of Kodachrome 25 on ebay. And I have to say that it is the BEST C41 film I have EVER shot. It certainly comes closer than ANY other C41 film when it comes to getting the goodness of a transparency film in a C41. Of course, I don't know if the new Ektar 100 is as good (Ive not tried it yet). But if it is half as good as the old stuff, it would be worth looking into over portrait-style C41 films. I don't think it is available as 120 or sheet film, though.

Curt · Nov 25, 2008

This is an old thread but where can a person get transparencies developed these days?

IS there a good professional film for landscape???

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