Whats your favorite 'consumer' film?

[ken472]

Fuji Reala, Ilford XP2. Fuji Superia is OK too but I love Reala

 

[perkeleellinen]

Fuji REALA (iso 100).....

I was going to mention this as it is actually my favourite colour print regardless of 'pro' or 'consumer' status, but wasn't sure if it is a consumer film. How does one tell?

 

[Herzeleid]

+1 for Kodak Gold 200, Fuji is hard to come by but I like Fuji Superia too.

 

[hoffy]

I would of said superia 200 as well, but recently I tried Pro 160 for the first time....Well worth the extra Money (considering the amount of Colour film I shoot)

 

[Chaplain Jeff]

Hello,

My favorite is the Kodak Portra film you can get in bulk at Wal Mart.

 

[Jeff L]

Fuji Superia Xtra 400. So cheap at Costco in the US. When I'm there I buy 48
rolls at a time. I think 6 rolls boxes are/were $7.99US. Costco in Canada it's $13.99 CDN for the same box, which is still cheap for this great film. I have not shot Kodak Gold 400, but used to shoot Royal Gold nearly exclusively, till it went away.

 

[Excalibur2]

the greens at the photo you posted are fine! But it's a scan of a negative viewed at a monitor. It's not a print and far too many variables involved. The comment I made earlier was based on my experience from prints that others have made for me, but not from just 2-3 labs. Somehow, whenever I get these greens from Mars they're almost always from a superia. I don't know, Gold could be more "foolproof"?

Well I find my greens (and other colours) change with the weather and time of day, plus wrong exposures and even lenses add a difference....looking out of my window it's a dull day and all the green stuff growing looks boring, if supera does have a green fault (in your experience) but adds life to an otherwise dull photo, then I don't mind.

 

[Moopheus]

How does one tell?

Professional film says "professional" on the box.

 

[Q.G.]

looking out of my window it's a dull day and all the green stuff growing looks boring, if supera does have a green fault (in your experience) but adds life to an otherwise dull photo, then I don't mind.

But how would you then capture the mood of a dull day with boring looking green stuff?


I don't have a favourite consumer film, i guess, because it says "Professional" on the film i use almost exclusively: Portra 160 NC.
On the other hand, it is available to be used by any and all photographers, consumer and professional alike.

 

[frotog]

The old kodak gold 100. I wish it was available in sheet film sizes!

 

[Excalibur2]

***But how would you then capture the mood of a dull day with boring looking green stuff?***

Ah! erm use Kodak gold?..

But I was looking at my back garden at all the green stuff, dull days are not very good for flowers, shrubs and trees.

 

[Ektagraphic]

Hello,

My favorite is the Kodak Portra film you can get in bulk at Wal Mart.

You can get Portra at WalMart!!??

 

[Phormula]

Agfa CT Precisa, Fuji Sensia 100 or Kodak Elite Chrome 100, depending on which one sells cheaper at my favorite supplier.

 

[phenix]

When I shot color film (I now shot only B&W film and seldom digital color), my long time preferred print film was Konica:

- For portraits: their 100, +/-400 pro line (their old VX 100, before calling it “super”, was excellent too)
- For landscapes in autumn: VX 200, Centuria 400, +/-VX 400.
- For cityscapes and any landscape except autumn: Centuria 100.
I totally disliked the Centuria 200, and I considered very average the newer VX 100 (Super).
(VX was their classic grain film, and Centuria their T-grain line).

Note, please, that I mostly shoot in Montreal area (north light and skies). I once shot these films in Greece, and most colors, the blue especially, come out much too saturated, in a polarized style without using any polarizer.

Also, note that I used to process the film at a lab having Agfa and Kodak machines and using Kodak paper and chemicals. When I tried a Fuji minilab, the results were catastrophic. The Konica lab near me was a little too expensive, but the photos hanging on their walls were fine too.

 

[Excalibur2]

***When I shot color film (I now shot only B&W film and seldom digital color), my long time preferred print film was Konica:**

Well there you go, with people's preferences as I never thought it was great, and still have about 20 rolls in the freezer that was given to me.....now I have a Konica camera and lenses maybe they suit each other better than my Fuji superia 200 (just guessing).....erm but the labs I use, use Fuji prints, and would have thought in theory:- Fuji film and prints should be a good match.

 

[benjiboy]

Fuji Reala

 

[EASmithV]

Aw, hell. I'm going to have to go with my old standby, Tri-X. ASA 400 in 35mm, and TXP 320 for 4x5.

 

[Uncle Bill]

Fuji Superia 400 and 200

 

[2F/2F]

Speaking of consumer films, my friend just got a roll of Superia 100 in 120 format in her Holga kit. It looked like any other U.S.-market Fuji 120 roll. I had no idea that Superia is available in 120. Where do I get it? Do they have the 800 or 1600?????

 

[StorminMatt]

Kodachrome 64!

One more for Kodachrome 64. Of course, the differences between regular old consumer KR64 and professional PKR64 seem to be subtle at best.

 

[srs5694]

Speaking of consumer films, my friend just got a roll of Superia 100 in 120 format in her Holga kit. It looked like any other U.S.-market Fuji 120 roll. I had no idea that Superia is available in 120. Where do I get it? Do they have the 800 or 1600?????

Freestyle has it, but only in ISO 100, not 800 or 1600. (They do have Fujicolor Pro 800 in 120, but I don't see any Fuji 1600 film in 120 at Freestyle.)

 

[2F/2F]

Freestyle has it, but only in ISO 100, not 800 or 1600. (They do have Fujicolor Pro 800 in 120, but I don't see any Fuji 1600 film in 120 at Freestyle.)

Thanks. I see that now. Too bad. Superia 1600 in medium format would be something I would use all the time.

 

[benjiboy]

Speaking of consumer films, my friend just got a roll of Superia 100 in 120 format in her Holga kit. It looked like any other U.S.-market Fuji 120 roll. I had no idea that Superia is available in 120. Where do I get it? Do they have the 800 or 1600?????

Superia Reala is also available in 120 but only in 100 ISO, I use a lot of it in my Mamiyas and find it excellent for general photography in reasonable lighting conditions.

 

[One_DaveT]

I was getting Porta 400NC and 160NC in bulk size rolls so cheap on e-bay, that I stopped bothering with the consumer grade film. I think it came out to US$0.75 per roll of 40 exp. Though I do like Kodak 400UC and Kodak 400HD consumer film.

 

[BetterSense]

I always used fuji Superia because it's so retardedly cheap at Walmart. Although on vacation once I didn't pack a flash, and shot a lot of the Superia 800. Liked it too.