OT: Preferred film stock (and back)

[Frank Doorhof]

For fashion/glamour/beauty I now use the Fuji Provia 100F.
I also have some astia left which I still have to test.

I did try Portra 400VC which I LOVED for outside work, but have not used them on models yet.

For B&W I'm in doubt between Tmax400 or Illford Delta pro400.
I think I like the Illford a bit more, but it's hard to choose.

For most of my work I use a Leaf Aptus22, but sometimes I love to play arround with film, at the moment I meter everything for what is labeled on the box, but I hear there is a lot to gain, however I will have to figure that out later

[shelby_lewis]

For fashion/glamour/beauty I now use the Fuji Provia 100F.
I also have some astia left which I still have to test.

I did try Portra 400VC which I LOVED for outside work, but have not used them on models yet.

For B&W I'm in doubt between Tmax400 or Illford Delta pro400.
I think I like the Illford a bit more, but it's hard to choose.

For most of my work I use a Leaf Aptus22, but sometimes I love to play arround with film, at the moment I meter everything for what is labeled on the box, but I hear there is a lot to gain, however I will have to figure that out later
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Thanks Frank... much appreciated. I've got the VC and will have to give it a try.

I'd be interested in your take on the Aptus22... it's the one back I'm most interested in at the moment (even though it will be a while before I can purchase).

Thanks,
Shelby

[Kirk Gittings]

Glad to see this question posted as I had been wondering about this too.  Is there a film choice that is easiest to scan or they all more or less the same for scanning?
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"easiest" to scan is always chromes. As all scanners are calibrated with chrome IT8 targets, but there certainly are advantages to scanning color negs like broader dynamic range. Negs take a hair more work but scan as well in the end and they make a great base film for B&W conversions.

[SecondFocus]

"easiest" to scan is always chromes. As all scanners are calibrated with chrome IT8 targets, but there certainly are advantages to scanning color negs like broader dynamic range. Negs take a hair more work but scan as well in the end and they make a great base film for B&W conversions.
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Beautiful work on your website Kirk!

[Kirk Gittings]

Beautiful work on your website Kirk!
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Thank you very much!

[marcmccalmont]

Try a roll of Fuji Astia, best film ever made, worth trying. Accurate, detailed no grain
Marc

[Frank Doorhof]

Hi,
The leaf aptus is stunning.
The quality of the files is great and in the studio it works tethered like a charm (no buffer, it just keeps going when needed )

Color and contrast + sharpness is great.
There is very little not to like, I would love to have ISO3200 as clean as the 5D, but than again when do I need that
So for studio/controlled light setups I think one of the best solutions.

[Let Biogons be Biogons]

The current generation 100 ISO film from Fugi and Kodak are all very good.

Astia 100F is wonderful, as is Velvia 100F, both have virtually no grain (I know this is heresy, but I like the Velvia 100F over the the old Velvia 50 and the recent Velvia 100).  Provia 100F doesn't do too much for me, however.  The new Provia 400X is an improvement over the old 400F and great if you need 400 ISO.

The Kodak Ektachrome 100G and 100GX are no slouches either and are as good as, if not better than, Provia 100F and Astia 100F (just as fine grained, and what grain is there is a bit nicer).  The slighter warmer toned 100GX is nice to have.

B&W -- Fuji 100 Acros is great and hard to beat.  Ilford Delta 100 is also nice, and in appropriate situations, Ilford Pan F.

[Anders_HK]

Try a roll of Fuji Astia, best film ever made, worth trying. Accurate, detailed no grain
Marc
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Ah... I just got Astia back from my travel to Angkor Wat (took me long to find Astia 100F to purchase, have really been looking for it...), yet... for people it may be good, but... for landscapes & scenery looks very dull...  for landscapes, scenery, nature... there is nothing to touch VELVIA 50.... nirvana;

MAGIC VELVIA 50  

Hm. Perhaps Astia is too much natural for what I do??? Velvia 50... magic enhancement; true WOW  


Ok, so here is my future film bag;
- many rolls of Velvia 50; landscapes, scenery; MAGIC  
- a couple of Provia 100 for people
- one or two Provia 400X for low light

Regards
Anders