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Posted by JohnS on February 10, 2002 at 02:34:43:
In Reply to: Re: need help with film posted by John Ayres on February 09, 2002 at 19:32:47:
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: I took one of my Maxxum cameras to Mexico last year. Kodak film will give you great results. You may not be pleased with the performance of your "Silver Series" 28-80 Maxxum lens though, but it'll do for "snapshots". If you were taking all your photos in bright sunlight I'd recommend ISO-100 film, but since you're going to be taking dimly lit photos too, ISO-200 may suit you better. One of my favorite color negative films is Fujicolor NPS Professional 160, which would be a nice compromise on film speed. Shy away from the faster film such as ISO-400 or 800 unless your very limited on light or need more depth of field.. These faster speed films will result in more grain in your enlargements.
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I use a lot of different speed consumer films. John is correct that lower speed films will generally give you lower grain--but if you are interested at all in taking handheld low light photos, or landscape photos on less than sunny days with a zoom lens, you may want to take some 400 or 800 speed film along. I recommend Konica 400 film (either VX or Centuria) because it handles contrasty situations well. Also, you can't go wrong with Fuji Superia 800 speed film in almost any situation. Popular Photography Feb 2002 issue has a good article on testing 800 speed consumer film.
I've used all the Kodak films, too. Unless you are enlarging over 5x7", it is often hard to tell the difference between their 800 and 200 speed consumer films (the stuff you get everywhere--whatever they call it now). I prefer Fuji brand films, but use anything on sale :)
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