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Posted by John Ayres on June 02, 2002 at 18:12:55:
Download the "Color Film Guide" from Popular Photography. (Before clicking, see editor's note below!) The guide is in PDF file format (Adobe Acrobat Reader). This guide has virtually all 35mm negative and slide films listed and rated according to ISO, resolution, sharpness, saturation, granularity, contrast, exposure latitude, price, along with additional comments. This guide is a very useful tool, and I've used it to compare films before ordering. You'll probably find some surprising results on the list. Check it out and let me know what you think. ...John Ayres
Editor's Note: the above link to Pop Photo completely disabled my Netscape 4.7, forcing me to shut down and reboot the system, empty the cache and history folders before being able to use Netscape again. I hate bleeding-edge web sites.
Posted by JohnS on June 03, 2002 at 03:27:59:
John, Thanks for posting. I was especially interested in the rating of Solaris 200 film, found widely at DC/Baltimore neighborhood grocery stores (Food Lion, Giant).
Only problem with anything from Popular Photography is that they rarely say anything really bad about a product that is likely to advertised in their magazine. Closest thing I can see to a non endorsement, in the guide you posted, goes something like this: "Good for point and shot cameras."
Translation: "The sucker who uses this stuff, wouldn't really notice how bad this crap is anyway, because his camera is lousy to begin with."
Posted by John Ayres on June 03, 2002 at 07:59:36:
With me, photography is somewhat different than it used to be. Unless I'm doing a wedding (Fujicolor 160 NPS), I will usually use slide film. I just got back into using slide film because it seems to get better results when I scan slides as compared to negatives. I've been using Fujichrome Sensia. Processing and exposure isn't quite as critical when you digitally transform your work. You can really change or improve work using Adobe Photoshop. The computer has changed photography for a lot of us. I keep upgrading my film and digital equipment. Since I've gotten a transparency scanner, it has really helped me out digitally. I now can combine film and digital photography with great results. The old flatbed is now used mostly for fax and document scanning.
You can use the highest rated film out there, but you're still at the mercy of the photo lab. The results that you get from two different labs can be like night and day. I try to avoid 24 hour places like the plague.
Posted by JohnS on June 03, 2002 at 05:59:47:
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