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HELP: Negative films

Posted by JoyN87, 08 October 2013 · 1,172 views

Hello,

Does anybody know which negative films are the best, whether it's a color or b&w? So far, I had use so many fuji films (superia 400 and proH 400) and one b&w ilford film. Any help? For those who had experienced film photography, please help me.




They all are good for something ;)  Depends on what you are looking for. The Fuji films you mention, how did you like them?

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Depends if you want to use a tripod or not.

Slower films = good for wide angle lenses, finer grain and slower shutter speeds & or wider aperture.

Faster films =  is a better choice for longer focal length lenses, faster shutter speeds & more noticeable grain, also better for low light photography.

Been so long since I used or shopped for neg films I’m not sure what is available anymore. I was a big fan of bulk loading of Tri-X (Kodak) & the Ilford 100ASA film. 
Most of my color shooting was done on slide film.

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Depends really very much on what your looking for B&W I would always use ilford Colour very much these days depend what I can lay my hands on lol

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They all are good for something ;)  Depends on what you are looking for. The Fuji films you mention, how did you like them?

The Fuji Superia 400 was great after I started to learn better with my film camera. I was really terrible when I had the Pro 400H because I didn't check the light inside my viewfinder and I was new with the camera. The result was bad when only one out of 36 exposure came out great but the rest were duds. I have not release the rest of my Fuji films yet.

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The Fuji Superia 400 was great after I started to learn better with my film camera. I was really terrible when I had the Pro 400H because I didn't check the light inside my viewfinder and I was new with the camera. The result was bad when only one out of 36 exposure came out great but the rest were duds. I have not release the rest of my Fuji films yet.

 

Keep using the Fujis then -- the regular lower cost film is very nice, the 400H I find a bit less saturated, and a bit cool/clear compared to the regular Fuji. And you can always convert color to b&w in post processing!

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