If I remember correctly (big if), the ad I saw said
something about 4th layer for skin tones.
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From: Alex Nemerovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Film Questions
I might be confused here, but I�ve seen a mention of fuji NPC160 film (not
NPS) in some magazine. I remember that it was characterized as an NPS-like
film only newer and better. Anyone else heard anything about this new film?
Alexn
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From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Pentax Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:40 AM
Subject: Film Questions
>I have a wedding to photograph in a couple of weeks, and once
>again, the
>film choices have changed on me. I don't shoot a lot of weddings
>anymore, and tend to shoot either black and white or chromes,
>for a variety of reasons.
>I will be using Kodak film for this, but am undecided about
>whether Portra or Supra would be the better choice.
> So, a bit of background about this wedding. I will be doing
>it completely on 35mm colour negative film. There will be no
>studio portraiture, we will be going to our local legislative
>building to do photos amid the marble columns of the Grand Old
>Lady of the Wascana.
> When I was doing this sort of stuff years ago, I would use a
>tripod, hold the flash above the camera and drag the shutter
>speed down to around a 15th second to allow good fill from the
>primarily tungsten lights. This imparted a beautiful warm glow
>to the picture that I found very pleasing.
> With this in mind, would I be better off with
>Portra or Supra?
> I haven't really shot much Portra, and no Supra at all, but
>I trust Kodak to provide good picture quality no matter which of
>their
>films I choose. What sort of differences are there between the
>two groups?
> Also, I will be shooting 400 speed to maximize the available
>light without compromising the shutter speeds over much. Is one
>or the other noticably less grainy? When I ran my resolution
>tests two winters ago, I thought the Portra 400 to be
>surprisingly grainy, much more so than I was expecting. Have
>they improved it? Is this an area that the Supra is better?
>I do thank you for any advice you can give.
>thanks
>Bill
>
>
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