Fujifilm Fujicolor NPS 160

thegogo68

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $3.00 from B&H Photo

Summary:
I finally got around to shooting some rolls of NPS. I am still trying to figure why it took me so long to begin using such a fantastic film. At $2.69 a roll at B&H, you can't be the price. As for quality, let me just say that I was blown away by the results. I borrowed my friends 3 strobe SP Studio Systems kit and shot some pics of my nieces. The results were absolutely impressive. Excellent, excellent skin tones. No visible grain and marvelous on Crystal Archive paper. Can you tell I liked the film? My family members were also floored by the pictures. A truly awesome film.

Strengths:
* Excellent skin tones * No visible grain * Looks fantastic on Crystal Archive paper

Weaknesses:
I don't know. So far, so good.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2 votes

Price Paid:  $7.00 from Claremont Camera

Summary:
Best film I've ever used. I also tried the NPC version and was equally impressed with the results. Won't touch Kodak anymore after shooting Fuji products for the last 6 months.

Strengths:
Everything. Perfect grain, color, contrast. As stated, you get what you see.

Weaknesses:
A little touchy on over exposed shots. But that was my fault anyways. I'm sure with a newer camera results would improve 10 fold.

Similar Products Used:
Fuji Portrait 160 NPC, Superia 400, 1600, Kodak 800 (bleh!)

Customer Service:
n/a

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5,
4 votes

Price Paid:  $4.00 from Ritz Camera

Summary:
This film is by far the best portrait film I've used. I've bought it in bulk, rolled it myself and also bought individual rolls and both performed outstandingly well. Colors aren't overly saturated and contrast is lower, as well they should be for typical portrait film. It's also sharp for print film which helps with enlargements.

Strengths:
realistic colors hides skin flaws well sharp for 35mm print film

Weaknesses:
a little pricey compared to standard film, but I get a discount cuz I work at Ritz Camera

Similar Products Used:
almost every print film

Customer Service:
none needed

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I wish I had all the technical specs with me as I write this, but I can tell you with certainty that this is one of the finest grain films you can purchase. I used to swear by Kodak film, until one day I happened to borrow a roll for an emergency (ran out, of course). I compared the same day's shots with those I took with Kodak Portra 100, and have since then avoided Kodak film like the plague. It seems they (K) are so ashamed of their film, that they (K) won't release film grain measurements (or at least have made it very hard to find), and instead use their own hypersubjective grain scale, which you can't use to compare to other manufacturer's results. This film's RMS is 4.0 (ASA/ISO 160), but the lines/mm resolution will blow you away (again, don't have the exact figures). It is great with skin tones, and nature/landscape photography comes out so beautifully, I shoot almost exclusively with this and Provia 100, another great (slide) film. I've tried this in both 35mm and 120 flavors (I have a Canon EOS and Hasselblad 500 set), and they perform the same. I cannot compare the versatility of this film with another. This film is so versatile, it is the film that gives me the least (i.e. hardly any) headaches color-balancing my Epson 2450 photo scans.

Strengths:
Extremely fine grain (RMS=4.0 ISO 160) Not expensive (vs. Kodak) Beautiful skin tones and nature colors. Will show your lenses' strengths (and weaknesses) across with a punch.

Weaknesses:
Within widely-available C41 films, none.

Similar Products Used:
Agfa Optima II Fuji Reala

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $7.00 from Local Camera Store

Summary:
This is the best portrait film bar none. Gives great results on skin tones it's ability to soften winkles and imperfections makes it ideally suited for portrait work. If it is important people shots you need, go no further than this film!

Strengths:
- Fine Grain - Great on Skin Tones

Weaknesses:
- Not readily available unless you live near a "pro" camera shop. - Price is a little steep!

Similar Products Used:
Kodak Royal Gold 25 (No Longer Available) Kodak Royal Gold 200 & 400 Fuji Reala 100