Fast, Grain

Grain, Color Accuracy

I use this film when I'm looking for impressionist results. Landscapes shot at 400mm can be stunning. People outdoors not so-- flesh tones don't reproduce well in the sun. Interesting to use indoors with window/available light.
Use it when you want/need grainy results.

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Not much is like this stuff

Speed. Grain. Look

Haven't found any, given what it's intended for

This is a review of the new Superia 1600, not HG 1600. Got tired of waiting for the film list to be updated.. This stuff is great. A real 1600 ISO colour film that gives presentable colour (like Fuji 800) and has no visible grain on an A4-sized print. It's not for everyday use, but for available-light, it's all I need.

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Fuji 800 Xtra

It's fast

Everything but the speed. I took a picture of something bright lemon yellow and the color came out more like a beige. USE SUPERIA 1600, not HG 1600. This film is disappointing. Hopefully it will be removed from the market shortly after being replaced by the superia version.

Bottom line? Don't touch it.

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grainy!
very fast!

grainy! But then I expected that.

I don't understand the negative reviews this film has had - yes, it's a bit grainy but the pictures still look pretty good. far better than kodak zoom 800 I tried which was shockingly bad. I haven't tried the Superia 1600 yet but I would happily use this again if I needed a fast film.

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Kodak Zoom 800

Speed
Interesting interpretation of different lighting *cough*

Weak sharpness
High grain
Color inconsistencies

Wow, high speed for natural light people photos!
... unfortunately at the expense of such poor image definition which renders photos almost worthless to me. Lighting differences run riot across this film at the developers.
- natural light photo in magnolia room with similar curtains... came out with a rustic cream-copper murky cast.
- pure daylight... low color saturation, can appear bluish

I know you expect desaturated colors with more pastel tones but the sharpness and grain did not make up for an extra stop of speed from 800.

I understand there are people who will use bad films for an "effect" but I'm not desperate enough to compromise my photos with this film.

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Fuji 800, Gold 800, Royal Gold 1000

Fast and one allways gets an image even though lightning conditions might be VERY bad. Surely it´s a little bit grainy and colours might be a bit off..But on the other hand what 1600ASA film isn´t? This film is actually very nice to use when in an hurry; REALLY fast news-pics, paparazzi-shots and such. Surely, when one has time to measure, use tripods and that kind of "normal" shooting some other film might be prefered.
In some assignments the question is not at all how grainy a shot is--It´s more a question of *getting* the image at all.

None really as I see it.
..On the other hand I never do prints, they are scanned right away from negatives and colourcorrected in Photoshop. Guess real prints could look a bit "nasty". The colours aren´t exactly "naturelike.."

Eh..Never use this film for say; portraits, nature, concerts (on concerts push Fuji press 800 to 1600) But! When a newspaper calls You up at 02.30AM and yells "Terrible traffic-accident at Highway 69. Must have pictures. Deadline is in 30 minutes/Scanned and ready to be printed!.."
Then this film is actually excellent. One always gets an image. For the above purposes this is a 5 star. Ideal film for stringers working the graveyard shift.

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Everything. But usually I use Fuji press-800, sometimes Kodak Supra 400.

At least it was 1600

1. Really poor color
2. Poor saturation
3. Washed out looking with soft edges
4. Lousy Grain
5. EXPENSIVE

I will not use it again. I hated it. Greens and Blues were way off, grain was lousy, and everything looked washed out. I can push Fuji 800 and get much better results. I tried it, did not like it, and will not every use it again.

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Fuju Press 800
Kodak Supra 800

Fast

Grain

I've used this film a few times, but was not impressed: grainy, a bit flat. My girlfriend used this film during a trip to Rwanda to visit the mountain-gorilla's. The pictures turned out superb! Enlarged, there was grain, but the colour was good and the pictures sharp. Perhaps it is because the colours were green/brown/black that these pictures were so good.

A good film for special conditions like a dark forest, not for sunny days in open spaces.

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Various 800-films

High speed

not really

I only used this film once just to check it out.
Colors were very good. Grain not bad for 1600 film. I didn't make any enlargements though so I can't comment on that.

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