Fujifilm Fujicolor NPC 160 Print Film
Fujifilm Fujicolor NPC 160 Print Film
USER REVIEWS
[Feb 25, 2003]
Cheng Liu
Expert
Strength:
Contrast, vivid color
Weakness:
May not be good enough for a silky wedding picture where fog effects are desired. I truly do not understand those negative reviews. I would suggest that they try different labs and maybe use a better lens and filter. I tried this NPC recently on a trip to carribeans. The color are just popping out the picture. I did use a polarizer becuase of the strong sun light. Color saturation, contrast, and sharpness are the best on all the negative films that I have tried. Yes, NPS is a little bit soft and silky, a good film also. I personally likes the contrasty film that is easy to grab attention. I strongly agree with one reviewer that processing film is the half of the job. Look for a good one who uses fresh solutions. You just can not save money on the processing, no matter what film you use. One of my own experience, I send my Fuji slides to a processing lab, expect to get a vivid color. I did not. And I was puzzled. Guess what, they process those slides with Kodak which requires less time in the first developer. I then processed all the slides myself, all the photos come out like post cards. Customer Service None needed Similar Products Used: Reala, NPS, and Fuji Velvia slide (my first choice of slide film) |
[Apr 27, 2002]
jason4774
Intermediate
Strength:
great detail powerful colors dramatic contrast perfect for flash photography
Weakness:
dramatic contrast skin tones a bit pink without flash colors can appear overdone under some circumstances Wonderful film for flash photography. VEry sharp, and contrast is a wonderful asset for bounce flash photography. Without flash, it is merely good. Skin tones run toward the pink, no matter what lab I''''ve used. Contrast can be a bit too severe for some conditions. In any case, it captures wonderful amounts of detail, and the colors have alot of punch and livliness to them, though maybe not entirely realistic to my eye... But, since Royal Gold 100 has been discontinued, this will probably end up becoming my slow film fine grain film of choice. Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: everything |
[Mar 20, 2002]
erike
Professional
Strength:
Contrast, latitude
Weakness:
Disappointing Skin tones, Grain. Advertised as a portrait film I thought it would give truer flesh tones. Sure it''s contrasty, but skin tones seem overblown in colour no matter how it it printed. Of course it isn''t as bad a Reala which is nasty on skin, but I thought skin might have been a bit more like a 160NPS. Grain is also unimpressive. It doesn have good exposure latitude for contrasty film though. NPS160 is so smooth and sliky in comparison. If you are purely doing portraits go NPS (and over expose 2/3 stop if you really need more contrast). If you want colourful landscape go Reala which has finer grain and punchy colours. Or make real images by using Fuji professional slide film. Similar Products Used: Fuji NPS160, NPH400, NPZ, Reala. |
[Mar 17, 2001]
Nigel Barker
Professional
Strength:
Great Contrast and superb grain even at 35mm.
Weakness:
A touch on the red side when under exposed The main Film I use to shoot portraits and Fashion stories. I shoot both the 35mm and the120 & 220 stock. However my images are very vibrant and may not appeal to everyone. Similar Products Used: kodak 160 VC |
[Apr 12, 2001]
Rocco Bruno
Intermediate
Strength:
Super Fine Grain
Weakness:
No package deals, so it can This film handled everything I through at it, whereas the kodak 160VC fell apart under identical conditions. Customer Service Not needed Similar Products Used: Kodak 160VC |
[Apr 25, 2001]
COLIN MIKESELL
Professional
Strength:
READ WHAT ROCCO BRUNO HAD TO SAY IN THE FIRST SUBMITTION AND JUST DOUBLE THAT
Weakness:
SO FAR I SEE NONE. SHOT THE ROLL WITH ALL NATURAL LIGHT NO FLASH AND THEY ALL TURNED OUT GREAT JUST WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE SHOOT THIS FILM.....THERE WILL BE A LOT OF HAPPY PEOPLE....YOU REALLY NEED TO GO GET A ROLL AND SHOT IT...GOOD LUCK Customer Service HAVE NEVER USED IT Similar Products Used: HAVE ALAWAYS USED THE 400NPH FOR ALL THE WEDDINGS...MAY HAVE FOUND A NEW FRIEND. I THINK THESE ARE PROBABLY THE ONLY TWO FILMS YOU WOULD EVER NEED ...THE 400 AND THE 160. HAVE TRIED MOST OF THE KODAK PRO FILMS, AND HAVE NOT HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH THEM |
[May 24, 2001]
John McCormack
Intermediate
Strength:
High contrast, high saturation, bold, 'snappy' color reproduction.
Weakness:
None really, but caucasian skin tones can be a bit on the pink side. A faster alternative to the neutral contrast Reala 100, which is my other favorite 100 ISO film. NPC has higher contrast and is 2/3 faster. Worth the cost when you see the results. Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Fuji Reala, NPH, NPS, NHG, etc. |
[May 30, 2001]
Derek Phoungphol
Expert
Strength:
Bold punchy contrast, smooth near non-existent grain even in 8x10. Flash photos fully recoverable, when overexposed because of the contrast characteristics. faster than 100, skintones are realistic, averages well in reproduction
Weakness:
Not a slow film, and not really a fast film, I am not sure, but I don't think this film can be pushed or pulled. I truly believe this film is the color answer to dramatic contrast of black and white. Even snapshots seem to have an appealing edge. Also, because of the contrast edges in the photos are crisp-looking if not grain crisp. A much better film than NPS, which is really icky soft. This film is now my standard print film Customer Service e-mail has a week turnaround. Similar Products Used: NPH, NPS, all Kodak and Fuji films |
[Jun 26, 2001]
Andy Ly
Professional
Strength:
- NO IDEA
Weakness:
- no latitude This film sucks! I bought 4 rolls to photograph a friend's college graduation. Outdoor, overcast, and bright. The results were horrible. NPS was so good, I have no idea why they decided to stop making it or to have NPC join forces with NPS. NPC doesnt even come close. Since my local lab decided to stop carrying NPS, I've looked elsewhere for film. Customer Service .. Similar Products Used: fuji NPS |
[Jul 06, 2001]
Howard B
Intermediate
Strength:
Clarity, sharpness, edge, 3D quality
Weakness:
Can wash out in brighter sunlight With Reala 120 out of the medium format picture, this is the next best thing. Where Reala could oversaturate, NPC seems more lifelike. Both are equally well-detailed. Reala may be better for saturated colors in bright sunlight; this one is better all-around unless the specific subject matter demands Reala's characteristics. Similar Products Used: Reala |