Colour dynamics, tolerance in relation to under exposure.

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Colours prints made from this film are just much more pleasant to look at than similar prints made from digital photography. And I realy mean much more.

Faces got dynamic colour an excelent contrast range.

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Great color in any light

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I have used this film with tungsten light, and noticed that it does not have the orange cast I was expecting. Tungsten was indistinguishable from daylight.

Fantastic colour repro, spectacular sharpness. No blending, blurring or merging. Very, very sharp. Detailed.

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I dropped into Jessops to pick up some Kodak Royal - but the stuff they had was, er, dated (a week to go...) so I asked for advice. The salesrep recommended the Fuji Reala. Now, I haven't had any recent experience of 35mm film from Fuji - the last stuff I tried would have been back in the mid 80's - results were good - but I ended up sticking with Kodak. I told the salesrep what I wanted the film for - to take some outdoor pictures, of the autumn, at Westonbirt Arboretum. She had no hesitation in recommending the film – pointing out it was slightly cheaper than the Kodak Royal – and pointed out I would be more than pleased with the results. Well, the results speak for themselves. In 20+ years of photography I have never taken four x 36 films with such consistent results. The colours are fantastic. They're not so much warm, but real. There's real depth to the photographs. There’s no blending or merging of tones. Seriously, I couldn't believe the results when the prints came back. Some pictures I took with a polarizer to get extra depth in sky/cloud backgrounds, and these pictures are simply awesome. Everyone has seen slides taken with Kodak Ektra – well the Fuji seems to do as good a job with prints as Ektra does with slides. Not a similar job. But as good a job. Not worse. not nearly. But as good as. The price is competitive. The value is great. I was simply stunned. Thanks Fuji.

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Kodak Ektachrome E100vs

Grain, sharpness, shdow detail yet saturated.

None really, it can't compete with E100vs, but what can. This is hans down the BEST colr neg film for any situation that I can think of.

I have to disagree about the "hard to find" and "need a pro lab" comments. I can always buy this from Ritz camera, B&H or my local camera shop. As for the lab...well Fuji mailers from B&H performed great as did 1 hour from Ritz Camera/Camera shop although very pricy. I haven't yet had the confidence to drop it off at K-Mart yet though.

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Superia 400, Gold 100, royal gold 100, NPH, NPS, Ultra 50

Very accurate colors Perfect skin tones Extremely high resolution film Excellent shadow detail The very best print film you can use

Performs best when overexposed 1/3 – 2/3 stops YOU NEED A GOOD (PRO) LAB TO BENEFIT

All I can say is that you got to try this film. It’s simply the best 100 speed film in the world. In professional photography, your clients will love the results and the film will increase your business. When taking pictures for fun, your friends and family will be amazed. I primary shoot weddings, and forget Kodak, Fuji’s Reala film produces very accurate colors, especially skin tones. Whites are never washed out during wedding shots, and shadow detail is amazing. The secret is to shoot at ISO 64 for indoor flash photography and ISO 80 for outdoor photography. For indoor shooting at ISO 64 you need big powerful flash and fast sharp lenses, but it’s worth it. I recently went to a wedding, and decided to take pictures to present as a gift. The groom and bride thought they where better then the professional’s Medium format work… mine where all done in 35mm. The thought the colors where much better then the pros – who was using NPS 120. In case you’re wondering, the pro used a Mamiya 645 with 80/2.8 and flash, and I used a Minolta 7 with 28-70/2.8 G lens and a 5400 flash.

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- strong, vivid colour saturation - very sharp and grainless - great skin tones

- none from what I see

Up to this point I've been using nothing but consumer film for my everyday/special occasion photography (the best one probably being the Fuji XTRA 400/800). Reala's very hard to find (at least in Toronto), and it's my first crack at a premium-grade film, but once you find it you'll absolutely love it. This film has everything you could ask for in a 35mm film. Skin tones are among the nicest ones out there, color saturation is amazing, contrast isn't either harsh nor soft, and--a strength of all Fuji films--excellent sharpness. And there is practically NO grain. This film works best for outdoor landscape pics, and it does a more then adequate job with skin tones..as a matter of fact Reala's film excels for non-caucasian people pics. Another thing about Reala that I like (compared to Fuji's consumer lineup) is that Reala doesn't have oversaturated reds nor does it have a blue/cyan tinge. If your really getting into photography, (like me) and you want the best pictures and you already own a high end SLR camera, this film is perfect for you. However, point-and-shooters shouldn't really bother because while Reala is a great film, it is expensive and hard to find. Besides, ISO 100 doesn't bode well for tiny cameras with miniscule flashes and shutter speeds. You can still get nice pictures from Fuji's XTRA lineup, which is available just about anywhere. (check out some reviews about that)

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none...one last thing, for optimum results, please dont buy this film and develop it at the 1-hour mall photo...try Black's!

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my first premium-grade film...I plan on trying many more to compare

Great colors, great grain.

It's price in Israel is exorbitant. More than 8$ for 1 roll? You'll need a pro lab for this film

Excellent film for flash and daylight. I have shot with it in Vila Hadrian in Italy a small pond with statues nearby. I overexposed it with my trusty AE1-P and the colors were stunning, they simply shone from the picture, and "Made it look better than it did in reality.", as my friend put it. When I used to shoot by nephews bar-mitzvah, I used my A2E, this time, I didn't over expose, and the pictures were that good, that people present in the brith demanded a copy. These are two symbols of what that film is to me. It never failed me and gave me results better than I imagined. Enlargements were no problems. Reccomended for scenery and people (with flash). Excellent for anyone who wants amazing pictures and has a very good lab nearby. Not good for people who process their film at grocery stores, or anyone shooting action.

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Excellent flesh tones Sharp Not overly-saturated, more natural colors

Not the best choice if tou want bold, punchy colors in yor photos (especally landscapes) Somewhat pricey

I recently purchased and shot 2 rolls of REALA film during my summer vacation in the Greek Islands. Immediately after my return I developed and printed the photographs in a local Camera Shop (13x18 cm, Fuji Crystal Archive paper, Matte finish). My first impressions? DEFINETELY DIFFERENT from the films I have tried before (mainly Fuji Superia 100/200 and X-tra 400). For the average snapshooter used to bold rich colors in landscape photos, this film may come as a dissapointment at first.For myself, being essencially a newcomer into serious photography, this was certainly my first impression. However looking at my photos more carefully, I come to appreciate more and more its unique properties. I wouldn't call the colors "washed out", but more like subtle and "pastel like". Some may call them "natural" but as many things in photography this is an especially subjective term. Anyway, I think that this film will be especially useful during high contrast situations (i.e. harsh midday sun). For me it performed very well during the "magic hours" and gave beautiful warm colors (some people may disagree and use a filter instead, but I like them that way). In overcast and relatively low-light situations I got somewhat muddy and dull colors. Perhaps, I should have slightly overexposed the film to saturate the colors as some reviewers have suggested (will certainly try that in the future). What about portrait/people shots? In one word: AWSOME! This film gives excellent flesh tones and very flattering results for your subjects. I took some natural light portrait shots of my wife (close-ups and full-body) and the results came out terrific. Indeed, this film gives a special glow to people. I have not tried this film with flash (I prefer ambience in low light situations) , so I cannot attest to its performance. I also tried some night/low light shots and the results came out so-so but given my inexperience this was expectable. So will this film be in my camera bag? Certainly YES. Especially, for people shots I think this film is indispensable. But I will also carry some SUPERIA 100/200 film when I want some punchier colors for landscape photos I plan to show to my friends

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Fuji Superia 100, Fuji Superia 100, Fuji Superia X-tra 400

Colors, fine grain, contrast handling, pushing ability

Hard to find!

I just have to add a review of this film as it amazes me so. I shot fountains in Barcelona at night with Reala 100 pushed to 800.First I thought I had made a mistake doing that and only shot 19 frames before rewinding the film and giving it for development. It was developed accordingly(like 800ISO film). It is great. Photos turned out great, great colors, contrast a bit higher because of pushing but just what fountains at night needed. Just beautiful!I enlarged some photos up 20x30cm and it barely showed grain.

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fine grain

coloure shifts towards greens and magenta muddy, or flat coloures

I hope members comment on my link I have used fuperia 200, 100 and kodak100 i find the reala to be very sharp but somehow the coloures are very muddy or dull when printed out on my epson 1200 , i scan all my images on nikon ls40 , there is also a strong magenta or green cast and this is quite persistant . mybe it just doesn't scan well . has anyone else experienced the same results

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