The price, the grain, the color, etc.

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This is the first film I grab when I'm taking outdoor people portraits (non-wedding). It is ISO 100, so I can have nice enlargements done. I love the color, and the nice skin tones I get when I use it. For the price, you can't beat it! I've used the USA, and the made in USA for foreign distribution, and I've seen no difference.

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Fuji NPS 160, NPC 160, Kodak Portra 160nc, etc.

Fine Grain = good looking enlargements (greater than 8x10) Great colors Less expensive than pro film/slide film

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I shoot primarily aviation photos. Lots of aircraft flying, some static. I was stunned by the colors and the fine grain in this film. It looks good enlarged, which is exactly what I was looking for. I've also been using it for some portrait work for a project for a local aviation group. It works very well, outside with good light. I've not had good luck inside with a flash, but I blame that on my lack of knowledge/experience more so than the film.

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At Universal Film Distributors has been wonderful. Every order correct, quickly delivered at a very reasonable price(both product & shipping).

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Fuji NPH, Velvia, Extra (consumer grade) Kodak Gold series

Beautiful color. Makes people think you are a pro photographer.

Expensive at the local pro camera stores. Needs full sun to really show what it can do.

The best most colorful amateur film I've tried. I'm a casual photographer and I have used a lot of consumer films. I thought that kodak royal gold and max 800 were great. Well, Reala blows them away. I recently tried reala when I took a trip to Maui, Hawaii. The results were amazing. Maui's landscape covers the entire color spectrum..dark blue oceans, white, gold, black, and red sand beaches, various shades of green rain forest with red, yellow, purple, and white flowers mixed in. The volcanoe's red martian like surface....Reala caught it all perfectly. The portrait shots we took were simply amazing, our skin tone "glows" (We are non caucasian). I test developed this film at three different labs. The best results were from the ones that were developed on KODAK ROYAL PAPER at a local super lab.

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Kodak royal gold family kodak max family

Excellent sharpness Incredible REALastic colour (couldn't resist) Faster reaction/imprinting time . Actualy captures moving objects better than Kodak Royal Gold 400asa. Excelent for scanning into a computer. Works very well in just about any 35mm camera. An advantage over Kodak Royal Gold. from simple point and shoot to professional SLR cameras.

Over saturation . Expierence with one's camera will remedie this problem. Costly: 11-13$ Canadian (6-7$ USD) Hard to find.

Greetings: What needs to be said. Fuji FIlm REALA is by far our film of choice for prints. Fuji Reala is for us the top level in print film before one get's into slide film. Then we utilize Fuji Sensia-II slide film. We prefer REALA film over Kodak Royal gold 100-400, as Reala is faster espacialy if a sudden breeze comes up. Bright direct sunlight will cause over saturation in REALA film ,especialy in the REDs to YELLOW's (including oranges) . This is easily remedied by selecting a smaller apeture such as F11or F16 on a (if you have one) SLR camera with the exposure time remaning the same. Indoors an external flash can be used so long as it can be angled to 60 deg or more. After which a tripod won't be required for indoor photography. (bounce flashing) This film will not work well if a direct flooding flash(the cameras own internal flash) is utilized indoors. The resulting flash will litteraly overload the film and you'll get almost completely black prints. Also mirror like reflections are a curse to REALA film. Ex. taking a photo of some one holding a photo or painitng in a glass frame. Make certain that there are no windows letting in bright sunlight otherwise REALA film takes those reflections all too seriously and over exposes basicaly the entire image. You get a nearly completely black print. When processed as Matte finish these make the most incredible prints that are computer flat bed scanner friendly. Developing: Granted it is best to pay a little more and get this film developed by a good /professional photo lab. Perferably on Kodak Roayal gold paper or if you can on Fuji Crystal paper. In closing. REALA is Fuji's top of the line print film. REALA is more forgiving that standard Fuji Superia, and especialy Fuji "Xtra" brand which has goto be the worst film we've ever seen for grainyness. For astronomical photography Kodak Royal gold 400 or 100 if you care to have 30 min long exposure times is better than Fuji REALA as far as detail is concerned

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Kodak Royal Gold 100-400 Agfa Optima-II 100 Kodak Gold Max (no longer available). Slide film: Fuji Sensia-II

Reala = REAL color

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I am a little slow to appreciate good films. But after alternate usage of NPH 400, Supra 800 and Reala, I began to realize how much I LOVE this film. I am a casual photographer so I didn't really understand terms like grain, saturation, contrast, etc. But I realize how amazing this film is. Colors are extremely amazing. In nature photography, this film renders the most amazing green I have ever seen. Prepare to venture into the woods in cloudy weather when natural lights are available. You'll be amazed with the natural colors it render. It may slightly underperform when pictures are taken in too bright of a sunlight. Also it requires tripod to take non-flash indoor photography. But it worth it. Indoor photos will look natural and vibrant! Using flash with just destroy the uniqueness of this film. I've ordered 20 more rolls of Reala for future use.

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NPH 400, Supra 800, Superia 400, HDC+

Fine grain Great colors

A little expensive

This is the first time I've tried Reala, and I am really happy. Very fine grain and outstanding colors and definition make this film my new favorite. I had been using Kodak for years, but this film beats Kodak consumer films.

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Kodak Gold 100, Superia 100

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if shooting in the shadow, may have stronger blue cast than Kodak supra. Hard to find in local retail store

This film has the following properties I like: 1. low grain (if you are a film scanner owner, you know what I mean especially) 2. Accurate color rendition 3. Exposure latitute 4. sharp (not to confuse with contrast, the film has moderate contrast) 4. Works well for daylight (including under strong sunlight) & flash. If you enjoy any of the above 2, you cannot dissatisfy. Don''t forget, it is not expensive too. I also like Kodak supra 100 (more saturated), but not as strong. It is better using Fuji crystal archive or Agfa paper, although Kodak paper is also OK. I guess, some comments that gave lower points is either 1. inaccurate exposure (not slightly, but significantly, the film latitude is big) 2. Lab problem. 3. Prefer saturated, velvia-like warm color. Remember, the larger prints you get, the more you can appreciate the film. I suspect some commentators developed the film in a corner drug store and make 3x5 or 4x6 prints, in that case, all films looks similiar as you have not stretch the film near its limit to reveal the leverage Give it another try.

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Kodak Supra 100, Royal Gold 100, Fuji NPS 160, NPH 400.

* Grain? What grain? * Sharp. * A beautiful color palette. Saturated but accurate. * Moderate contrast. Looks better than low contrast films, yet it can hold detail in both black and white in the same photo. * Scans easily enough. * Price! ($2.50 at B&H, but the price field won''t take a period???) Someone at Fuji marketing thought this was a consumer film. Shhh! Don''t tell Fuji this is better than their "pro" stuff at the same speed!

I''m hard pressed to think of any. Because it''s lower contrast, it may not be ideal for dark, overcast days.

Note: this review is based on daylight shooting and home film scanning. Let me summarize my review this way: I LOVE this film. It is by far my favorite ISO 100 print film. "Perfect balance" describes this film. It has a beautiful palette without too much saturation. It has just enough contrast that it doesn''t look dull, yet it can hold detail in black and white simultaneously. It has no apparent grain at 8x10 enlargement. Unlike Supra, it doesn''t grain up in shadow detail. And it doesn''t block up in intense areas of color (another occasional Supra problem). Simply an amazing film, and fast becoming the only ISO 100 print film I''ll use. I like it a lot better than NPS or NPC, and I know a wedding photographer who uses Reala exclusively for ISO 100 shots.

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Fuji NPS, NPC, Superia 100; Kodak Supra 100, Royal Gold 100, Gold 100.

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If it was possible to fall in love with an object, this would be it. Smooth color, no grain visible at 8x12. Perfect for portraits.

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NPH 400, NPS 160

no grains, accurate color, good for portraits and landscapes

slow speed, but nevermind, you want no grains! use a faster lens for higher shutter speeds a bit expensive

I''m a Kodak fans because most affordable labs in Hong Kong are tuned for printing on Kodak papers and the C41 for Kodak films. But I must admit Reala is just great in terms of its grain size and color accuracy provided its appropriately developed by the (much) more expensive Fuji or pro labs here. Enlargement up to 12R doesn''t show a trace of grain in my case (but then you''ll need a decent tripod to achieve it). Contrast is good with details both in shadows and highlights. Some people advocate pulling it to ISO 60~80 but I find shooting at 100 is just fine. It''s interesting that I find Fuji films is more prone to produce a blue/green tint so I often place a 81A on lens to compensate for that effect. Kodak seems to have a 81A "built in" to its film, funny, can anyone advise on that?

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Kodak gold, royal gold 100-400, Kodak and Fuji prosumer slides films.