Fujifilm Superia Reala 100 Print Film
Fujifilm Superia Reala 100 Print Film
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[Mar 18, 2004]
tmaltby
Intermediate
Strength:
Everything!
Weakness:
None! Reala is outstanding, I find, with my Leica lenses, both R and M. The match is perfection--gorgeous color saturation, superb sharpness, and no grain. What a joy it is to load this into my cameras and get the prints from the Fuji lab. The wait is intolerable, for each time I am over-anxious to see what amazing reality I get on this emulsion. |
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[Feb 25, 2004]
quenchfire
Intermediate
Strength:
Reasonably Cheap...Yep I said cheap...try B&H import (not USA) version to save $$.
Weakness:
None. Incredible emulsion, this one. I usually shoot Fuji Slide films, Provia 100F or Velvia RDP 50. As far as color saturation, depth, sharpness, scan-ability goes, this is as good as any slide film, and has more exposure latitude to boot! Customer Service Never needed...Great Web Site, though. Similar Products Used: Fuji NPS 160NC, Kodak Royal Gold 200, Gold 100, Fuji Superia 100, 400. |
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[Dec 15, 2003]
Li Fan
Intermediate
Strength:
Color reproduction, skin tone.
Weakness:
Fairly low speed for consumer level photography. Hard to find in retail stores. An excellent all round film. Color reproduction is actuate, skin tone is very good. Despite the low speed, this film is suitable for for all kinds of occasion. Customer Service Never Used. Similar Products Used: Royal Gold 100, which had warmer color tones and slightly higer contrast. |
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[Oct 16, 2003]
ras1500
Intermediate
Strength:
Extremely fine grain, vivid color, high resolution
Weakness:
price No doubt this is the best 100 speed color print film that I have used for landscape and outdoor photography. I recently shot 6 rolls of it in Hawaii. When processed on Fuji equipment and printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper the colors are amazing. My 4 x 6 proof prints look like post cards. Sharpness and resolution is outstanding. Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: Agfa Ultra 100, Kodak Portra series |
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[Sep 24, 2003]
pemartin
Intermediate
Strength:
color fine grain everything
Weakness:
can't find it just anywhere like other consumer films- not so much a weakness as a level of exclusivity Quite simply the best print film for landscapes, hands down. Near perfect colors and absent grain produce wonderful enlargements. It instantly became my favorite from roll 1.The slower speed doesn't bother me since I use it most often on a tripod, like you're "supposed to", but I have hand held it for brighter exposures. Generally too slow for animals unless you can catch a Marmot lounging on a rock in the sun. Customer Service why bother, the product needs none Similar Products Used: many, but I only like the fuji 400 for "faster" shots |
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[Jul 25, 2003]
longbow
Professional
Strength:
Better than the alternatives when all said and done.
Weakness:
none, but would love a 400 ISO Reala, too. Have had a long and intimate relationship with Reala, having used it for one hundred and ninety weddings--about 1000 rolls of 36 exp. film. This film has all the fine qualities needed for wedding and portrait work that NPS and NPH have, plus punchier, mored vibrant (yet natural and correct)colors, and increased contrast (but not too much to address the black tux and white gown syndrome), with finer grain and higher resolution. If a client ordered a 20x24 enlargement (and they did), Reala delivered sharp, fine grained enlargements. (sharp lens, fine film and a steady hand = big bucks! Of course, having a lab that is a real, pro lab is key to getting the kind of results demanded by pro photographers who have picky, demanding clients to satisfy. If you expect a six-buck-a-roll mini-lab to extract all the information from a Reala negative...dream on. I also use Reala for general photography--scenics, wildlife, etc. if a 100 ISO negative film is called for. I consider it a print film version of Provia 100F transparency film...natural, punchy colors, with contrast well in hand. Customer Service They answer my phone queries professionally. Similar Products Used: Gave up on Kodak decades ago. fUJI NPS NHG NPH HG, plus all their 100, 200, and 400 amateur print films since Fuji was a lad. |
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[Jun 18, 2003]
Thomas Bailey
Expert
Strength:
Great color
Weakness:
rather slow This film works unusually well in tungsten light, even ordinary household light. Although only ISO 100, this is an excellent existing light film |
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[May 18, 2003]
JaniTR
Casual
Strength:
Low grain, nice colors.
Weakness:
The red! Nice film, very little grain and good colors, except for the red which is just to strong! When shooting let's say a red flower the red just "jumps" out of the photo! But except for that it's great! My favourite! Similar Products Used: Fuji Superia, Kodak Gold |
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[May 14, 2003]
Arthur_GA
Intermediate
Strength:
Color, sharpness, saturation.
Weakness:
Price (but you get what you pay for, right?), hard to find outside Wolf. This is by FAR the best ISO 100 film I've used to date. With a little camera tweaking I bet one could substitute even the ISO 400 for some occasions. I just shot a 12-exposure trial roll for a few auction pictures and I am absolutely amazed by the detail, color and sharpness. A winner, period. Customer Service N/A Similar Products Used: Kodak 100 |
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[Apr 28, 2003]
Shlomie
Intermediate
Weakness:
DONT BE TEMPTED TO BUY 10 FILM PACKS! I bought a pack and it was scratched!, i thought a first that dust insided my camera caused it but after i changed the film to superia 200 everything was fine.. Beware! I must say i was really surprized to see such vivid colors from a 100 iso film. I used to buy 200 iso fuji superia films, and i think i will adapt Reala as my favorate film. Similar Products Used: 100 iso Kodak Gold |