what film for indoor events in shopping centres?

yeppie99 · 8th June 2002

Can anyone recommend slide/negative film for such events where lighting is really crap? assume cannot use flash and shooting from far with some f5.6 zoom lens.

ckiang · 8th June 2002

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Originally posted by yeppie99
Can anyone recommend slide/negative film for such events where lighting is really crap? assume cannot use flash and shooting from far with some f5.6 zoom lens.

Fuji Press 800, optionally pushed 1 stop to 1600. Don't try slides unless you like colour casts.

Regards
CK

yeppie99 · 8th June 2002

how is the grain when used at iso 800 and pushed to 1600?

ckiang · 8th June 2002

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Originally posted by yeppie99
how is the grain when used at iso 800 and pushed to 1600?

Considering that you get 1600, it's pretty okay. Even at 800, it's darned good. MUCH better than the Kodak Max 400.

Here's a sample of Fuji Press 800 pushed a stop to 1600.

Sample

Regards
CK

mervlam · 8th June 2002

yeppie: i recommend the Fujicolor Superia 1600. I had a copy of a S8R developed from it. There are no apparent grains appearing on the print. Dunno about scanning from negatives itself. Quality should be better as it's not pushed.

ckiang: what are the dots on the photo? is it scanned from negatives?

ckiang · 8th June 2002

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Originally posted by mervlam
yeppie: i recommend the Fujicolor Superia 1600. I had a copy of a S8R developed from it. There are no apparent grains appearing on the print. Dunno about scanning from negatives itself. Quality should be better as it's not pushed.

ckiang: what are the dots on the photo? is it scanned from negatives?

Yes, this is a negative scan from the lab. According to the lab, Press 800 pushed a stop is slightly better than the Superia 1600.
Forgot the reason.

Regards
CK

yeppie99 · 9th June 2002

the prices of both these films?

ckiang · 9th June 2002

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Originally posted by yeppie99
the prices of both these films?

Press 800 is $6.30 at Cathay.

Regards
CK

mervlam · 9th June 2002

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Originally posted by ckiang

Press 800 is $6.30 at Cathay.

Regards
CK

Fujicolor Superia 1600 is around $7.00 at Cathay

yeppie99 · 9th June 2002

thanks...

8th June 2002	#1
yeppie99 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 338	what film for indoor events in shopping centres? Can anyone recommend slide/negative film for such events where lighting is really crap? assume cannot use flash and shooting from far with some f5.6 zoom lens.

8th June 2002	#5
mervlam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,422	yeppie: i recommend the Fujicolor Superia 1600. I had a copy of a S8R developed from it. There are no apparent grains appearing on the print. Dunno about scanning from negatives itself. Quality should be better as it's not pushed. ckiang: what are the dots on the photo? is it scanned from negatives?

9th June 2002	#7
yeppie99 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 338	the prices of both these films?