We found this garden shed at nearby residential house. It easily dominates the image, although the shed sits there rather distant. When we stepped onto the bridge, this ship was still a kilometer away. So I invested precious pre-sunset minutes waiting for my picture. The Superia LH-PL plate boasts the same features and printing characteristics as the renowned LH-PJ plate, with the added capability of extended run lengths (up to 600,000 impressions) without baking. This plate is also processed through the same FLH-Z processor and with the same chemicals used with the Superia LH-PJ medium run plate, giving you the added flexibility of changing plates without changing developer. Kodak Superia X-TRA 400 has proved to be very versatile, giving Kodak Porta 400 a run for its money. The dynamic range of Superia X-TRA is impressive, offering a large playground to under and overexpose your images while still managing to maintain details in the shadows and highlights when scanning.

the Fujifilm 800s - Venus versus Superia X-Tra Battle of the Fujifilm 800s - Venus versus Superia X-Tra

This film seems to have been filling the shelves since the days analogue was the only way to take pictures. Placed next to memory cards, batteries, headphones, and other electronic goods, Superia X-Tra was the sole representative of the emulsive legacy for years. Of all the films out there, I believe that Superia honestly could serve as a great everyday film for so many photographers. It’s affordable price point combined with good quality makes it very attractive. In ISO 200, 400, and 800 you’re bound to get some of the best colors. But with 1600 you’ll be subjected to a fair amount of grain. You have to come to expect this though as even Fujifilm Natura 1600 was grainy. I’m going to miss natura, but I really like Superia 1600 if you overexpose it. In fact, I’d recommend giving it more than an extra stop of light. The flexibility claimed by Fujifilm is that it can be shot from exposure index (EI) 800 through to 3200. Editor’s Note : One of the most common questions I’m asked is one that’s very difficult to answer. People who’ve never shot film want to know where to start. To find the answer to this question demands that we ask and answer other questions; what type of photography do you want to shoot, in what lighting conditions, and with what camera? To help people choose the film that’s right for them, we publish our Film Profile series. But which film is best for a beginner? In this article, Josh makes the case for a fantastic film from Fujifilm- Superia 400, and shows how this film propelled him through the early days of his photographic journey. – James]

Fujifilm X-Trans IV (X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4, X-S10 & X-E4) Film Simulation Recipe: Fujicolor NPS 160 Pulled The '4th' cyan colour layer was designed to provide improved colour reproduction under fluorescent lighting, although use of filters is still recommended. Later films dropped the 4th layer (see Superia 400 X-tra and Premium 400). Fujifilm’s processless plate technology features a number of high performance multi-layer coatings. In previous generations of processless, handling without care could sometimes damage the coatings, but Superia ZD is less sensitive to scratching. Given the impressive dynamic range of this film, over-exposing it by one stop may work to fix some colour casts. I’ve seen good results on others’ blogs, although without a good scanner, you may risk losing some detail in the highlights. An ISO 100/21° speed portrait film aimed at professionals and enthusiasts, originally known as Fuji Reala (CS). First 4th layer technology film for improved colors (no greenish cast) under fluorescent lighting later extended to fujifilm Superia and Pro color negative films. Formats 135, 120, 220. 135 format discontinued in 2012 and 120 format in 2013. [13] Superia 100 [ edit ]

Fujifilm Superia ZX Plate - Processless Thermal Plate

Competing directly with Fuji’s c200, Kodak’s Color Plus 200 is Kodak’s cheapest color option. For a Kodak film, its tones are a bit cooler than what I remember seeing in reality. But the tones stay surprisingly true in indoor situations with less than ideal light. The highlights seem to have a red hue. The skin tones seem true to life, if not a bit more contrasty than some of Kodak’s other films. Color Plus is not a sharp film and, as expected for a budget film, very grainy. It’s latitude is wide, but maybe slightly less so than Kodak Gold 200. Since it’s extremely cheap, Color Plus is also a common film to see among street photographers. The photos from the daylight venture to the market were not as successful.While a couple were ok, the white in the sky is quite awful.This film does not handle overexposure very well.Where it was a bit darker though, it had a nice neutral look to it. All of this makes sense since, Superia was produced to be consumer-grade, for the most part, people only really had 35mm cameras so there wasn’t much point in producing medium or large format film. Can You Shoot Them Out-Of-Date? I haven’t tried Portra in either 160 or 400 versions. I’m sort of resisting for two reasons, 1. It’s really expensive compared the film I usually buy and 2. If I do like it, it will mean to maintain my current shooting rate, I’ll have to either earn a lot more money or shoot a lot less film! I think many of you will really appreciate this film simulation recipe. It has fairly low contrast, but not too low, and produces very nice colors. It has a nostalgic quality to it, since the film that it’s based on was widely used for family snapshots in the 1990’s and 2000’s. You can use it for portraits or street photography or landscapes—really, it’s good for most situations. Unfortunately, as of this writing, this Fujicolor Superia 100 film simulation recipe is only compatible with the Fujifilm X-Pro3, X100V and X-T4 cameras. This recipe does use the new Clarity feature, and you should be aware that it slows down the camera considerably.

I didn’t include a “typical” exposure compensation with this recipe because you can get some very interesting looks by underexposing and (especially) overexposing—don’t be afraid to try -1 all the way to +2! This recipe is only compatible with the Fujifilm X100V, X-Pro3 and X-T4 (hopefully someday the X-T3 and X-T30, too—Fujifilm, please!). It was from those special images that I really came to know the power of film as a photographic medium. I came into film photography thinking that I’d get some quirky, old-school looking images that I’d enjoy for a moment or two. Instead, I came away with a deep appreciation for the power and potential of analog, and today I realize that Superia may just be the perfect film for leading new shooters into the vast, colorful world of film photography.

Fujifilm Natura (Superia) 1600 - Need for Colour Speed Fujifilm Natura (Superia) 1600 - Need for Colour Speed

For this wonderful series of portraits, photographer Alessandro Scepi used the Petzval 80.5 f/1.9 MKII Art Lens for the first time combined with a Color Negative 400 film. 1 5 Share Tweet You’ll also find that in the scoring sheet I provided, if you expand the hidden column, column B, this will also reveal the names of the films for easier reference, going forward. And now that we know which film is which, we can look at the final three factors to consider on the scoring sheet. I’ve included some defaults here, but these may require some adjustment based on where you live and some of your own observations or research regarding these films. I don’t claim that my scoring is perfect here. If you live in the US and it’s still 2019, these are the current price of the film per frame. This doesn’t include the price of development or scanning: A – Fujifilm C200 Overall, it’s safe to say that Superia’s best feature is its dynamic range. This makes it a forgiving film , suitable for plastic toy cameras , old cameras with less-than-reliable shutters, and for metering using the Sunny 16 rule . It is also an excellent film to shoot in high-contrast scenes such as high noon and night photography . Olympus OM-1 with F-Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 and Fujifilm Superia 400. Over-exposed by about 1 stop. Inverted by hand with no adjustments. Where to buy Fujifilm Superia X-Tra and how much does it cost.I used this film whenever Fujicolor Superia 100 wasn't available. It delivers very good results. The grain is not as fine as Superia 100, but it isn't too coarse. Colours are quite balanced and don't have the saturated reds of Superia 100. Physical robustness is not the only strength of Superia ZD, it also has excellent solvent resistance so can be used with conventional and new generation UV inks. The best ISO400 film I’ve tried is Lomography’s 400CN, but even that isn’t stunning. I’m not sure what emulsion that is based on.