That is sad. I was looking on Konica's site and they still list Impressa 50. You may have to check with one of the larger pro shops to see if they actually stock it or can order it. I suspect it won't be cheap.
As to digital speeds, in simple terms, there really is only one rated speed for a given sensor. To get a higher speed, they basically amplify it, which creates side effects (noise). Going slower than the rated speed has a similar effect. So for DSLR's, Canon CMOS native speed is about 100 ISO, and Sony CCD's are about 200 ISO. The Minolta 7D DSLR uses the Sony chip and it has a setting for 100. It is worse quality than the native 200, though. Probably just as good to put a ND or polarizer on it. I would say that economically, the slow speed days are just about over. <sad indeed> -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, April 28, 2005, 2:15:02 PM, you wrote: SB> I was looking through the list of available film @ B&H this afternoon and SB> was dismayed to discover that the only slow speed print film that's SB> available is Iford Pan F. I didn't see a sindle color print film with a SB> speed less than 100, and there were only a handful of slide films at those SB> lower ratings as well. What a distressing turn of events. SB> Does anyone know of some slow speed color print film that's available. SB> Bruce not too long ago introduced me to Konica Impressa and Godfrey just SB> posted a couple of pics made with Agfa Ultra 50. Both of those films would SB> have been good choices for a small project I'd like to continue with. SB> What's also annoying, though not to me personally as yet, is the lack of SB> slow speed ratings on the digi cameras, with, it seems, most not offering SB> anything below 100 and quite a few not offering anything below 200. Is SB> there some technical reason for this? SB> Shel
