> Among the less expensive, "non-pro" print films, which do you prefer,
> Fuji or Kodak? I have found the Fuji 800 to be pretty good, and am
> wondering what others might think of this film, and the 100-400
> speeds offered by both brands.
In daytime, I like Agfa 100 or 400 but have trouble finding it;
in particular weather with that deep blue sky I like Konica 100,
which is, alas, as hard to find as Agfa. I'll settle for shooting
Fuji 800. I don't care as much for Fuji or Kodak in the 100-400
range in colour (but oh how sweet Kodachrome 25 was, eh?) but
Reala or Royal Gold will do in a pinch, when I've run out of the
stuff I like better, but if I'm shooting Kodak in daylight I'd
much rather it be Portra (or Tri-X, of course ... or HIE!).
In evening, or with a long lens / fast action, gimme the Fuji 800
in general or, depending on the subject, Kodak "pro" films in the
800 range (I used to shoot Ektapress PJM, which seemed to be 640).
Kindly keep the Kodak MAX away, thank you. Portra is okay.
At night, TMZ is my very special friend, but Fuji Press (aka
Superia X-Tra) 800 and 1600 come in handy as well, as does Delta
3200 (I use it more or less interchangeably with the TMZ) and
Ecktachrome P1600 if I can find it (at which point I've left
not only your implied context of colour but your stated context
of print).
So basically I like Tri-X/HP5, Agfa/Konica consumer colour
films, or Kodak pro films in daylight, and switch to the T-grain
BW (TMZ/Delta3200) and Fuji colour at night.
Subject matters as well, but that depends as much on my mood at
the moment as it does the particular category of subject, so it
doesn't break down into a tidy rule-of-thumb like my time-of-day
film choice habits do.
-- Glenn
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