Re: Auzzie.rail catching up.

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael)]

maikha_l@hotmail.com wrote in <90511f$g88$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:

>mmm...I can see the majority of Pro Phtographers use Agfa. My first
>train shots were with Kodak Max 400 and didn't seem sharp.
>You can view them at:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/microchip_689
>The camera I won't worry about but it's the film I would like to hear
>about.
>Good quality and value film for a Rookie (Have I spelt it correctly?)
>like moir.

If you are considering going into slide film at all. I mostly use Fuji 
Sensia 100. Have found it to be a good cost effective film at $8.95 per 
roll - while it's not as sharp as I'd like it to be, it's colours are far 
better than it's Kodak counterpart, Elite Chrome 100 or whatever they name 
it today. During the darker months, I use a combination of Sensia 200 and 
Sensia 400.

When I want quality photos, these days I'm using Fuji Velvia (iso 50). It's 
one of the sharpest films available these days, colours are extremely 
saturated, and there is just something I like about the colour anyway (:

Some examples of each can be seen at:

http://www.gunzel.net/html/feature_adelaide99.html
(Taken mostly on Sensia 100)

http://www.gunzel.net/scans/mudgee
http://www.gunzel.net/scans/kingsgrove
(Both not indexed yet - but both taken on Velvia).

However, as far as print film goes, I only have one preference really, and 
it's for very low light conditions (i.e. mid winter). Fuji Press 800. 
Fairly cheap per roll (under $10 where I bought it from) but does a very 
nice job. 

http://www.gunzel.net/connex
(Unindexed yet. All taken on Fuji Press 800).

My personal choice from the start was to exclusively use slide film, 
although there have been a few cases I've had to use print film. I have 
found slides far easier to store, and beats purchasing a binder to store 
all your negs in. As you will notice by the file names, my slides are 
indexed by year, roll number and frame number. e.g. S99-092-12 would be 
roll 92 of 1999, twelth frame.

Hope this helps.

M.



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