Color film recommendation

[Martin Pancisin]

Hi guys,

I am preparing for the trip to Faroe Islands and I am considering packing few color films with me. Given the time of the year and the location I am expecting the lighting conditions to be quite tricky and since I am not planning to take my tripod with me I think I need to look for higher sensitivity films (min ISO 400). Which film would you recommend?

Thanks!

cheers

 

[Pete Askew]

Positive or negative film, Marttin? Also, are you after accurate colour or something more artistic? If the latter then Cinestill (from Fotoimpex.de) might be worth looking at.

 

[Martin Pancisin]

Thanks for the recommendation Pete! What would you recommend for positive film?

 

[Pete Askew]

There will be more exposure latitude with a negative film. I guess you can get scans with whichever these days. Personally I'd go for Cinestill but them I am not very concerned about capturing realism.

 

[Brian Moore]

Martin,...At least here in the USA, the fastest color negative film you can get I think is the Cinestill 800 that Pete mentioned or Kodak Portra 800. But you can get Kodak (Portra and Ultramax--which I think is very nice film at a reasonable price) and Fuji (Pro 400H and Superia Xtra) films in 400 speed as well Agfa Vista (which my local camera shop owner recently said is rebranded Fuji, but I'd have to look for myself to know) and Holga.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Holga? They do film?

 

[Brian Moore]

Holga? They do film?

Yeah, Rob. At least here is the US you can get Holga-branded film. I'm guessing it's made my someone else but has a Holga label. I've never used it.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Ok. I've learned something else. What a forum!

 

[Martin Pancisin]

@Brian Moore thanks for the suggestion. In the end I've ordered:

• Fuji PRO 400 H
• Fuji Superia X-tra 800
• CineStill Xpro C-41 800 Tungsten

and one Velvia 100 for good conditions

 

[Brian Moore]

@Brian Moore thanks for the suggestion. In the end I've ordered:

• Fuji PRO 400 H
• Fuji Superia X-tra 800
• CineStill Xpro C-41 800 Tungsten

and one Velvia 100 for good conditions

Ah,...Fuji 800. Forgot about that one, Martin. Anyway, happy shooting!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Looking forward to lots of shots from the Faroes, Martin. Good luck with it all.

 

[Martin Pancisin]

Thanks Rob!