This film's outstanding sharpness and detail rendition push 35 mm photography to the limits. Its 4th cyan-sensitive layer makes this film a perfect choice also for tungsten- and tungsten/halogen-lit indoor photography if e. g. group pictures have to be taken. I had the challenge to photograph a symphony orchestra from the USA assembled in a large concert hall in Vienna from the other side, using a tripod, a 50 mm lens stopped down to its optimum aperture at f/5,6, and a shutter speed of ~ 1/4 sec. Scanned at high resolution (4000 dpi) this film reveals the capabilities of 24 x 36 mm. It is truly worth its price.
Strengths:
Very fine grain (like Sensia/Astia 100F), wide dynamic range with excellent overexposure latitude, smooth gradation and natural color rendition with outdoor and tungsten indoor lighting; scans very well
Weaknesses:
none (for its speed)
Similar Products Used:
Fujicolor Superia 200, 400, 800, 1600 print films, Fujichrome Sensia, Astia, Provia, Velvia slide films, Agfa Vista and Kodak VR plus print films
Good film, When I first got my SLR I was using old film left around the house untill I got some of this free with a magazine. I was much more inpresed with the results I got from this than the results from the AGFA films I was using. Colours looked great and made for altogether better images.
Strengths:
Fine grain, Good latitude and good for begginers. Very Very Cheap.
Weaknesses:
Don't be scared to use fater films if needed, you need a lot of light if your not using a tripod.
I tried this film shortly after getting a film scanner, in an attempt to lower film grain in scanned images. I was not disappointed! This film has a very fine grain and impressive sharpness, especially in well-lit situations. Colour is vibrant and generally accurate.
The only areas for improvement would be the reds, which are saturated, and the contrast, which can be a little high. However, both these problems can be somewhat corrected when the film is scanned.
Fujucolor Superia 100 is also very inexpensive for the results it delivers. However, it's not as widely available as higher-speed films.
The only print film I would use in place of this is Fujicolor Reala 100.
Strengths:
-very fine grain
-excellent sharpness
-vibrant colour
-price
This is a really good film for the money. I was curious about it because i use a lot of Fuji Superia Reala, which is a perfect film, but the datasheet for Superia 100 shows similar sharpness and grain. Superia 100 is half the price of Superia Reala, so i gave it a try. Well, it has not dissapointed me at all! *** WARNING: HIGH CONTRAST. USE WITH CARE *** VEREDICT: I think Superia 100 is almost the "high contrast" brother of Superia Reala! And at half the price...
Strengths:
* CHEAP! A bargain for such a high quality film.
* Intense colors: Gives very eye-catching images (i think this is the 1st reason to use Superia 100)
* Extremely Fine Grain: I think it's almost as fine as S.Reala, but i should make more tests. Grain remains fine at all colors.
* High Contrast (Can be a strength if that's what you're looking for)
* Great Sharpness: gives an "enhanced edge" effect.
* High Resolution
Weaknesses:
* Skin tones are not perfect, just acceptable. A bit reddish for caucasian tones.
Similar Products Used:
Fuji Superia Reala (perfect)
Kodak Gold 100 (big grain for the speed)
Customer Service:
Fuji website is not too good but at least the datasheets have MTF graphs (Kodak does not publishes MTF for most of their films)
This is a good film overall. I lean more towards the colors of Kodak film. I wanted to try this, because it was sooooo inexpensive. I was glad that I did. I took a lot of pictures of flowers and people, and the flower pictures were okay. What ruined them was the reds that were so strong that they just blurred. I took one picture of a rose and the whole flower was just one big ball of red. As far as people go, the skin color wasn't natural, but it wasn't too bad either. This was all taken with an old Minolta SLR and a 55mm 1.4 lens. (NO Flash)
Strengths:
Greens, landscapes, outdoors, grain...where's the grain?
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