Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia 1600 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

Heinz Anderle
( Intermediate)

Review Date
February 26, 2005

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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1 votes

Review 1 of 10

Price Paid: $7.00 from (Price in Euros), lo

Summary:

Unbeatable for indoor photography at available light with high-speed prime lenses. May not be perfect choice due to narrow exposure latitude for stage and concert photography, if lit unevenly with floodlamps, but excellent for classical concerts without additional illumination. The perfect choice for unobtrusive and realistic indoor available light photography - matches the human eye perfectly.

Strengths:

True 1600 ASA, tolerates 800 ASA (1 f-stop) overexposure. Virtually insensitive to tungsten or fluorescent light. Well scannable, if exposed sufficiently, with excellent sharpness and detail.

Weaknesses:

Low exposure latitude (as for all high speed films), daylight color saturation and rendition may be better with 400 ASA film. Expensive, but no alternative!

Similar Products Used:

B/W: Neopan 1600; Color: Ektapress 1600 (gone), Centuria 1600, (generic) Agfa 800

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Rating
Reviewed by: jellis2
(Casual)

Review Date
December 12, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Review 2 of 10

Price Paid: $8.00 from ritz camera

Summary:

A tad pricy but....if you want decent night time pictures from the typical point and shoot camera, this works far better than 800. I really liked what I saw when I had my pictures processed. My night time snap shots at Disney World turned out very well. Better than when I used the Fuji superia 800. (which is also a great film) Suggestion: Always insist on the best processing, even though it costs more. The end results will be worth every extra penny you pay.

Strengths:

Sharpness. I was surprised that the pictures were so clear, and NOT grainy like I expected. I never imagined that point and shoot snaps with an f4 on one end, and a f12.5 on the long end, could turn out so good.

Weaknesses:

I haven't experienced any.

Similar Products Used:

The closest I came to this speed was kodak royal gold 1000.

Customer Service:

None

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Rating
Reviewed by: Angus_
(Intermediate)

Review Date
March 3, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Review 3 of 10

Price Paid: $3.00 from 7dayshop.com

Summary:

I often use high speed films indoors because I dislike using a flash. The Fuji Superia 1600 is a big improvement on the older Super G 1600 in that the grain is now almost down to 800 speed levels. You can photograph rock concerts nicely with this film, even with a relatively slow (f4) lens. Though the grain still deters one from using it outdoors in good light it can be done with fair results

Strengths:

High speed Improved grain (lack of) can be underexposed 1 stop with decent results

Weaknesses:

Cost (but shop around there are bargains!)

Similar Products Used:

Fuji Super G 1600 Konica Centuria 1600 Kodak Supra 800 Fuji Superia 800

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Rating
Reviewed by: Flavio
(Expert)

Review Date
March 2, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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1 votes

Review 4 of 10

Price Paid: $6.00 from Fuji store

Summary:

This is an excellent film for its speed. I use it a lot for jazz concert shooting, along with Fuji Superia XTRA 800. I used Fuji Super HG 1600 and Superia 1600 is a big improvement over the previous film. Fuji has announced a new version of Superia 1600 on the PMA 2003 so stay tuned!

Strengths:

* Ultra high speed of REAL ISO 1600, that can be underexposed at 3200 and still give acceptable results. * Good results on tungsten lighting without using an 80A/B/C filter. * Grain is extremely good for this speed and can make pretty good 8x10" prints. RMS 7. * Good sharpness and resolution. Not as high as Superia 800 but still decent.

Weaknesses:

* Expensive * As with all ultra high speed films, it's sensitive to heat, humidity, X-rays, cosmic radiations, etc. So treat it with care.

Similar Products Used:

Kodak Supra 800 (grainy on some colors/densities) Fuji Superia 800 Fuji Super HG 1600

Customer Service:

Well, fuji has a good datasheet.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Thomas Bailey
(Expert)

Review Date
February 23, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 5 of 10

Price Paid: $0.00 from Ritz Cameras

Summary:

This is one of a few films in which I can handhold a 1000 mm lens. The color and grain are quite good. This is one of my favorite films. The others are store-brand 100 and 400, and Tri-X Pan.

Strengths:

High speed, good image quality

Weaknesses:

none that I can think of, except somewhat limited in bright sunlight.

Similar Products Used:

Kodak Gold 1600, Konica SR-G 3200, Kodak T-Max P3200 (First two discontinued)

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