Color palette, speed, contrast, hand-holding options, competitive sharpness.

Difficult to use on sunny days, not an 800 film despite what Fuji says, not the absolute sharpest compared to 400 films.

Very noticeable grain in 16x20 enlargements from 6x7 negatives shot at Fuji's recommended ISO of 800. At an EI of 600 there was no grain visible with the unaided eye. I really love the color palette! I rarely shoot without a tripod but when I do hand-hold I find this film a pleasure to use. When the wind is blowing I find the extra speed helps to freeze leaf or flower movement when I want to freeze the action. On the other hand, when I want to impart a sense of movement as with waterfalls and rivers I might find it hard to do on a sunny day because even at f/32 I can't expose at say a 1/8 sec. Because my light meter is reading 1/60. Even a polarizing filter doesn't work. A neutral density filter might just do the job. Otherwise a few rolls of a slower film as a backup for situations like this would work just fine. All films have their strengths and weaknesses but overall I think Fuji NPZ "800" is great. 400UC was sharper, for example, but not enough to make me switch.

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Fuji NPH 400, Kodak 400UC.

Fast, low grain, great color. Nice skin tones, too!

Don't know of any yet, but have only used it this once. Have read that it should be slightly over-exposed or rated at ISO 640 to get best exposure.

I had to shoot an outdoor wedding at dusk with no flash and was a bit worried. I am usually a Kodak gal all the way, but haven't been too crazy about the results I've gotten with Portra 800. I read a few reviews and decided to try the NPZ 800, and I am bowled over by how great the shots came out! I went ahead and rated it at 800 as I was shooting hand-held, and as the light progressively dimmed while I was shooting, the film adjusted beautifully! The shots are very sharp and lights are color balanced nicely (some tungsten lighting mixed with fading daylight). I also shot some Medium Format of this film on a tripod and the film is gorgeous---very little grain, I can't see any on a 5x5 proof! One thing that I think is important to note: it makes a big difference whether the lab you are using has experience working with this film. The folks at my lab do a great job on kodak films, but they all shoot with Fuji and do a great job of processing it. Not sure if I'd convert to fuji across the board, but when I need fast color film for people shooting I will use it again and again!

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Kodak Portra 800

Relatively fast.

In poor lighting conditions is yellow and grainy.

I've been shooting competitive gymnastics, indoors, no flash, poor lighting (a wide variety of poor lighting situations with a Nikon F100, f2.8 zooms and a fixed f1.4 using Fuji NHGII 800 with amazing results. Now it was my understanding that Fuji stopped manufacturing NHGII 800 and that the alternative is the NPZ 800. With about 30 rolls of NPZ 800 under my belt, I still cannot reproduce the much higher quality, sharper, lower grain and better lit images of the NHGII 800. The NPZ comparatively produces darker, more yellow and much grainier images. It was acceptable for concert situations. If NHGII 800 is still available somewhere, I'd sure like to know. Also, I'm open to suggestions for other film options for flashless, fast action gym photography

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- no grain visible at 5 x 7 - vivid color saturation - good skin tones

- on flash pictures, contrast was a bit harsh and had a distinctive cold hue, but it could be the processing - blood red appears overly saturated - indoor tungsten shots were orange (rather than yellow), again that could be the processing

This film from a technical standpoint is unbelievable...I got all my prints of this film made at 5 x 7..and I seriously could not notice any grain at all! Skin tones were good, color accuracy is dead on! I have yet to use more of this stuff; perhaps developed at different labs as well. The minor downfalls of this film is contrast and reds. Contrast seemed a bit harsher with on-camera flash than I would have liked, and while all colors are accurate, blood-red is overly saturated to the point where it 'sticks out' of the picture! (not a problem on ruddy skin tones though). However, it was my first roll of this stuff; so far so good!

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Superia XTRA 800...relatively fine grained, ok skin tones, great sharpness, but overly blue (needs good processing!)

Sharp, no grain, colors are natural, skin tones are great.

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I do wedding and some night travel photography. Until now, I used Fuji NGH II and Supra 800. I really liked both films. Now NGH is gone so I bought NPZ for my wedding and compared to Supra 800. With the sufficient amount of background light, Supra performed well in underexposed areas, however, the grain was very visible when the background was dark (I use slow synchronization and rate my films at 500). When I looked at NPZ, there was no grain. Otherwise, everything else looked very similar to Supra. My conclusion? After a few years of using Supra 800, I am dropping it completely. Yes, NPZ is a film for people's photography. Since I have not tested it yet in other situations, I do not know how it performs without the flash.

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Supra 800

*800iso provides wonderful shutter speed *zero grain at 8x10 *only a few dollars more than other 800iso film. And it's Professional (excellent)

Can't think of any.

This stuff is wonderful! I was first introduced to this product through the Photographic magazine. And it was in there list of most prefered film. And they sure hit that nail on the head with this film! It's excellent. Especially for those who do outdoor photography with a large telephoto lens. As an example I have the Sigma 50-500mm lens and this is the only film I use -- for scanning (via film scanner)and getting prints. I've had various images enlarged to 8x10 and there is zero grain noticable. And this is no exaggeration. The 800iso is great for getting that desired shutter speed. Very good!

Grain and colours.

Not realy 800 film.

I like this film. Exposed as 800 is good,but as 640 or even less is terific! Very small grain and beautiful colours.

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Little grain for 800 ISO, good dual purpose film for sports photography as well as portrait. Color tends to favor the reds and yellows. Greens and blues don't have that same snap/pop.

A little expensive and provides better quality if exposed at 640 ISO. So, in my opinion, not a TRUE 800 ISO film.

I've used just about everything from the Fuji line from Neopan 400 to HG 1600 films and have yet to be disappointed. I was not overwhelmingly pleased with the NPZ line but pleased non the less. I shot this film at both 640 ISO and 800 ISO. When shooting at 640 I processed it at 800. The colors POPPED and appeared very vibrant with little grain. However, shooting as a straight 800, the colors appear less punchy and a little dull. So as a 640 ISO, it's an excellent film to be had. However, if you want a true 800, use the NHGII 800 line for better results...

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I just shot three rolls of indoor theater dance performance at rated speed of 800 -- no flash, theater lighting, 70-200 zoom w/ 2.8 wide open resulting in shutter of 1/20-1/125. I took it to a local lab and got excellent results. Skin tones good. Good color saturation -- the colorful costume colors came in well. The lab tech didn't have to correct exposure on many of the prints too much. (Correcting exposure will turn black into green by the way...) So, I think folks should consider this film. Also make sure you work with a good lab, i.e. not a drop-n-shop one like costco.

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fuji press 1600

strong colors at 500 usable at 800 with flash good grain good sharpness

very dissapointing when shot at rated speed. hard to justify paying a premium for a film that must be rated almost a full stop to show good results

A trait I'm finding more and more consistant with Fuji Pro Films, is that they seem dedicated to flash photography. With bounce flash, I use it as rated, and get a good balance of tones, color, and some AWESOME flash range coupled with good detail, good white balance, and wonderful grain for an 800 film. Without flash, however... It becomes a different kind of film. Rated at 800, it's dull, photos look underexposed (like NPH at 400, but worse) At 640, it becomes usable, but at 500, it really shines. Colors really pop, whites are brilliant (if a little cyan/cool in tone), and the range from light to dark is wonderful. Overall, I like the film alot, but having to rate an 800 film down almost a full stop to get good photos seems a bit excessive to me. For low light, Royal Gold 400 in will give more natural colors, warmer and more 'inviting', better grain, and more dramatic contrast and rendition. Portra 800 is a tad warmer, less contrasty, and can be shot at rated speed and give a pleasing palette of colors and tones. For flash, however, this stuff is awesome! If you need alot of flash range, this stuff's great. If NPZ was sold as a 500 speed film, I'd easily give it five stars, even with the slight cyan tone (some developers handle it well, others...not so well.) The colors are bold and strong, detail is excellent, and grain is pleasing and subtle. For an 800 speed film, though, unless you've got a flash attached, you better hope your camera has a manual ISO setting, cause it'll look very dissapointing shot at it's rated speed, unless you're using a flash. (But, isn't the point of a high speed film to let you dump the flash, and capture some atmosphere?) I guess the only thing left to say is that i DO shoot it, and I do like the results I get, when I rate it as a 500 speed film. It's just hard to ignore that '800' printed on the box, and everything that's supposed to promise.

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