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grain size weak colors

I know that most bash this film, but it does have its place. If you could catch it on sale, its grain and muted colors could be used for creative purposes, such as "pastel" or "paiting" look. But for quality photos, I'd stick to Kodak Supra 800 or any of the Fuji 800's.

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Kodak Supra 800 Fujicolor Press 800 Fuji Super HQ 800

Not very grainy

HORRIBLE colors

This film stinks! Although it isn't very grainy and it's adequately sharp, the colors suck! Have you ever seen a blue asphalt street before or blue concrete around a pool? You will when you shoot Kodak MAX Versatility Plus! Why not shoot Kodak's HD400 or Fuji Superia Xtra 400 instead (or even Kodak MAX Versatility ISO 400)-you will be much more pleased with the results!

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Didn't need it

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Kodak MAX Versatility (ISO 400), Kodak HD400, Fuji Superia 400

If you're a masochist or really like SUV-style grain, this is for you.

Insult to photography.

I still mourn the shots I could have shot with Fuji 800 than this sorry sorry excuse for film. I had come to think of 800 as a hopeless dead-end, until I found Fuji 800 Superia, now that's an incredible film that outperforms even Kodak's 100 Max in grain and color rendition.

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Fuji 800 Superia Konica 800

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GRAIN

I am a college student taking my first photographs under professional instruction. So this is a completely unbias review. This film sucks! I have been practicing with cheap fuji supercolor HQ 100 and 400 film.I was suckered by the "versatility" advertisement and bought the Kodak 800 film, but am totally mad! I got about 4 decent prints from a 24 roll. The grain is like I am in a wheat field! I will stick with my cheap Fujicolor.

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first time with so called versatility

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Huge, objectionable grain. Very poor contrast and color rendition, especially in low light.

This film is outright JUNK! The grain is huge and the contrast is terrible. I cannot believe Kodak brought this film to market - no serious photographer would EVER use it. The only reason I tried it was that one roll was included free with the Nikon SLR I purchased. Don't waste your money. Fuji and Agfa make FAR superior high-speed films.

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Fuji 800 AGFA 800

Um.....speed I suppose

grainy colour reproduction inaccurate

Typical Kodak consumer crap. I learned some time ago not to buy any film from Kodak unless it had "professional" on the box but decided to try this stuff due to a special offer. Let's just say that the grain suggests Kodak is way behind the competition, as usual for Kodak colours are inaccurate. Only try this if it's on a serious special offer! Use any of the other 800 speed films I list below (similar products) before this one!

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Kodak Supra 800 Fuji Superia 800 Konica Superia 800

Inexpensive Good color Sharpness

Grain, but higher speed film doesn't?

Contrary to what several reviewers have posted, I haven't had the problems (at least to the extent) that others have said they had. Yes, I've seen some grain, but not noticably more than Superia 800. This is 800 speed film-- grain is inevitable, especially when underexposed. Higher speed films such as this are designed for lower light conditions, when can be tricky easpecially when movement is involved. When possible, overexposure of about 1/3 of a stop or so should help any grain problem. Usage of a faster lens (larger apeture) should help too, if feasible. Sometime this spring, I'm wanting to buy the f/2.8-4 lens by Sigma. I have found the color and sharpness to be at least satisfactory. No, it's not Royal Gold, but still good. The color isn't what I'd call vivid, but it's accurate.

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Fuji Superia Polaroid ISO 800

- This film's very flexible for pushability. They might as well have advertised it as an ISO 3200 film, because it's grain is equivalent of that anyway

- color accuracy is way off - orangy skin tones--coupled with harsh contrast which make some people look ghostly white - grain is like what...ISO 3200? - horribly green under flourescent lighting

Kodak continues their never-ending theory that 35mm film is just too GOOD for the consumer market, so what do they do? they make torrid film and advertise it to unknowing newbie photographers as the best. I was on that same boat too, but unlike Max, which I used for months on end, it only took one roll for me to never again use Max 800. This is the worst film I've used from Kodak by far. Skin tones are rather orangy when rated anything less than 800, and unlike Max 400, the color accuracy is WAY off at times, and grain sticks out so d*** much it's visible at 10 feet on a 4 x 6 print. The last time I've used this was last winter, so I'm guessing they made modifications to the film, as they did for Max 400. I may give this film another shot on a non-special occasion just to see just how much better or worse it is now.

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All what you can possibly have in bad product.

It is unbelievably horrible film. I am shooting black and white mostly (doing processing by myself to), but occasionally people like color so I do colors. I haven't seen worse print film ever. It is grainy even for 800 speed, but what is even worse that I did loose sharpness because of this film. Emulsion isn't sharp enough, colors are washed and not true even remotely to the life's colors. I used 50 mm Nikon lens with this film and the results from this film were blurry pictures. Waist of money.

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Kodak, Fuji, Konica.

Very fine grain and color saturation for 800 speed. It is also cheap. Much, much better than the previous Gold Max 800

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I like this film a lot. Very sharp and colorful for 800 speed. It also prints well when taken to a drugstore, and has good exposure latitude. I have pushed it to 1600 with good results. I recommend it as the "drugstore 800 speed film" of choice. I think it is better than Fuji Superia 800, but not as good as Kodak Supra 800. It is a very good value.

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not used

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Fuji 800, Kodak 800