Fuji Superia X-TRA 3 Pack ISO 400 36 Exp. 35mm Film, Total 108 Exposures

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I know what you’re thinking, it’s that meme from the office where she’s like “They’re the same picture” and honestly, there’s very little difference at all. The only thing that I think I can glean from these pictures is that the Superia may have a little more saturation in the magentas (the pink flowers) and possibly a little more green. An ISO 100/21° speed portrait film aimed at professionals and enthusiasts, originally known as Fuji Reala (CS). First 4th layer technology film for improved colors (no greenish cast) under fluorescent lighting later extended to fujifilm Superia and Pro color negative films. Formats 135, 120, 220. 135 format discontinued in 2012 and 120 format in 2013. [13] Superia 100 [ edit ] Fujifilm will help you achieve vibrant greens and strong and beautiful blues, and a lot of people love that look. The film is ISO 400 you can take it outside, shoot it indoors, use lighting- take it all over the place! And across a roll you will notice the lovely sharpness and Fuji's famous cool tones. Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-22 . Retrieved 2018-04-01. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Superia is more worth it because at the time of writing it is a good bit cheaper. Is it worth using it on holiday? Probably. Is it worth using it for some semi-important portraits? Probably also.

I think that generally, Portra is known for its muted, pastel colours (with perhaps a very slight yellow hue) and to be honest, Fuji Superia nearly replicates that with perhaps a little bit more saturation. My father used to carry two cameras for family, non-professional shooting. A Leica M2 and Rolleiflex TLR. I have both. Anyway, the Leica for slides and the Rollei for B&W. Fujifilm Superia 200, 400, 800, and 1600 were used with the Hexar AF, the Leica CL, the Nikon F90, the Pentax 67 (yes, I’ve played with some of it in 120). The Superia line was introduced in 1998 , long before the Fujifilm axe began to swing for all but the most popular films the brand was making. It was a successor to the Fujicolor Super G “Plus” line that used Fuji’s branded Real-Tone and Emulsion Layer Stabilizing tech ( source ). All of that was aimed at improving colour reproduction, sharpness, and dynamic range. Superia does the same things but in a different way: Crumbs? Maybe. But, as an Ultramax shooter who just wants reliable access to film, I’ll take them. Update: Datasheet comparisonAlas, the fourth layer was dropped in 2007. Superia X-Tra 400 was discontinued in Japan in 2019 in favour of a local flavour of the same film: Superia Premium 400 . The Premium has no fourth layer, costs more, and is apparently “optimized for the reproduction of Japanese skin tones.” I’ll always set the ISO on my meter to 800 as soon as I load a roll of XP2. I treat it as 800 film for a few reasons, including the low-highest aperture of f/4 on my XPan. I’ve never had any trouble with loss of quality at 800, and the exposures are always as I imagine them, so there’s no need for excessive correction in the darkroom. I enjoy driving the county roads, and seeing the barns built with axes and sweat in the 19th and 20th centuries. They stand as cathedrals to hard work, cattle feeding, and hay storage. As maintenance on these barns becomes more expensive and difficult, many fall, and few are preserved, except through memory and photographs. Roll 1: Made in USA Fujifilm 400 Roll 1: Made in USA Fujifilm 400 Roll 1: Made in USA Fujifilm 400 Roll 1: Made in USA Fujifilm 400 I like the exactness of XP2 over HP5 PLUS, which I found to be quite “foggy.” I especially like XP2 to render directional light for portraits, and I’m happy overall that I switched from HP5 to XP2 so soon in my workflow. I like to find what works for me and then continue to make it work for me until I can use it in all areas. I experienced this when working on my compositional style, and hope that my experience with film is no different.

The main things you will notice with expired films is that they get less sensitive to light. As the film expires so do the chemical compounds that make the film sensitive to light. The most common Internet tip when shooting expired film is to overexpose by 1 stop for every decade of expiration. This film is 25 years old so we would normally recommend to over expose by 2 stops. This may not be necessary with this film as it has been cold stored so most likely hasn't degraded too much and it is a good quality film. So for this expired film we would suggest to just overexpose by 1 stop. Basically, whether you can or can’t shoot out-of-date film is determined by a number of different things. Considering the film speed, grain is not objectionable at all, and the 42-megapixel resolution of my Sony DSLR ‘scanner’ easily showed good film detail, the failings of my hand-held exposures, and the faults of my 80’s vintage zoom lens on the first roll. I would caution making any guesses about the characteristics of the emulsion until a real data sheet with color curves is released by Fujifilm. There are too many digital variables from my camera to your computer screen.EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. I loaded up my recently acquired Minolta Maxxum 700si with a 28-105 Minolta zoom lens and headed out on a slightly overcast Ohio spring day to burn through my first roll. The exposures were made at box speed using aperture priority, and I largely let the camera’s meter do the thinking. I shot handheld, and the shutter speeds were guaranteed fast with the 400-speed film. Obligatory gear shot: Gear! Minolta Maxxum 700si with a 28-105 Minolta zoom + Minolta a-9 with Carl Zeiss 24-70 2.8 zoom Now, once again, I’ve only got on picture with someone in it and it’s not the best picture to show skin tones with. Meanwhile, Fujifilm’s existing 400-ISO film, Superia X-Tra 400, has been listed as “discontinued” by leading US film retailers B&H. This has fuelled speculation on social media that the film may have replaced with Kodak UltraMax 400 labelled as Fujifilm in the US, at least temporarily. This Fuji Superia 400 review may inspire you to try the film, but if it’s easier to find other 400 options, you should know how they compare. Fuji Superia 400 vs. Portra 400: A Head-To-Head Comparison

I will not digress into the hot topic of film pricing, inflation, and supply chain issues) Roll 1 – EI 400Doing some light forensic work, the film edge markings look rather like Kodak’s typical, rather than Fuji’s, which incorporate green and red ‘racing stripes’. See the image below, which shows Fuji 400 film negatives top, Kodak GC400 / Ultramax 400 middle, and “old” Fuji 400 Superia X-TRA bottom. Negatives – Top, New Fuji 400 film. Middle, Kodak GC400 : Ultramax 400, Bottom, Fuji 400 Superia X-TRA If you shoot with film, you’re interested in the aesthetic qualities of each roll. While it’s possible to change everything in Photoshop, harnessing the organic aspects of the film can help you create stunning, unique images. Understanding what Fuji Superia 400 offers empowers you to let it play up the beauty of your photos. Breaking Down the ASA of Fuji Superia 400 The new Fujfilm 400 film is listed as being made in the USA, according to an image of its box on US photographic dealer B&H.