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

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Fujifilm is set to release a new colour film in the US, called Fujfilm 400 – while its current Superia X-Tra 400 film is listed as “discontinued” by at least one American retailer.

As comfort level increases and a photo geek becomes more experienced, it’s not uncommon to find shooters who talk of Superia in the same breath as some seriously revered professional films, such as Ektar and Portra. And while a seasoned pro can certainly spot the difference between Superia and these other amazing films, for most amateurs and enthusiasts, Superia looks just as sweet. It’s this capability and versatility that makes Superia easy to recommend as a first film. And even for seasoned veterans, the way that it shines in all shooting situations makes it one of the best films around. I find that the film is sharp, with fantastic detail in corners and straight lines. My lenses are all Zeiss, Leica, or Hasselblad, and XP2 is the perfect film for these lenses to draw light onto. The grain is fine, even at 800, and doesn’t impose itself on the “look” the way that other, larger grain, films tend to.We found this garden shed at nearby residential house. It easily dominates the image, although the shed sits there rather distant. When we stepped onto the bridge, this ship was still a kilometer away. So I invested precious pre-sunset minutes waiting for my picture.

Especially during the winter season I practice a lot of night-time photography. During the day, one photograph might take up 1/125th of a second of your time. However, at night, things change drastically. You should have much more time on your hands as a single exposure can easily consume several minutes. Competing directly with Fuji’s c200, Kodak’s Color Plus 200 is Kodak’s cheapest color option. For a Kodak film, its tones are a bit cooler than what I remember seeing in reality. But the tones stay surprisingly true in indoor situations with less than ideal light. The highlights seem to have a red hue. The skin tones seem true to life, if not a bit more contrasty than some of Kodak’s other films. Color Plus is not a sharp film and, as expected for a budget film, very grainy. It’s latitude is wide, but maybe slightly less so than Kodak Gold 200. Since it’s extremely cheap, Color Plus is also a common film to see among street photographers.

Doing 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 This film expired in 2005, but it has been cold stored so it is not going to be the craziest expired film you will ever shoot thanks to the good storage conditions. It is 16 years expired though, so you can expect some cool and grainy shots!

Fuji Superia 400 and Kodak Portra 400 are relatively similar in terms of stats, with the main difference being that Portra has an acetate film base while Superia has a cellulose triacetate film base. Portra has a finer grain than Superia, resulting in sharper images. I often notice that photographers who learned photography using digital cameras will apply a digital mindset when dealing with film ISO speeds and, vice versa, photographers who were raised on film will use that as a frame of reference for digital. What I look for in a digital sensor is not necessarily what I look for in a frame of film, and when it comes to pushing and pulling film it does take a bit of concentration for me to decide what I want specifically when dealing with film or digital as distinct entities. A professional film made by Fujifilm in 400, 800 & 1600 ISO speeds. It uses the same emulsions as Superia at those speeds, [23] but has been specially handled (refrigerated) since the time of manufacture. [24] See also [ edit ] But one thing is for sure, if you want great general use film, Fujifilm Superia is a fantastic option.

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If you’re taking photos in autumn, I think this film would do a fantastic job of naturally accentuating the foliage. It can also counterbalance the cool tones if you shoot in an environment overpowered by blues. I’m not usually a technical reviewer (otherwise I’d never stop!) so I’ll be discussing my process for shooting, developing, and printing my images from a standard roll of XP2. I use this film in either my Leica CL, or my Hasselblad XPan – mostly the XPan! Nikon FE – AI-S Nikkor 35mm 1:2.8 – Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 @ ASA-400 – Processing By: Burlington Camera Nikon FE – AI-S Nikkor 35mm 1:2.8 – Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 @ ASA-400 – Processing By: Burlington Camera Nikon FE – AI-S Nikkor 35mm 1:2.8 – Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 @ ASA-400 – Processing By: Burlington Camera Nikon FE – AI-S Nikkor 35mm 1:2.8 – Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 @ ASA-400 – Processing By: Burlington Camera This film seems to have been filling the shelves since the days analogue was the only way to take pictures. Placed next to memory cards, batteries, headphones, and other electronic goods, Superia X-Tra was the sole representative of the emulsive legacy for years.

For the trip, I brought my Leicaflex SL2 in combination with not one but two 35mm lenses (the f/2 Summicron as well as the PC Curtagon shift lens). As I had wisely loaded the film in complete darkness , I was able to obtain 40 frames from the single roll. An impressive number to be reduced to a not-so-much impressive count of 37 useful frames by camera operator error. By the way, my point-and-shoot cameras often get one more frame out of a Fuji than of a Kodak film. To have a little more room for exposure errors, I rated the Fuji Superia at EI 200. The Images – Day-Time Shots It was the first time a true comparison could be done with equal parameters. Comparing a crop-camera with a film camera means that by using the same lens it has a different angles of view, thus one cannot really compare sharpness or grain vs noise. Using lenses with equal angle of view, e.g. a 135mm apc and 200mm fullframe, it is actually testing lenses as well, thus the playing field is even more unequal. If you don’t know the storage history of your roll of film then I’d say it’s safe to assume that it’ll be fine up to 10 years out-of-date. After 10 years you’ll have to adjust and maybe overexpose a little bit. Final Word Fujifilm Superia is very much like many other negative films out there. Especially in the case of the case of the 1600 film, you’re best off giving it more light than it’s rated for. In some cases, I’d rate Fujifilm Superia 200 at ISO 100 and then develop it at ISO 200. Fujifilm Superia is available only in 35mm emulsions now unfortunately, so you’re not going to get the incredibly awesome quality that you typically get with 120. However, the images you get with 35mm will perhaps be more personal and meaningful as the small format lends itself to ease of use in terms of exposures. PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others.

About Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400

The Joey’s Subs photo shows off the bright colors and detail rendered by this film. Compare the 100% crop of the swallow at 1600 EI (roll 2) to the 100% of the Joey’s Subs shot — where the stars on the flag showed good detail at 400 EI. I wished I had a wide-angle lens at times, but now and then, you need a challenge and “work with what you brung” as we tend to say here in Ohio.