Re: filmscanners: RE: filmscanners: Was New Nikon performance, now dust

[rafeb <rafeb@channel1.com>]

At 01:22 PM 6/14/01 +1000, Yuri J Sos wrote:

>At the same ISO, I really can't tell the difference (but I don't do
>much portrait photography).  Most of the time now I use Superia 200
>where I used to used Reala 100 and for what I do (web and prints to
>max 8"x10") it's perfectly satisfactory.  Plus I can get Superia for
>AUD $12.90 for 24 exp triple pack, which is about the cost of a roll
>of Reala (which doesn't attract mass-market discounts).


My own experience was migrating from Kodak Gold Max 200 
(generic, cheap, K-Mart stuff) to a roll of Royal Gold 
100... or maybe it was Reala.

The difference was like night and day, and the difference 
was quite apparent even on a cheap 1950 dpi film scanner.

Since that "discovery" I've not used any film faster than 
100 ISO, and I have shied away from the generic films.  
I now use only Reala, Royal Gold 100, or Supra.

I also buy my film in "bulk" (eg., 10 or more rolls at 
once) via mail-order from BH Photo.  Or in a pinch, at 
Hunt Drug (Boston's big photo store.)  A few local 
stores carry Royal Gold and/or Reala, but their prices 
are often 50% - 75% higher than those at BH Photo.


rafe b.