[APML] Fuji Super HQ 200

[Howard Edin <howard@howardedin.com>]

I had a rare, cloud free night last Saturday so I decided to test the 
Fuji Super HQ 200, aka Walmart film, at my favorite dark site. I only 
got a few shots in and I experienced some of my usual incompetence (bad 
framing on two shots, poor tracking on another).

At this time I do not have any images to post but my initial impression 
of SHQ 200 (in Photoshop)is very favorable. It seemed to record red and 
blue well. I think it's grain is worse than what I am used to (RG200). 
It also appears to benefit from Tony's 'green gun' processing method.

Perhaps as Joe speculated it is the old HQ 400 formulae? I do not have 
multiple exposures to combine so I do not know how much the grain will 
improve. I would be very interested in seeing a controlled exposure test 
done on SHQ200 - like Don Westergren or Robert Reeves did in the past. 
Perhaps we have a usable film for awhile?

Unfortunately Walmart's buying practices suggest that it will not be 
around long.

Thanks to Pat Freeman for initially providing test information on this 
and to Joe Mize for posting some recent results.

Howard
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