Re: [APML] Konica VX 400?

["Stuart Heggie" <stuart.j.heggie@sympatico.ca>]

Delyan, those are excellent shots! I really like them! How are you scanning them? I think there may
be more information on the negatives (positives?) but I can't say for sure. Anyway, the colours are
good and you should be proud!

Stuart
----- Original Message -----
From: "Delyan Toshev" <delyan@trirand.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] Konica VX 400?


> Hi,
> this is my first post in APML, hope to be useful.
> Take a look at this gallery -
> http://starrydreams.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=2
> All shots here are on Konica VX400, even where not mentioned. Sorry that
> quality if not very good - it is all manual guiding ( even without
> motors ) and equipment is very basic, but this should give you
> impression about performance of the film.
> Here in Bulgaria there are no many choices for good and affordable film
> and our practice shows that Konica VX400 is the most useful/versatile,
> better than Centuria film.... But I admit that in these times one cannot
> really trust on what is written on the packaging box :-)
> May be the Centuria sold here is bad, and the one in US is good :-)
> Excuse me for my english, too.
>
> Happy New Year,
> --
> Delyan
>
> Alan Voetsch wrote:
> > Thanks to the link provided by Don Westergren a couple weeks ago, I
> > ordered 2 rolls of what I thought was supposed to be Konica Centuria
> > 400. When we got home from Sacrasmento airport today, the film was in
> > the mailbox. It is not as ordered, it is Konica VX400 SUPER.
> >
> > Has anyone ever used this? If so what can you tell me about it? I'll
> > try calling the dealer tomorrow and find out if I can still get real
> > film.
> >
> > Thanks and Happy New Year,
> > Alan
> >
> > =====
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> > FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
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> >
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