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Re: [APML] For Wei-Hao :) Will a real astrophoto film please stand up.
Jeff;
I stand corrected. I wonder how old that film really is on B&H?...joe
:)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Crilly" <jlcapml@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] For Wei-Hao :) Will a real astrophoto film please stand
up.
>
> This doesnt seem like the right stuff though.
> I.e. Its not the "super" or "professional".
>
> (Let me know if I'm wrong.)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "joe" <jmize@svic.net>
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [APML] For Wei-Hao :) Will a real astrophoto film please
stand up.
>
>
> Dom;
>
> Ouch!! B&H Photo is selling Konica-Minolta Centuria-400 135-24 Color
Print Film (ISO-400)for $1.29 p/roll +shipping...joe :)
>
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=183877&is=REG
>
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> "May You Go Among The Imperishable Stars"
>
> Joe Mize: jmize@svic.net
> StarFields Observatory http://www.svic.net/jmize
> Chiefland, FL 29:24'33.4"N 82:51'37.7"W
> Moon Phase: http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/phase.gif
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dominic Cantin
> To: Wei-Hao Wang ; Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [APML] For Wei-Hao :) Will a real astrophoto film please
stand up.
>
>
> Hi Wei-Hao :)
>
> Let me know if it's these film that you used ( I scaned these box ) :
>
> http://astrosurf.com/aurores/centuria_800.jpg
>
> http://astrosurf.com/aurores/centuria_400.jpg
>
> I bought these 2 films this afternoon at a store near my home
>
> http://www.japancamera.com/
>
> I hope it's the good stuff !
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> Dom :)
>
> Wei-Hao Wang <wang@IfA.Hawaii.Edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks to Bobby for refering to my site. In particular, this one
> is by Centuria 800:
> http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~wang/gallery/picutres/I2177-2004.htm
> and these two are by Centuria 400:
> http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~wang/gallery/picutres/cygnus_tail.htm
> http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~wang/gallery/picutres/m16_to_24.htm
>
> The last two show that Centuria 400 is not only sensitive to H-alpha
> but also has quite good tri-color balance. Bobby is right that
> Centuria 800 is grainy. Both Centuria 800 and 400 don't have the
> fat-star problem that E200 has. (Indeed, Provia 400F also has this
> problem.) Earlier I had posted a comparison for E200 and Centuria 800:
> http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~wang/misc/E200vsC800.htm
>
> I didn't hyper either of them. I'm not sure if Centuria 800 is really
> faster than 400. (They may have different reciprocity failure.)
>
> The Centuria 400 I used to use is actually called Centuria Super 400.
> It's now replaced by Konica with Centuria Professional 400. The later
> one has quite nice results on comets but its H-alpha sensitivity is
> still unknown. I'm waiting for more test results from my Asian
friends.
>
> These Konica films (400, 800) all have 120 format, but only available
> in east Asia. I'm thinking about improting some small amout to US for
> people in this list.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wei-Hao
>
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