Re: [APML] 400 Speed Film With Decent Red Response?

["Frank Barrett" <frankb02@bellsouth.net>]

>From: Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>
> Hi Steve,
> 
> --- Steve Barkes <sbarkes@zianet.com> wrote:
> > I'm so new to
> > this that I only have
> > "FOOD" in my fridge and freezer ;-0
> 
> You'll get over it. I keep my film in the butter
> compartment.
>  

Yeah, I caught my wife the other day putting butter in my film compartment!

Carpe Noctem,  Frank

Astropix:  http://bellsouthpwp.net/f/r/frankb02/astropix.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>


> Hi Steve,
> 
> --- Steve Barkes <sbarkes@zianet.com> wrote:
> > I'm so new to
> > this that I only have
> > "FOOD" in my fridge and freezer ;-0
> 
> You'll get over it. I keep my film in the butter
> compartment.
>  
> > I've also decided to avoid the "Grey" films since I
> > don't want to take a
> > chance after putting hours into an exposure, and
> > Adorama has the "USA" and
> > "MFR in USA" films available.  But since then I've
> > seen conflicting reports
> > on the suitability of Supra 400.
> 
> Well, for better or worse Supra 400 is one of the
> better films available to us now. Once in awhile some
> PPF shows up on astromart.
> 
> My own tests done 2 or 3 years ago with Fuji Super G
> 800, PJ400 (now called LE400), and Supra400 showed
> that Supra was slow out of the blocks, had good red
> and blue response, and did not slow down in its
> recording power up to 2 hours. Fuji came in second, PJ
> third. For exposures up to 45 minutes PJ had the best
> red response, but at about that point Supra caught up
> and left it in its dust. Recent tests show that Supra
> keeps gathering light at the same rate for at least
> FIVE hours. It is slowest during the first hour. If
> you're looking at long exposures like me ( I shoot at
> f/10), you would have a hard time finding a better
> unhypered film that the Supra.
> 
> http://home.nethere.net/mpd/FilmTestSummary/FilmTestSummary.htm
> > 
> > Shows Supra 400 as Good+ unhypered
> > 
> > But,
> > 
> > http://www.darkskyimages.com/films.htm
> > 
> > Says to avoid Supra 400!!
> > 
> > So, should I buy 20+ rolls of this stuff, or is
> > there something better out
> > there?  Also, is the manufactured in the US for
> > foreign distribution any
> > riskier than USA film?
> 
> I asked at Adorama, and was told that only the
> packaging is different between these two. The price is
> about 40% cheaper for the international version. Go
> for it.
> 
> Alan
> 
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