Fuji 800 NPZ, Fuji Pro 400H advice

[sperera]

Fuji 800 NPZ, Fuji Pro 400H advice
Hi there, friend of mine just gave me 5 rolls of each and would like to know if any of you have any advice, reviews or comments on either or both of theses films....

......the only thing my friend told me was to rate the 400 at 200 if its a contrasty scene.....

Thank you.

 

[terrydent]

I used to shoot weddings with 400H. It's a great film with great flesh tones if processed in a pro lab. I've also used it for landscapes and such. A great all around film. Not real contrasty.

Terry

 

[michaelhcothran]

Fuji 800 NPZ, Fuji Pro 400H advice
......the only thing my friend told me was to rate the 400 at 200 if its a contrasty scene.....
Thank you.

Over-exposing fast film (which is what you're doing when you change from ISO 400 to 200) does tend to decrease contrast and also grain, but is normally not necessary with medium format film. What happens here is that the shadows continue to build up light after the highlights have absorbed all the light they can.
I'd shoot the film at its rated ISO for starters, and wait till you get a couple of rolls developed before playing with different EI's.

Michael H. Cothran
Nashville, TN

 

[cs_foto]

I use both, I overexpose both!

Definitely recommend shooting 400H @ 200asa and 800NPZ @ 400asa

800 NPZ is amazing stuff... very nice to shoot in the shadows or under dull light (overcast)

 

[fivehundred]

400H and 800Z are great wedding photographer films. the films are able to hold a lot of highlight detail if processed and scanned properly. the most famous advocate of this would be jose villa who overexposes 400H sometimes by numerous stops to get a very soft pastel look that is good for wedding photography.

http://josevillablog.com/

i've used 400H as a travel film as rated and it performed very well with very natural looking colours. i've also tried underexposing once in a while when i need the speed and it still looks very good. overall it's a very reliable and flexible film.