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Exakta Varex IIb Flektogon 20mm f4 Fuji Xtra 400 Epson V500
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:06 pm
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Film is super crap I not like at all, I did put first roll into a camera to discover both. Camera really shine with pro film or slide I not recommend this film at all.







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Really you are unhappy?
These images seem very detailed to me, I like them.


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:14 pm
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Just change the "sensor". Laughing


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:24 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:24 pm
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The photos look good to me too Wink


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:24 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:24 pm
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Orio wrote:
Really you are unhappy?
These images seem very detailed to me, I like them.



These are best ones from roll, not comparable with a good film or slide.
Weather was nearly perfect with superb lights, scene.
Look this for example



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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:29 pm
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These are scans from the negs, not prints?


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:34 pm
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
These are scans from the negs, not prints?


Yes, I got lot better result with many print film. Some scene is ok like first three but most of them awful.


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:36 pm
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I would not have expected such results from any Fuji film. What is most worrying is the variability of the quality. I'd expect it all bad or all good, not some ok and some not. Are you sure the processing was good?


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:42 pm
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
I would not have expected such results from any Fuji film. What is most worrying is the variability of the quality. I'd expect it all bad or all good, not some ok and some not. Are you sure the processing was good?


I am not sure about processing at all I don't have any knowledge how can I recognize reason was bad processing. From same roll I got some acceptable images and some really crappy one.

One more..



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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:44 pm
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My God that's not so very good at all, had to run to the store for another
bottle of Visine. So sorry for you Attila, I'd send you a Get Well card, but
by the time you got it, you would have been well again. Laughing

Try Portra (any flavor) my current color negative film fave.


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I think I would try one more roll but get it processed somewhere else, just to see. It may be that Fuji make a crap film, I would just be surprised for them to make a film that bad Confused


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:47 pm
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Katastrofo wrote:
My God that's not so very good at all, had to run to the store for another
bottle of Visine. So sorry for you Attila, I'd send you a Get Well card, but
by the time you got it, you would have been well again. Laughing

Try Portra (any flavor) my current color negative film fave.


Smile)) Yes I will I did order 20 roll based on you excellent pictures ! Thanks!


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:49 pm
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
I think I would try one more roll but get it processed somewhere else, just to see. It may be that Fuji make a crap film, I would just be surprised for them to make a film that bad Confused


I think Fuji like Canon make very variable quality products I got awful result on Sensia 200 slide too in pro lab.

Look this like a dead lake ..



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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:52 pm
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Oh, that is pretty dull Sad

I have just started shooting colour neg again, I think I will play safe and use Fuji Superia, Kodak Gold and Ektar.


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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:54 pm
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GrahamNR17 wrote:
Oh, that is pretty dull Sad

I have just started shooting colour neg again, I think I will play safe and use Fuji Superia, Kodak Gold and Ektar.


Fuji Reala, Fuji Pro 400h, Fuji S160 all are good ones.
My favourites slides are Velvia 50,100, Provia 100,Sensia 100.


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Sensia 100 is worlds different from any other Sensia that I've seen.
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