Types of Film

By Kelvin Loh

KODAK EXTACOLOR PRO 160


    Kodak introduced the Kodak Extacolor Pro 160 in 1994. The film is indeed
much better than GPF. In terms of graininess, GPX claimed to be the finest 
grain 160 speed negative film in existence. However, GPX is not comparable to
the slower Extapress 100 (PGI=30), but the fact it is a faster film.
    I personally have used the film for portrait shots, and found out that it is 
indeed superior fine grain and sharpness. In addition, superb detail, flesh tones,
and color saturation are further bonuses to this film, even under poor lighting 
conditions.  
    Therefore, it is an ideal film for wedding and portrait businesses.



FUJICOLOR NPS PRO 160


    Fuji NPS is another film for taking portrait and wedding shots. The differences 
between Fuji NPS and Kodak GPX are their color intensities, color saturation and grain.
Fuji NPS has higher color intensity compared to GPX so it is better for taking wedding 
photos where details and highlights are more importance than skin tone color. This makes
Fuji NPS an ideal film for covering wedding shots. GPX is warmer compared to NPS. Hence,
it is better for portriature. Another advantage of NPS is its grain, it is much finer 
compared to GPX.



FUJICOLOR SUPERIA REALA


    Fuji Superia Reala is "must" when you are using negatives for taking landscape. Its
superiority in grain is sure to give viewers a new dimension of landscape photography, 
virtually no grain is sighted when you blown up the pictures. On top of that, reala has 
an additional layer of color coating, i.e cyan compared to other films which have only three layers.



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