Re: Fuji Processing Mailers

[P3D Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob Wier wrote:

>(I normally carry one in the car all the time
>for when the UFO lands on the highway in front of me :-)

  I hope you have the type with the flash since UFOs normally
show up only at night on deserted roads :)

>I was quite surprised to find that the film was rated at asa 800! That's
>a surprise since I'd have thought that using a pretty fast film with
>plastic lenses would result in major fuzziness.

  Well 800 gives you more flash range (40%) than 400, or they
could use a smaller (=cheaper) flash.  Also for the same
shutter speed they can use a smaller aperture which gives a larger
near/far focus range and reduces some of the lens aberations.
So aside from film grain issues, a faster film is a win/win
situation.

Greg



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