P3D Re: new fuji provia F Review

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greg Wageman wrote:

> It was a Fuji professional film.  I didn't catch the three-letter code,
> but the box was labeled "100/1000".

That must be the "Fujichrome MS 100/1000" (RMS).  MS for
multi-speed, of course.

> I asked about grain.  The man claimed that, regardless of speed, the
> grain remained constant.  This sounded too good to be true

Got that right.  :-)

Refer to my 6/17/99 post "Data for choosing film for stereo"
which reads in part:

> Film                    Code     ISO     RMS   Resolving Power
> ----                    ----     ---     ---   ---------------
> 
> High/Multi-Speed films:
>
> Fujichrome 100/1000 Pro RMS      100      10      55 ;  135
>                                  200      11      55 ;  135
>                                  400      13      55 ;  135
>                                  800      15      55 ;  135
>                                 1000      16      55 ;  135
> 
> 
> Some observations I found interesting:
> 
> 2. If you need something faster than ISO 100 for stereo
> slides, the recently introduced multi-speed (RMS) is a
> much better choice for stereo than traditional high-speed
> slide film.

> So, has anyone on the list used this film?  How is it?

You mean besides expensive?  ;-)

I haven't used it, but it has an outstanding reputation.  Note
that you'll most likely pay a "push processing" surcharge to
attain the higher EIs.

Paul Talbot