Re: Film?

Finished testing about a dozen films a few months ago, including my old standby Kodachrome II, some
Fuji and some Ektachromes. I was very surprised by the results of the controled test. First, my old standby Kodachrome II, which used to be the best, at ASA 25, turned out to be the worst, in terms of color saturation, latitude, and accurate
color reproduction. Modern film technology has come a long way in the past dozen years. I think it would be accurate to say that the 'chrome' films (translated meaning 'slides') can be divided into two major groups. 1.) Color amplification films, and 2.) accurate color reproduction films. Many Fuji films fall into the first group...with a few Kodak. Of all the films I tested, I was really impressed with Kodak Ektachrome Professional...E-200. It has excellent
color saturation, very good exposure latitude, is
very high in its ability to resolve detail, and very crisp blacks...and almost 'grainless'. It will be my everyday film, and knowing that it can be easily pushed to an ASA
higher that its normal ASA 200 is a plus. For overcast days where the colors are muted and shadows are absent, I might keep eight or ten rolls of Fuji Provia in my bag just for insurance.
Over all, I rate the E-200 as a blockbuster film,
far better than the old Kodachrome...sharper, faster by three-stops, and with great one and a half stop latitude...and nearly grainless. It will be my everyday film.