Fast color negative film recommendations?

[Biggles]

I may have people coming in from urban Yurrup this summer, and I plan to take them to a big blue lake surrounded by bright green trees under azure skies and puffy clouds. I figure I should give them some color snaps to remember the place by.

Back when I last shot color (summer of 1998), the acknowledged king of foliage color rendering was Fuji. I used quite a few rolls of NPH that year. Have things changed? What's today's knee-jerk answer for deep, bright, slightly oversaturated trees and water, in the 400-800 speed range?

[einolu]

you could use npz or you could push some slide film if youre feeling adventurous (provia 400, expensive but pushes really well, 1600 easily). i haven't seen many snaps taken with superia 1600 (cheap on ebay these days) but the ones I have seen look good.

[DavidH]

Have had excellent results with Fuji Pro 400H - and it scans very well too...

[Iskra 2]

The newer Kodak Max800 works for me when the lights are low. Kodak Gold 200 for all the rest.

KM800 Day:



KM800 Night:



Regards.

[uhligfd]

Kodak 400 UC. Visit your local Walmart for a couple of 3 packs of 36s.

[40oz]

There's probably already more than one good answer here, but Kodak Max400 has made me happy in the past. For bright sunny days, Kodak Gold 100/200 (Kodak Bright Sun/Bright Sun & Flash some places).

[Biggles]

Thank you all for the suggestions. Quite interesting to hear people recommending Kodak for ponds & shrubbery.

[DavidH]

I forgot Fuji Pro800Z...very nice...but only used it for industrial style shots - not nature. There's a couple of shots in my gallery taken in the tunnel network at CERN with 800Z...

[Michiel]

I enjoy the color of Fuji Superia 400. When there is bright sunlight, the colors really 'pop'.

here is an example of some colors with overcast sky. (GSN)

here a flower and some green foliage (out of focus). (MjuII)

(snapshots, please don't critique )

[Nokton48]

Don't know where Palookaville is, but I like buying Fuji Press 800 in the twenty-roll propaks from B&H. Works out to about $2.40-ish for a roll of high-speed 36 exposure.

[NickTrop]

If colors matter more than speed:
400 Speed: another vote for Kodak UC Professional. Just an outstanding print film. Colors pop but remain natural. Best color print in 400 I've ever used.

If speed matters more than color:
Fuji 800 or 1600 films (prefer these to Kodak's higher speed offerings...) commercial or pro grade.

Kodak for low speed color print, Fuji for high speed color print.

[Biggles]

Thanks, folks. I'll post any worthwhile results sometime after Labor Day.