On 2004-05-30 07:27:16 -0400, Emilio Desalvo <mc4187 RemoveThis @maps.mclink.it> said:
> On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:41:13 GMT, Michael Weinstein
> <notreallymeNOSPAM RemoveThis @ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's the easy one: Kodak produces the best ISO 400 B&W film. I have
>> not found Konica's 800 so I give the nod there to Fuji. Konica 200 and
>> 400 at my local supermarket are half the price of Fuji or Kodak (except
>> when I buy Kodak in bulk at BJ's) so for budget minded people Konica is
>> best there. Honestly if I look at the pictures taken on all of them
>> without the benefit of the cartridge to tell me which was which I don't
>> know which was which.
>
> So, the color films are more or less equivalent, you tell me?
>
> Fuji's "fourth layer" is only interesting, but not really
> revolutionary?
I'm sure you'll find lots of people who swear by one or the other, but
my eye cannot see the difference. I usually buy whichever 400 is
cheapest (of Kodak, Konica or Fuji) for general work, Fuji 800 to keep
in my ELPH Jr for a pocket available light camera (it's a fast f/2.

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and Kodak b&w for b&w.
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>> Stay informed about: So, which film is best for what?