ISO 160 for Stylus Epic

[Polytone]

Hi. I will be using my trusty ole Olympus Stylus Epic to take some outdoor
summer shots of my family with New York City (Manhattan) as the background.
If I use Konica Professional 160 film, will my P&S rate it at 100 or at 200?
Will this be OK for this film? Do I need to tell the lab to push or pull?

I want to try this film because of the extra fine grain. Or, would I be
better off using a 100 speed film? Kodak only seems to make one 100
film...Gold. Does anyone know the latest grain results for Gold 100? Is it
still 45 on the Kodak scale? High Definition 400 (the new name for Royal
Gold 400) is 39, and High Definition 200 (I've only seen it at B&H and
Adorama...how the hell did they get it? It is not supposed to be out for 6
months...and it only comes in 36 exposure rolls, HD400 comes only in 24 exp.
rolls) is at 32.

I have gotten good enlargements from my Stylus Epic with Gold 100. I want to
try the Konica Pro 160 as a step up from Gold 100 if that makes sense. I
would use Royal Gold 100, but they don't make it any more. Maybe AGFA Vista
100?

HELP!

[StillMan]

Fuji Reala 100. It is different than regular Superia 100.


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"Polytone" <polytone@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> I have gotten good enlargements from my Stylus Epic with Gold 100. I want

to

> try the Konica Pro 160 as a step up from Gold 100 if that makes sense. I
> would use Royal Gold 100, but they don't make it any more. Maybe AGFA

Vista

> 100?

[mike II]

Polytone wrote:

> Hi. I will be using my trusty ole Olympus Stylus Epic to take some outdoor
> summer shots of my family with New York City (Manhattan) as the background.
> If I use Konica Professional 160 film, will my P&S rate it at 100 or at 200?

From the following page: DX coding will be interpreted thusly

==============================================
the following possibilities can be sensed:
ISO/ASA Squares Other Speeds Which Will Be Read As This

25 Silv Blk Blk Blk 32, 40
50 Silv Silv Blk Blk 64, 80
100 Silv Blk Silv Blk 125, 160
200 Silv Silv Silv Blk 250, 320
400 Silv Blk Blk Silv 500, 640
800 Silv Silv Blk Silv 1000, 1250
1600 Silv Blk Silv Silv 2000, 2500
3200 Silv Silv Silv Silv 4000, 5000

[url]http://www.photo.net/olympus/mjuII[/url]
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mike

[Ron Todd]

Polytone wrote:

>
> Hi. I will be using my trusty ole Olympus Stylus Epic to take some outdoor
> summer shots of my family with New York City (Manhattan) as the background.
> If I use Konica Professional 160 film, will my P&S rate it at 100 or at 200?
> Will this be OK for this film? Do I need to tell the lab to push or pull?

AIR, couldn't find my manual, the OSL reads something like 50 up in full
stop DX codes.

I believe you 160 will be read as 100 and exposed accordingly.

For a C-41 film you shouldn't notice anything from the difference.
Maybe the grain will look a little finer and you will pick up a little
more shaddow detail.

>
> I want to try this film because of the extra fine grain. Or, would I be
> better off using a 100 speed film? Kodak only seems to make one 100
> film...Gold. Does anyone know the latest grain results for Gold 100? Is it
> still 45 on the Kodak scale? High Definition 400 (the new name for Royal
> Gold 400) is 39, and High Definition 200 (I've only seen it at B&H and
> Adorama...how the hell did they get it? It is not supposed to be out for 6
> months...and it only comes in 36 exposure rolls, HD400 comes only in 24 exp.
> rolls) is at 32.

You will have to do your own tests to find out what suits you.
Grain is kind of a personal issue.

B&H imports a lot of film on its own.
Manufacture release dates or release vary from country to country.

>
> I have gotten good enlargements from my Stylus Epic with Gold 100. I want to
> try the Konica Pro 160 as a step up from Gold 100 if that makes sense. I
> would use Royal Gold 100, but they don't make it any more. Maybe AGFA Vista
> 100?

It may or may not. GC and KP160 are vary different emulsions designed
for very different purposes.

Agfa Vista 100 is also an entirely different animal, you may or may not
like it.

Also, the films you mention look very in looks whether you have them
printed on Fuji, Kodak or Agfa equipment / paper.
Again you will have to do your own tests. At $7 to $15 a roll it is a
cost, but it is the only way to find what you really like.


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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:32:34 -0700, Ron Todd <rltodd@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>Polytone wrote:

>>
>> Hi. I will be using my trusty ole Olympus Stylus Epic to take some outdoor
>> summer shots of my family with New York City (Manhattan) as the background.
>> If I use Konica Professional 160 film, will my P&S rate it at 100 or at 200?
>> Will this be OK for this film? Do I need to tell the lab to push or pull?

>
>AIR, couldn't find my manual, the OSL reads something like 50 up in full
>stop DX codes.

I found mine (after a great deal of rummaging around...) and it lists
ASA 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 & 3200, but no intermediate speeds.

>I believe you 160 will be read as 100 and exposed accordingly.

I think you're right. The manual does say that any non-coded film, or
film rated at less than ASA 50, will result in the speed being set to
100. As this is probably just another way of saying that any code it
doesn't recognise will set the camera to 100, that's probably what it
will do if it comes across a 160 coded film.

[Polytone]

>
> I believe you 160 will be read as 100 and exposed accordingly.
>
> For a C-41 film you shouldn't notice anything from the difference.
> Maybe the grain will look a little finer and you will pick up a little
> more shaddow detail.
>

So my Stylus Epic would read a 160 film as 100 and it will HELP my photos?

[Bill Jameson]

Polytone wrote:

>

> >
> > I believe you 160 will be read as 100 and exposed accordingly.
> >
> > For a C-41 film you shouldn't notice anything from the difference.
> > Maybe the grain will look a little finer and you will pick up a little
> > more shaddow detail.
> >

>
> So my Stylus Epic would read a 160 film as 100 and it will HELP my photos?

After testing about six years ago, I always rate Fuji NPS at 100 and have
it developed normally. At 160, I found it flat, at 100 I like it.

Bill Jameson