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New! Datasheet numbers added for Kodak Ektar 100, which incorporates recent advances from movie-film technology. Kodak claims that Ektar 100 is the finest-grained C-41 film available, and high-resolution scans seem to confirm this. Although Velvia 50 scans are a bit finer grained, it is an E-6 film. In scans, old freezer-stored Ektar 25 is noticeably grainer than Ektar 100. Datasheets are not always correct. Although Fuji claims that Pro 160S has lower RMS than Reala 100, this is not borne out by high-resolution scans. Reala is finer grained, but not as fine-grained as Ektar 100. Sorted by grain, then resolution, then sharpness. Discontinued films are marked by “old” before their names. Kodak print films are listed separately because the manufacturer does not report RMS or resolution.
resolution lp/mm under characteristic
grain at contrast sharpness over curve max density emulsion
RMS 1.6:1 1000:1 100% latitude blue green red code
Fuji Pro 160S 3 63 125 20 ?/? 2.5 +c 2.3 2.0 160NS
Fuji Pro 160C 3 63 125 20 -3/+3 2.7 +c 2.5 2.2 160NH
Agfa Portrait 160 >3.5¹ 60 150 11 -1/+3 2.7 2.3 1.8 XPS
Agfa Ultra 100 3.8 60 140 12 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.1 Ultra100
Rollei Scanfilm CN200 >3? ? 130 ? ?/? 2.1 1.8 1.7 unmasked
old Ektar/ Royal 25 4 80 200° 18 -1/+1 2.8 2.3 1.8 PHR/RZ
old Konica Impresa 50 <4 63 160 25 -1/+2 2.7 2.2 1.6 IMPRSA
Fuji Reala 100 <4 63 140² 20 -3/+4 2.7 +c 2.3 2.1 CS-6
old Fuji Reala classic 4 63 125 20 -1½/+4 2.7 +c 2.3 2.1 CS-2
Konica Cent_Super 100 4 63 125 22 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 1.9 C_100
Konica Centuria 100 4 63 125 22 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 1.8 C_100
Konica Pro 160 4 63 125 22 -1/+3 2.6 2.2 1.6 ?
old Fuji NPL 160 tungsten 4¹ 63 125 20 -1½/+3 2.9 +c 2.4 1.9 NPL
old Fuji NPS 160 >4¹ 63 125 20 -1½/+3 2.6 +c 2.2 1.7 NPS
Fuji Superia 100 4 63 125 19 -2/+2 3.1 +c 2.7 2.4 CN-12
Fuji NPC 160 4 60 125 22 -1½/+3 2.4 +c 2.3 2.2 NPC
Agfa Vista 100 4.0 60 130 15 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.1 V_100
Agfa Optima Prestige 100 4.0 50 140 16 ? 3.0 2.6 2.2 100-Y
old Agfa Optima II 100 4.0 50 140 16 -2/+3 3.0 2.6 2.2 Op_100
old Agfa HDC 100+ 4.0 50 130 15 -2/+3 3.1 2.5 2.2 H100-2
old Agfa Ultra 50 4.3 50 140 18 -2/+1 3.2 2.8 2.4 Ultra50
Agfa Vista 200 4.3 50 130 14 -3/+3³ 2.8 2.4 2.0 V_200
Agfa Optima Prestige 200 4.3 50 130 14 ? 2.8 2.4 2.0 200-Y
old Agfa Optima II 200 4.3 50 130 14 -1½/+3 2.8 2.4 2.0 Op_200
Agfa Vista 400 4.5 50 130 18 -2½/+5³ 3.2 2.8 2.3 V_400
Agfa Optima Prestige 400 4.5 50 130 18 ? 3.2 2.8 2.3 400-Y
old Agfa Optima II 400 4.5 50 130 18 -2/+3³ 3.2 2.8 2.3 Op_400
old Agfa HDC 400+ 4.5 50 130 18 -2/+3³ 3.2 2.5 2.2 H400-2
old Agfa HDC 200+ 4.5 50 130 14 -1½/+3 3.2 2.5 2.2 H200-2
Fuji Superia 200 4 50 125 22 -2/+2 3.0 +c 2.7 2.3 CA-6
Fuji Pro 400H (NPH) 4 50 125 12 -2½/+5? 2.7 +c 2.4 1.9 400H
Fuji new! NPH 400 4 50 125 12 -2½/+5 2.7 +c 2.4 1.9 NPH *
Fuji Press/Superia 400 4 50 125 15 -2/+5 3.0 +c 2.7 2.3 CH-10
Konica Cent_Super 200 4 50 100 20 -2/+3 2.9 2.4 2.0 CS_200
Konica Centuria 200 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 3.3 2.7 2.4 C_200
Konica Centuria Pro 400 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 2.9 2.6 2.0 CS_400
Konica Cent_Super 400 4 50 100 18 -2/+3 3.2 2.7 2.4 CS_400
Konica Centuria 400 4 50 100 17 -2/+3 3.2 2.7 2.4 C_400
Fuji old NPH 400 4 50 100 11 -1½/+4½ 3.2 2.7 2.4 NPH
Rollei Scanfilm CN400 >4 ? 130 ? ?/? 2.1 1.8 1.7 unmasked
Fuji TrueDefinition 400 <5 50 125 25 -2/+5 2.4 +c 2.2 1.9 CH-11
Fuji Press/Superia 800 <5 50 125 13 -2½/+5 3.2 +c 2.8 2.5 CZ-5
Fuji Pro 800Z (NPZ) <5 50 115 11 -3½/+5 2.6 +c 2.4 2.2 800Z
Fuji old NPZ <5 50 115 11 -3½/+5 2.6 +c 2.4 2.2 NPZ
Konica Cent_Super 800 5 50 100 16 ? 3.4 2.8 2.4 CS_800
Fuji NHG II 800 5 50 100 7 -3¼/+4 3.2 2.8 2.5 NHGII
old Fuji Superia 800 5 50 100 7 -2½/+4 3.1 2.7 2.4 CZ-3
old Agfa Vista 800 5.0 40 110 17 -2/+5³ 3.2 2.9 2.4 V_800
Konica Centuria 800 5 36 100 16 -2/+3 3.3 2.8 2.4 C_800
Konica Cent_Super 1600 6 50 100 14 ? 3.4 2.7 2.4 C_1600
Fuji Natura 1600 (Japan) 7 50 125 12 ? 3.2 2.8 2.4 ?
Fuji Press/Superia 1600 7 45 90 10 -2/+4 3.0 +c 2.75 2.5 CU-3
Konica 3200 @1600 9 40 80 6 -1/+3 3.0 2.6 2.2 SRG
old Fuji HG 1600 10 40 80 8 -1½/+3 3.1 2.7 2.1 CU-1
c = cyan layer
Kodak PGI resolution° sharp latitude blue green red code
new Ektar 100 <25 ? 154 25 -1/+3 3.1 2.5 2.0 Ekt100
old Ektar/ Royal 25 <25 80 200 exHi -1/+1 2.8 2.3 1.8 PHR/RZ
old Supra 100 27 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 Sup100
old Royal Gold 100 28 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 RA-2
UltraColor 100 31 ? ? 24 -4/+4 3.0 2.5 2.0 UC100
EliteColor 200 32 ? ? 24 -3/+5 3.0 2.5 2.0 EC200
old (Royal) Supra 200 32 ? ? 24 -2/+3? 3.0 2.5 2.0 ?/RS200
High Definition 200 32 ? ? exHi -2/+3? 3.0 2.5 2.0 HD200
Portra 160 NC 32 ? ? 24 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 160NC-2
old Portra 100 tungsten 33 ? ? exHi ? 3.0 2.5 2.0 100T
Portra 160 VC 34 ? ? 24 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 160VC-2
old Portra 160 NC 36 ? ? 32 -2/+3 2.8 2.3 1.8 160NC
old Pro 100 36 ? ? exHi -2/+2 2.8 2.6 1.9 PRN
old Supra 400 >36¹ ? ? vHi -2/+5 3.2 2.7 2.2 Sup400
old Pro 400 MC >37¹ ? ? vHi -0/+3 2.7 2.3 1.9 PMC
old Vericolor 3 160 39 ? ? 18 -0/+3 2.8 2.5 2.0 VPS
old (Royal) Supra 400 39 ? ? 22 -2/+5? 3.1 2.6 2.1 ?/RS400-2
EliteColor 400 39 ? ? 22 -3/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 EC400
High Definition 400 39 50 ? vHi -2/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 HD400
old Ektapr Multispeed >39¹ ? ? vHi -2/+4 3.3 2.8 2.3 PJM-2
old Portra 160 VC 40 ? ? 30 -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 160VC
Portra/ UltraColor 400 <40² ? ? 22 -3/+5 3.1 2.6 2.1 400UC
Portra 400 NC <40 ? ? 20 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 400NC-3
old Portra 400 NC 40 ? ? 20 ? 3.0 2.4 2.0 400NC-2
old Royal Gold 200 41 ? ? exHi -2/+3 3.0 2.5 2.0 RB-2
old Ektapress 400 41 ? ? vHi -2/+5 3.3 2.8 2.3 PJ400
old Royal Gold 400 41 ? ? vHi -2/+3 3.3 2.8 2.3 RC-2
new Kodak Gold 100 42 ? ? 26 ? 2.8 2.2 1.9 GA-7
Portra 400 VC <42 ? ? 22 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 400VC-3
old Portra 400 VC 42 ? ? 22 ? 3.1 2.5 2.1 400VC-2
old Pro 400 42 ? ? vHi -1½/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 PPF
Proimage/ Profoto 100 43 ? ? vHi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 P_100-5
new Kodak Gold 200 44 ? ? vHi ? 2.8 2.2 1.9 GB-7
orig Portra 400 NC 44 ? ? 26 -2/+4 2.9 2.4 1.9 400NC
Bright Sun Gold 100 45 ? ? 49 -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GA-6
new Ultra Max 400 46 ? ? hi ?/? 3.2 2.6 2.1 GC-9
Sun & Flash Gold 200 47 ? ? hi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GB-6
orig Portra 400 VC 48 ? ? 16 -2/+3 3.1 2.6 2.1 400VC
Max Versatility 400 48 50 ? hi -2/+4 3.2 2.6 2.1 GC-8
new Portra 800 48 50 ? 20 -3/+5? 3.2 2.6 2.1 P_800-2
Max Versatility + 800 48 ? ? hi -3/+5 2.9 2.7 2.3 GT-4
Max Versa+ (Zoom) 800 >48¹ 40 ? hi -2/+5 3.2 2.6 2.1 GT-3
old Gold Max 400 49 ? ? hi -2/+3 3.2 2.6 2.0 GC-6
(Royal?) Supra 800 50 ? ? hi -3/+6 3.2 2.6 2.1 Sup800
old Portra 800 50 40 ? hi -2/+5 3.2 2.6 2.1 P_800
old Ektapress 800 53 ? ? hi -1/+5 3.2 2.4 2.1 PJ800-2
old Gold Max 800 57 ? ? med -1/+5 3.2 2.5 2.1 GT-2
old Pro 1000 57 ? ? med -1/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 PMZ
old Royal Gold 1000 57 ? ? med -1/+2 3.0 2.5 2.0 RF
old Ektapress 1600 57 ? ? med ? 3.0 2.5 2.0 PJC
B&W films RMS resolution sharp latitude blue green red code
Gigabitfilm 25 B&W 4 90¤ 900 ? ? Rodinal Copex
Gigabitfilm 40 B&W 5 90¤ 720 ? ? Rodinal Copex
Rollei Slide Direct 50 5? ? 326 exHi ? RHS or RHC SD50
Tech Pan 25 B&W 5 85¤ 320 40 -1/+2 Technidol 1.2-1.8 TP
old Agfa Pan 25 B&W 7 80¤ 200 21 -1/+2? Refinal 6min 2.6 APX25
Fuji Neopan 100 B&W 7 60 200 ? ? ? Acros
T-Max 100 B&W 8 63 >200 50 -2/+3 T-max dev 1.9-3.1 TMX
Kodak BW400CN C-41 <9 50? 125? 20 -2/+4 3.1 2.6 2.1 BW400CN
Agfa Pan 100 B&W 9 ? 150 17 -2/+3? Refinal 6min 2.6 APX100
Ilford XP2 Super C-41 9? 50? 125? 15? -2/+4 lux 1 toe, 1.9 XP2
Portra B&W 400 C-41 9 50? 125? 15? -2/+3 3.1 2.6 2.1 400BW
T400CN B&W C-41 9 50? 125? 15? -2/+4 2.5 2.2 2.0 TCN
B&W Select 400 C-41 9? 50? 125? 14? -2/+4 3.1 2.5 2.0 BWC
Tri-X 400 B&W 9-16 50 100 25 -1/+3 T-max dev 1.6-2.9 TX
T-Max 400 B&W 10 50 125 30 -2/+3 T-max dev 1.5-3.0 TMY
Fuji Neopan 1600 B&W 16 ? ? ? ? Acutol dev 1+14
old Tri-X 400 B&W 17 50 100 25 -1/+3 T-max dev 1.6-2.9 TX
T-Max P3200 @1000 18 40 125 16 -3/+3 T-max dev 1.8-2.9 TMZ
slide films RMS resolution° sharp latitude blue green red code
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Ilfochrome Micrographic 6 ? 365 15 ? 2.9 2.8 2.1 (ISO=1)
Fuji Astia 100F 7 60 140 8 -1½/+1½ 3.5 3.5 3.3 RAPF
new Fuji 64T tungsten 7 55 115 10 ?/? 3.5 3.7 3.6 RTP(3)
Ektachrome 100g 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 E100G
Ektachrome 100gx 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 E100GX
new EliteChrome 100 8 63 140 10 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.2 EB-3
Fuji Velvia 100 8 <80¹ 160 14 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVP100
Fuji Velvia 100F 8 <80¹ 160 14 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVPF
Fuji Provia 100F 8 60 140 14 -1/+1 3.6 3.4 3.3 RDP3
Fuji new Sensia 100 8 60 140 8 ?/? 3.3 3.3 3.1 RA
new Fuji Velvia 50 9 <80¹ 160 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RVP50
Fuji Velvia 50 9 <80¹ 160 21 -1/+1 3.7 3.8 3.4 RVP
Kodachrome 25 9-11 63 100 24 -1/+1 3.5 3.6 3.8 KM
Kodachrome 64 10-12 63 100 18 -1/+1 3.4 3.5 3.7 KR
old Fuji Provia 100 10 60 140 11 -1/+1 3.6 3.4 3.3 RDP2
old old Fuji 50D 10 60 140 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RFP
Fuji 64T tungsten 10 55 135 25 ?/? 3.3 3.4 3.1 RTP2
old Fuji Astia 100 10 55 135 10 -1¼/+1¼ 3.5 3.4 3.3 RAP
Fuji Sensia II 100 10 55 135 10 -1¼/+1¼ 3.5 3.4 3.3 RA
Agfa RSX 50 10 55 135 9 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 RSX2
Ektachrome 100s 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 E100S
Ektachrome 100sw 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 E100SW
EliteChrome 100 10 55? 125? 16 -1/+1 3.8 3.6 3.3 EB-2
Agfa RSX 100 10 50 130 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 RSX2
Agfa CTprecisa 100 10 50 130 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.9 3.5 CTp
Ektachrome 64T tungsten 11 ? ? 10 ?/? 3.4 3.2 3.0 EPY
old Fuji MultiSpeed @200 11 55 135 10 -1/+1 3.2 3.4 3.0 RMS
old old Fuji 100D 11 55 135 ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RDP
Fuji Provia 400X 11 55 135 9 -1/+1 3.3 3.5 3.2 RXP
old Fujichrome 100 11 ? ? ? -1/+1 ? ? ? RD
Konica Chrome R-100 11 50 125 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 2.9 R100
Agfa Scala 200 B&W 11 50 120 6 -1/+1 gray only 3.0 std 200x
Ektachrome 100vs 11 50 100 11 -1/+1 3.7 3.5 3.2 E100VS
EliteChrome EC 100 11 50 100 11 -1/+1 3.7 3.5 3.2 EBX
Ektachrome 100+ 11 50 100 8 -1/+1 3.8 3.5 3.1 EPP
Ektachrome 100 11 50 100 7 -1/+1 3.7 3.4 3.1 EPN
Ektachrome 200 12 50 125 5 -1½/+1½ 3.7 3.6 3.2 E200
EliteChrome 200 12 50 125 5 -1½/+1½ 3.7 3.6 3.2 ED
Agfa RSX 200p 12 50 120 6 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.4 RSX2
Agfa CTprecisa 200 12 50 120 6 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.4 CTp
Fuji Sensia [3] 200 13 60 140 12 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 3.1 RM > 957102
old Fuji MultiSpeed @400 13 55 135 10 -1/+1 2.9 3.2 2.7 RMS
Fuji Provia 400F 13 55 135 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.4 3.2 RHP3
Fuji Sensia [3] 400 13 55 135 8 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RH > 258404
Fuji Sensia II 200 15 50 125 7 -1/+1 3.4 3.2 2.9 RM
old Fuji Provia 400 15 40 125 5 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RHP
Fuji Sensia II 400 15 40 125 5 -1/+1 3.3 3.2 3.1 RH
Kodachrome 200 16-19 50 100 16 -1/+1 3.1 3.2 3.5 KL
EliteChrome 400 19 50 125 3 -1/+1 4.0 3.4 3.2 EL
Ektachrome 400X 19 50 125 3 -1/+1 3.6 3.3 3.1 EPL
Ektachrome P1600 17-38 63 80 3 -1/+1 2.8 2.9 2.6 EPH
Fuji Provia 1600 25 40 100 7 -1/+1 2.6 2.4 2.2 RSP
¹ These films seem grainier or lower-res than their manufacturer ratings
² Reala seems > 125 lp/mm; 400UC seems < 40 PGI; RAPF exceeds RDP3 resolution by 5%
³ Agfa 400's -1/+3 latitude reported by manufacturer is too conservative
° unreported Kodak numbers from Pop Photo or http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/lenslpm.html
¤ as measured by Erwin Puts, see http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/resolution.html
Data taken from Agfa Professional and Agfa Consumer film datasheets, Fujifilm websites, Kodak (old), websites, and previously published information. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Exposure latitudes of slow films extrapolated from DX codes, but 400+ speed films were tested using a single sun-and-shade scene and judging results from Agfa minilab and HP S10 film scanner. Please e-mail corrections and emendations to me at CreeksYahoo. Diffuse RMS (root mean square) measures the size of dye clouds, or grain as it was called with black & white film. RMS is simply a measurement of the variability in density using a densitometer trace across an area of even tone. Film with RMS 5 is twice as grainy as film with RMS 4. Resolution is lower in dark (low-contrast) areas than in bright (high-contrast) areas, so is measured at 1.6:1 and 1000:1 contrast levels, specified in line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm); double this number to get dots per millimeter. Sharpness is measured by MTF (modulation transfer function) at different values of lp/mm; numbers show where MTF crosses below 100%. Characteristic curves measure film contrast and color saturation. Maximum values for blue, green, and red are listed as a rough guide to the contrast of different films. From Zeiss Camera Lens News 2003 #19 and 2004 #20, merged and sorted by resolution. These tests were done by microscope, so resolution is higher than can be obtained by scanning. lp/mm film name (type) ----- ---------------- 400 Gigabitfilm (B&W) 250 old Agfa Ortho 25 (B&W) 200 old Kodak Ektar 25 (C-41) 200 old Agfa APX 25 (B&W) 180 Kodak T-Max 100 (B&W) 170 Fuji Velvia 100F (E-6) 160 old Fuji Velvia 50 (E-6) 160 Kodak Farbwelt 400 (C-41) 160 Kodak Farbwelt 100 (C-41) 160 Fuji Neopan Acros 100 (B&W) 150 old Agfa Portrait XPS 160 (C-41) 150 Kodak Portra 400 (B&W) 150 Kodak Portra 160VC (C-41) 140 Kodak Portra 160NC (C-41) 140 old Kodak Tech Pan (B&W) 130 Kodak Ektachrome 100VS (E-6) 120 Kodak T-Max 400 (B&W) 110 Fuji NPZ 800 (C-41) 100 old Kodak Supra 400 (C-41) 90 old Kodak Portra 800 (C-41) 80 old Kodak Supra 800 (C-41) 80 Maco Ortho PO 100 (B&W) From Filmscan.RU, simplified, sorted by resolution (res) then tested ISO. tested log-of usable res density
ISO exposure stops lp/mm range
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Ilford XP2 super 350 1.80 6.0 145 1.59
Fuji Pro 160C 175 1.80 6.0 145
Elitecolor 200 160 2.40 8.0 145
ProPhoto 400BW 320 2.40 8.0 140
Fuji Press 1600 925 2.25 7.5 135*
Fuji Press 800 610 2.70 9.0 135
Kodak BW400CN 400 2.40 8.0 135 1.67
Fuji NPH 400 360 2.40 8.0 135
Kodak 400UC 335 2.70 9.0 135 2.06
Elitecolor 400 290 2.25 7.5 135
Fuji Pro 160S 195 1.80 6.0 135
Royal Supra 200 180 2.40 8.0 135
Ektachrome 100GX 100 1.05 3.5 135 3.12
Ektachrome 100G 100 1.20 4.0 135 3.12
Portra 100T 85 2.70 9.0 135
Superia 100 140 2.10 7.0 125
Royal Supra 400 240 2.40 8.0 120
Portra 160NC 145 3.00 10.0 120 1.77
Portra 400NC 450 2.85 9.5 115 1.65
Portra 160VC 155 3.00 10.0 115 1.84
Fuji Velvia 100F 100 1.35 4.5 115 3.06
Fuji Astia 100F 100 1.35 4.5 115 2.74
Portra 400VC 340 1.65 5.5 110 1.80
Superia 200 225 1.65 5.5 110
Fujichrome 64T 55 1.05 3.5 110 2.87
Royal Supra 800 530 2.70 9.0 100
Superia 400 270 2.70 8.0* 95
old Portra 800 590 2.70 9.0 90
* must be wrong!
For a complete list of slide films by speed, see this table by R.T. Dowling. Slide film RMS measures differently than for print film, because RMS is correlated with contrast and slide film is contrastier. Divide slide film RMS by 2.5 to get a rough equivalent. I believe B&W film RMS is comparable to slide film, maybe a bit lower. RMS 4.0 ~= PGI 28, RMS 4.5 ~= PGI 41, and RMS 5.0 ~= PGI 53, but the equivalence is not linear and there seems to be a lot of slop in the reporting of RMS numbers. (Or else RMS does not really measure perceived grainyness; blue sky dotting seems to be mostly a function of low-contrast resolution). Thanks to Michael K. Davis for this conversion formula: RMS = (PGI / 0.5335) ^ (1 / 2.8669). In his 1997 book Post Exposure, Ctein reports that a typical color negative paper can record about 65 lp/mm, while B&W paper can reach about 125 lp/mm. This is at odds with the generally accepted wisdom that it is useless to scan prints at more than 300 dpi (only 5.9 lp/mm). For guidelines about which film to use when, film reviews, and samples to judge results visually, see the following:
FAQ: What are Kodak High Definition, Royal Supra, and EliteColor?
FAQ: How about Fuji Super HQ and Superia?
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