Color Film for Weddings

[dpanicc1]

Wondering what wedding photographers shoot for weddings (color): slide, print; Kodak, Fuji; speed...?

[Bruce Hamilton]

Film? How dare you swear in the presence of us digital photographers... :lol:

[Penguin_101_1]

This thread should be locked and deleted!!!!

[Tom W]

Wondering what wedding photographers shoot for weddings (color): slide, print; Kodak, Fuji; speed...?

Color print film, normally. Kodak and Fuji are both very good. There are some expensive films from both manufacturers, but unless you're pretty experience with them, I'd stick to consumer-grade films.

For indoors, Fuji's regular Superia 400 is very good. Kodak Royal Gold, if you can still find it, is a bit more colorful than standard Kodak film, but that's not necessarily what you want. Its a good idea to use 100 outdoors, though that Fuji Superia does have a pretty fine grain and probably won't hurt you out there much.

Probably the most important thing is to get the film developed at a reputable place. Some Walmarts (and I suspect other in-house chains as well) do a great job, while others are terrible. I have a couple of sets of prints that have a heavy blue cast due to improper development from my local WalMart.

Now, go out and get yourself a digital camera so that you won't get verbally abused here any more. :)

[slin100]

I have no personal experience with the following but I've seen Fuji NPH 400 and NPS 100 recommended, as well as Kodak Porta 160NC. I believe these films exhibit lower contrast and are, thus, able to more easily cope with the extremes of a black tuxedo and a white wedding dress.

[dpanicc1]

Thanks Tom and Steve for the feedback. I may be interested in moving in that direction as backup for my 10D and to take advantage of my 17mm lens... Other than that, it will probably get little use. But the new Elan 7NE seems to be a good alternative for a low-cost "full-frame" backup given the number of lenses I already own. Could even take advantage of E-TTL-2 with my lenes that support it. Maybe a little black and white and infrared and dynamic range..., might not be a bad deal for <$350.00. Boy, film is starting to come "into its own." :lol:

I will probably have the negatives scanned and DIGITIZED.

Thanks,
Dan

[defordphoto]

Wow. I feel like I'm in a time warp. :lol:

Good luck with your venture, Dan.

[scottbergerphoto]

If you plan on scanning the film for editing after processing, I suggest you keep the ISO 100 or less. ISO 400 gives alot of noise/grain when scanned. Ektachrome 100VS gives beautiful colors and scans well. I use a Nikon Coolscan IV, which was recently replaced with the V.
Regards,
Scott