From: "Rev. Sidney Flack" >even though the film in question is Konica, a rather inferior > specimen at best. Konica films have to be one of the best kept secrets of the Japanese :-) the oldest film company in the world. the only manufacturer ever to have produced a legitimate 3200 ASA colour print film the maker of VX100, for over 10 years the only film capable of capuring subtle blue and mauve tones. the first to manufacture a Chromogenic film Some of the highest film resolutions for any given film speed Spawning Nikon, Topcon and Horesman.. the company has some serious PR issues for sure, but their films are far from inferior! ..actually, I can't think of a single film from any manufacturer which could be considered 'inferior' - all films have their strong points and once a photographer has found out what they are they can take full advantage of them. For example - we have extremely contrasty lighting here in most parts of Oz, which is the downfall of Fuji Crystal paper.. it's too contrasty for our conditions That certainly doesn't mean it's crap k