I think Richard misunderstood my reply. By Professional Films, I meant those marked 'Professional Film' on the box. I have not see Fuji 'professional' with a 'consumer' film of the same emulsion name i.e. Sensia, vis-a-vie Sensia Professional. When you see XYZ Professional, versus XYZ, the only difference is the Pro film had a protion of that 'lot' tested. Clearer? I may not have been all that clear the first time. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Martin" <marphoto@xxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:31 PM Subject: Re: Ordering Film online; note on 'Professional Film' > > --- SteveS <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Learning Photography" <photo@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Ordering Film online > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am wondering if I ordered professional film online, > > > then is it safe ? My concern is while its being > > > shipped how they handle it especially if the > > > temperatures outside are very high. > > > > > > If anyone has any experiences with getting film via > > > mail I would like to hear from them. > > > > > > By the way do we really have to refrigerate the film > > > if you are going to use that film with in a week after > > > you purchased it ? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -regeti- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Ordering on line or from a mail order house only serves to > > prolong the > > [your] use. > > > > Professional films are just the same as 'tourist' > films.......... > > Actually, most pro films have different emulsion > characteristics compared to consumer films. I don't know about > Kodak because I stopped using their films years ago (does anyone > still use Kodak?). But Fuji Velvia, to give a fairly extreme > example, is nothing like Sensia. One is a pro film and the other > is not. > It's essentially the same with color negative emulsions. > Professional portrait films have neutral balance and somewhat > reduced contrast and that alone makes them different from the > consumer color negative films. Ideal for portraiture and > weddings. However, you may not see any difference if you are > having it processed by a minilab or Walmart. If that's the kind > of lab you use you might just as well buy the cheapest consumer > film. > Pros buy professional films because they have the emulsion > characteristics they need. Pro films tend to be more predictable > in terms of color balance and emulsion speed. Pros with critical > color needs often take it a step further and buy a quantity of > film with the same emulsion batch number. Then they run tests > before using it on a job. > I buy film all the time via the Web from B&H and have never > had any problems. But I have them ship it by private carrier > like UPS or Fedex, not the postal system. I order "bricks" (20 > roll lots) and freeze what I am not going to use soon. Pro film > is not delicate and can usually be left at room temperature for > some days (depending on the temperature of the room obviously). > Film in the freezer will last almost indefinitely though > high-speed emulsions will degrade over time from radiation. > > Richard > > > > > > ===== > Richard Martin specializes in Cityscape > and Waterscape stock photography. > E-mail: marphoto@xxxxxxxxx > Web: http://www.marphoto.com > Web: http://www.poetographycreations.com > > >
