damo75 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 a few years ago a very high saturation film maybe fuji come out i think in japan,and was never available in this country..i was just wondering if anybody knows what was the name and is it available to buy thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_hurst Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Are you thinking of Fuji Fortia and Fuji Fortia SP? If so, there are other people who can probably advise on whether it is available outside of Japan (as I recall, it could only be purchased by shipping it from Japan). By the way - when you say "this country', where do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_hurst Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Just one thing that came up from a photo.net search on Fortia SP is this: http://www.unicircuits.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_hurst Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Just noticed that your thread is categorised as 'Colour Negative'. Fortia and Fortia SP is slide film... There may be negative films that meet your criteria too, but I don't know about them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeg Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Cross-processed slide film is very high saturation. Try Kodak EPP 100, rate it at ISO 80 and have it developed normally in C-41 (pro lab!). Other slide films might give you different results, so try them all to find the combination you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 If you can find it Agfa Vista 100. It was almost cartoonish in the color. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumo_kun Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 The only films in Japan that are not available in other countries are those by Fuji (I think...). What Ed says is correct. Every Spring, Fuji releases a limited batch of Fortia SP. The original Fortia was a stricly one off thing done a few years ago, and was replaced by Fortia SP. This is an ISO 50 slide film with probably the highest saturation of ANY film out there. It's seriously crazy. It was designed to capture the delicate hues of the cherry blossoms here (hence the limited release in Spring only). In my opinion, this is a pure novelty film. The colours are truely wild. They block up easily and the contrast is also very high. Really dull subjects that need an injection of life might benefit from this film, but use it on an already colourful scene and you risk going blind from the colour overload. No joke. If you are looking for a negative film, the the only one Fuji don't export officially is Natura (again, not sure). This is an ISO 1600 film and is supposedly really good. The saturation is probably better than other films in its class but cannot be compared to Velvia and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_n.1 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 you can get some agfa ultra off the auction site. it's not too expensive yet and gives some pretty ridiculous colors (especially reds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_smith2 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 The Velvia 100 is plenty colorful enough and it's readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_yu Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 <p>just search Fortia SP on ebay</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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