FujiFilm AF3-151E User Manual

AF3-151E

COLOR NEGATIVE FILMS

1. FEATURES AND USES

FUJICOLOR SUPERIA X-TRA 400 [CH] is a daylight­type ISO 400 color negative film that incorporates 4th
Color Layer and the newly developed Super Fine-∑
(Sigma) Grain Technology to achieve high image qual­ity when printed on FUJICOLOR papers.

Features Results

• Excellent Grain

Quality

• Fine grain for a high-speed

film, providing no loss of
image quality even in
large-size enlargements

• High Speed and

Wide Exposure
Latitude

• High sensitivity that allows

images to be captured
even under insufficient
light conditions

• Vibrant,

Natural Color
Reproduction

• Vibrant and dynamic reds,

blues, and yellows

• Violets and a variety of

greens with enhanced
fidelity

• Excellent

Skin Color
Reproduction

• Excellent

Sharpness

• Smooth, beautiful and

naturally depicted skin
tones

• Extremely sharp depiction

of all aspects of the
subject, from overall form
to textural details

• Excellent Exposure

Suitability even
under Fluorescent

• Accurate color reproduc-

tion even under fluores­cent lights

Lighting

• Excellent Gray

Balance

• Precisely maintained gray

balance throughout, from
the brightest highlights to
the deepest shadows

It requires no color-compensating filters when used
under daylight conditions or with an electronic flash.

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2. SPEED

Light Source Speed Filter

Daylight ISO 400/27° None

Tungsten Lamps

(3200K) (or Wratten No.80A)

* Indicates the effective speed resulting from designated filter use.
** Fuji Light Balancing Filter

ISO 100/21°*

LBB-12**

3. EXPOSURE GUIDE

Use an exposure meter for exposure determination. If a
meter is not available, refer to the following table.

Daylight Exposure Guide Table

Seashore

Light
Conditions

Lens
Aperture

Shutter
Speed (sec.)

or Snow

Scenes

under
Bright

Sun

f/22

Bright

Sunlight

f/16

1/500 1/250

Hazy

Sunlight

f/16

Cloudy

Bright

f/11

Cloudy

Day or

Open

Shade

f/8

NOTES • The foregoing settings are for 2 hours after sunrise

and 2 hours before sunset.

• Provide lens openings 1/2-stop smaller during the

summer and 1/2-stop larger during the winter.

• Excessively bright (or dark) or backlighted subjects

may require plus or minus 1-stop lens opening ad­justments.

Low Light Exposure Guide Table

Nighttime

Indoor

Scenes

(under

Fluorescent

Light)

f/2 to 2.8

1/30

Evening

Scenes

f/2.8 to 4

1/60

Night

Scenes

f/2 to 2.8

1/30

Light
Conditions

Lens
Aperture

Shutter
Speed (sec.)

Fine
Weather
Daytime

Indoor

Scenes

f/2.8 to 4

1/60

NOTE Since light intensities for indoor and night scenes vary

widely from location to location, the data above
should be used only as a guide.

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4. EXPOSURE UNDER VARIOUS LIGHT
CONDITIONS

Daylight

Even when exposed under morning or evening twilight
conditions or when color temperatures are low, no spe­cial filter use is needed as color balancing can be done
during printing.

Electronic Flash

• Electronic flash produces light similar to daylight, so

filters are not needed. However, the possibility of un­desirable effects on color balance, due to various
factors (differences in equipment, amount of use,
etc.) should be taken into consideration. Test expo­sures are recommended.

• If shutter speeds slower than 1/60 second are used,

light from non-flash sources, such as room lighting,
may cause color imbalances. Make test exposures.

• The use of a flash meter is advisable, but the follow-

ing formula can also be used to obtain satisfactory
lens opening.

Lens
Aperture
(f-number)

Electronic Flash Guide Number (at ISO 400)

=

Electronic Flash-to-Subject Distance (meters or feet)

• Set the film speed at ISO 400. Since the amount of

light reflected onto subjects from surrounding sur­faces will differ with the conditions, refer to the flash
unit instructions.

Daylight Photoflood/Photo-Reflector Lamps

• Daylight-type photoflood or photo-reflector lamp out-

put may be lower than that indicated by an exposure
meter, so it is advisable to compensate for this by in­creasing exposure time or the lens opening. When­ever possible, test exposures are recommended.

• Other factors requiring consideration when determin-

ing the exposure time, are lamp configuration, use
duration and line voltage, as they may affect lamp
output and color balance.

30C

+1

High-Intensity

Discharge

Deluxe

White

Mercury

10C

+1/3

Clear

Mercury

+40Y

+1 1/

40M

Fluorescent

Lamp Type

Color
Compensat­ing Filters*

Exposure
Corrections**

* Fuji Color Compensating Filters (or Wratten Color Compen-

sating Filters)

** Exposure correction values include filter exposure factors.

These values are added to unfiltered exposure meter read­ings. A “+” followed by a number indicates the required in­crease in lens opening.

Daylight

+10Y

+1/3

(D)

10M

Cool
White
(C.W)

—

—

White

(W)

10C

+1/3

Warm
White
(W.W)

+30M

• When the fluorescent lamp characteristics are un-

known, to obtain generally acceptable results, use a
30M compensating filter and open the lens one stop
(+1).

NOTE Different compensation may be required according to

special lamp types and length of use, so test expo­sures are recommended, whenever possible.

• Shutter speeds of 1/125 second for high-intensity

discharge lamps and 1/30 second or larger, for fluo­rescent lamps, will avoid AC power-induced changes
in brightness and color being recorded on the film.

Tungsten Lamps

A Fuji Light Balancing Filter LBB-12 (or Wratten filter
No.80A) is recommended along with a 2-stop increase
in lens opening, when using 3200 K tungsten lighting. In
the case of cameras with TTL metering, there is no need
for additional exposure compensation.

5. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

The condition of umbrellas, reflectors, diffusers and like
devices, could influence photographic light quality. Peri­odically check lighting equipment for deterioration.

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Fluorescent Lamps & High-Intensity Discharge
Lamps

• For the best results, the following combinations of

color compensating filters are recommended. How­ever, for exacting work, test exposures are advisable.

6. LONG EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

No exposure or color balance compensation is required
for exposures within a 1/4000 to 2 second shutter speed
range. However, for exposures of 4 seconds or longer,
provide the compensations indicated below.

Exposure Time (sec.) 1/4000 to 2 4 16 64

Exposure Corrections* Unnecessary + 1/3 + 2/3 + 1

* A “+” followed by a number indicates the required increase in

lens opening.

Except for special effects, the normal intensity ratio for
main-to-fill subject lighting should remain within 1:4 lim­its.

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