Lately I've been using Leica M cameras with 90mm APO-Summicron or 135mm
APO-Telyt for bird closeups. While I'm looking at preening scaup, proud
canvasbacks or diving grebes through the tripod-mounted 500mm f/4L on EOS
1D mk II I have the featherweight Leica M over one shoulder ready for
closeup action (usually silly coot or gull tricks).
I bought six 24-exposure rolls of Fuji Superia 400 X-TRA for *really cheap*
at Wolf camera and disliked the grainy results on the first roll. (That's
aside from being so used to 36 exposures that I rip off 24 shots *really
fast*.) Fuji ISO 100 Reala is too slow for handheld waterbird shots in
early morning low light. This prompts several questions (well, maybe two):
Did I get a bad roll or older emulsion - Is Superia 400 X-TRA less grainy
ordinarily?
I've liked Provia 400F for slides in the past. ****But which ISO 400 color
*negative* film has lowest grain?****
Thanks in advance for your help!
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