Analogue Adventures – Part 46: Fujichrome Provia 400F (expired)

Fujichrome Provia 400F

I already had a look at Fujichrome Provia 400x and this time we will have a look at its predecessor, Provia 400F, another “half-Tungsten” higher ISO slide film.
Processing (E-6) was done at ProLab in Stuttgart, scanning was done by one of our readers via a DSLR. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll.

fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G

The Provia 400x I already had a look at is the improved version of this 400F and was supposed to show less grain.

Having shot both these films I honestly do not see a lot of differences, but they went out of production a long time ago, so if I were able to directly compare two fresh rolls, there could of course be some differences that I cannot see here.

fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G

As I knew from my roll of 400x that I liked ths colors it creates under artificial light I chose the local fair for a night out.

My conclusion is the same as it was with the 400x: nice colors under this artificial light but somewhat limited dynamic range – typical for a slide film.

If this film was easily available, I would definitely buy some more rolls… 

fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G
fuji fujifilm fujichrome slide film provia 400f wasen wiesen kirmes frühlingsfest review nikon f analogue film hamburg germany f80 nikon af-s 20mm 1.8G
Nikon F80 | Provia 400F | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G

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