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RE: [OM] Fuji vs Kodak

Subject: RE: [OM] Fuji vs Kodak
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 20:59:50 +1000
George wrote:

>
> You do know, don't you, that the manufacturers adjust their films
> for several
> regions in the world according to that area's dominant skin tones. Film
> bought in one part of the world could give you less than desired
> results in
> another part of the world.  That's why you must be careful, and
> experiment
> beforehand, when you buy a grey market film that was made for
> another market.
>

I believe that labs which print a lot of wedding/portrait stuff adjust the
colour balance to be on the warm side (more flattering for caucasians, but
probably not for other skin types) than neutral or cool.

...Wayne


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