Film for deep-sky targets

Hello all,

Since its summer and I'm not in school, I am going to have more time to get outside with my LX200GPS and piggybacked Stellarvue AT1010 to get some serious photos. I have not had a whole lot of chance to experiment with film. The only film I have ever used for deep sky photography is a general purpose Kodak Max 800 color film. I am looking for a film that will better respond to nebulae and also a god film for star clusters and bright galaxies. Basically, I'm looking for a film that would work well for ll deep sky objects. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Taylor

Hi Taylor,
Well, right now the only good films sensitive enough in the red are both slide films. Kodaks E200 or Fuji Provia 400. Both respond well to push processing. The last good 35mm film (Supra 400) was discontinued earlier this year.
Don Spencer

There is some encouraging news. Kodak Max 800 has just been tested and the limited results look positive for deep sky photography..
http://www.psiaz.com/schur/astro/filmtests/max800.html
Don Spencer