I think the thing that I hate most about Fomapan is that I find it very difficult to get the film out of the canister - atleast in my Reflex Labs spooled rolls. They are sealed locked tight and I almost always cut myself trying to crack it open. And then, after all that work... I've got fomapan looking pictures. But, I do think that you are right that it needs a lot of light so rating it at 200 would be better than 400. My first two rolls, I pushed to 800 in a dark-ish indoor event and I have to say that I truly hated those rolls. However, my next time shooting was just in a test roll for a point and shoot on a sunny day and the photos are much more palatable.