Wow! Thanks so much. I will definitely save that for future reference. What kind of birds do you take pictures of? Is that a hobby or your job? Rebekah "a day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 10:28 PM Subject: Re: Chromes,was: Hi there > A highly subjective, quick and dirty run down of the major Echtacrome slide > films (ISO 100 and less): > > Velvia: (ISO 50, many people shoot it at ISO 40): Delicious saturated > colors, saturated but accurate, fine grained, high contrast (especially at > ISO 50), narrow latitude, the standard for many nature > photographers. Obviously, very slow. > > Provia (ISO 100): Fine grained, good color accuracy and saturation but > rather low contrast. Decent latitude. Also the standard for many nature > photographers. I bought a brick of it last year - it's OK and I got some > good shots using it. I prefer the Kodak emulsions that are a bit punchier > but would use Provia without a second thought if need be. > > Kodak E10oG: I've only shot one roll of this. It's said to be nearly > identical to the E100S film that it replaced. E100S was fine grained, had > a bit more saturation and contrast than Provia (IMO), about the same > latitude. It's been my standard for serious work - I still have a brick in > the freezer and will probably switch to E100G when it's gone. What I like > about this film is the color accuracy and saturation - when I look at the > fine gradients in a bird's feathers, IMO E100S and Vevlia do the best job > of capturing the subtle tonal changes. But I miss too many bird shots with > the slow shutter speeds with Velvia, so prefer E100S. > > Kodak E100 VS: Very saturated, not quite as fine grained as E100S / E100G, > higher contrast. Can be a great film in the right conditions. My #2 > choice after E100S. > > Sensia: I've hardly ever used it so have no opinion. > > Kodak Elite Chrome: Kodak's "consumer" ISO 100 standard saturation slide > film. Good stuff, great with reds, a little more grainy and less sharp > than E100S. > > Kodak Elite Chrome EBX: The high saturation consumer slide film. Wickedly > sharp, somewhat grainy, very punchy colors and high contrast. > > I've not used the Agfa RSX films for some time, but found them to be quite > good a few yeas ago when I did try them out. > > Hope this helps - > > MCC > > At 11:30 AM 1/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > For Chrome film,some of us TOPDMLers like Kodak 100vs.I also like the Fuji > >Provia 100. > > > > > > Dave > > > > >Are those slide films? What is the difference between the two, in your > >opinion? > > > > > > Rebekah > > > > "a day without sunshine is like, you know, night." > > ----- > > Mark Cassino Photography > > Kalamazoo, MI > > http://www.markcassino.com > > ----- > > >
