I have similar problems scanning dense slides. For me, I find Velvia to be
more of a specialty film. I have seen way too many images that just don't
come close to looking real. I think that when the light is really diffused
or low and the loss of color in the image is going to be the outcome, then
Velvia really starts to shine, otherwise, pick a different film. Since my
scanner (Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Plus) struggles with the density, I don't
shoot it very often.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
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From: "PAUL STENQUIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 4:38 AM
Subject: Avoid Velvia
>
>
> Joseph Tainter wrote (in hope of starting a flame war or, at the very
> least, a robust discussion):
> >
> >
> >
> > Avoid Velvia.
> >
> I doubt that I'll use Velvia again. Or if I do, it will be infrequently.
> This comes in spite of the fact that my May PUG entry was shot on
> Velvia. I shoot a lot of flowers, and I find Velvia's saturation and
> color are very nice for that type of work, but I find it very difficult
> to get a good scan. The film is so saturated that the scan sometimes
> starts to appear posterized, as though I had pumped up the saturation in
> Photoshop. And I have a tough time achieving proper contrast and color
> balance on Velvia scans. It might not be the film's fault. It could be
> my own ineptitude, but I find Ektachrome 100VS is just as nice in terms
> of brilliant color and saturation, yet it scans better, at least on the
> Agfa 2500T Duoscan.
> Paul
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