That's funny. Velvia has long been my film of choice for scenics. I like
the extra color punch. For me it somehow makes the picture seem more
realistic, not less (I know I am certainly in the minority with this
comment). I stopped using it all winter and used Provia 100F pushed 2 stops
to get the easiest shooting conditions for the relatively low light.
I just shot 2 1/2 rolls of Velvia on Sunday. Almost all wildflower macro
shots, a couple wide angle shots of a hillside covered with yellow flowers.
I also find Velvia more difficult to scan. I wonder if getting a dupe would
make scanning easier.
Tom C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Avoid Velvia
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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