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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched
For once I agree with Pal...
It's always been my contention that Velvia looks closer to the way I
remember the scene than other films (I'm talking about nature/landscape).
It's not a good skin-tone film from what I've experienced. People seem to
universally comment 'but the picture doesn't do it justice'. I think
Velvia puts that punch back in that makes up for the difference between
what my eyes saw and what the phototgraphic rendition is.
In addition, I think many times the comparisons between Velvia and other
films are made w/o the benefit of viewing the exact same image on the
films in question, and w/o the benefit of having witnessed the original
scene.
Velvia always reminds me of the way things looked on Purple Haze trips.
It's a form of reality I quite enjoyed.
William Robb
