To my mind, Velvia looks better when shot at ISO 40. It's so oversaturated to begin with, It gets blocky and cartoonish with less exposure and more density. It also becomes more difficult to scan. Paul On Nov 18, 2006, at 3:58 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote:
> Yeah, the first time getting back some transparencies > with this camera is fun. > > One question, why rate positive ISO 50 film at ISO 40? > I would go the other way and underexpose it slightly > by rating the film at ISO 64 or more. > > -Brendan > --- J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> A few people told me that I'd be blown away when I >> finally got some colour >> transparencies deveoloped from the P67. Well, I >> shot two and a bit rolls of >> Velvia 50 in Sydney on Sunday night, Monday morning >> and....WOW! >> >> Under the 8X magnifying loupe I bought, the detail, >> sharpness and colour are >> simply stunning. I rated the film at iso 40 and >> shot everything from >> fireworks to a night shot of Darling Harbour to the >> street scene from the >> 11th floor hotel balcony and the results really do >> blow away anything I >> could acheive with Velvia 50 and the 35mm LX. >> >> I'm planning to get some of the frames scanned at >> lowish res next week so I >> can post them on the web. I will link to them when >> they're ready. >> >> I can't wait to get a 45mm lens for this camera...so >> far all I have is the >> 75mm f4.5 which is SHARP! >> >> I may have lost the LX wink, but I've definitely >> gained the 67 grin from ear >> to ear. >> >> I didn't even mind carrying my lowerpro computrekker >> back back around Syndey >> full of istDL, P67, lenses and filters and the >> tripod. People may have >> looked at me funny and my wife my have rolled her >> eyes, but the results are >> SO worth it. >> >> James >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _____________ > Sponsored Link > > $420k for $1,399/mo. > Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? > Find Out! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
