Ok. I've shot maybe two rolls of 120 in Velvia 50. Interesting. I thought most folks wouldn't want to overexpose slide film but, then again, rating the film at ISO 40 is just barely overexposing it anyway.
I'll try it the next time I shoot some. -Brendan --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >> [email protected] > >> 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 > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Assoc http://yahoo.degrees.info -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
