I wished I would have saved the original message from Fuji, I'm sure it stated the reason for the return of Velvia as being the availability of some recently unavailable materials used in its production.
Not the message I got from Fuji but it sounds similar - http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-7900-8678 Believe it or not. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Velvia available again > > In reality, Fuji tried to replace it with Velvia 100 (NOT Velvia 100F, > which is a completely different film without Velvia-level saturation that > Fuji inexplicably introduced a few years back). People were not enthused > with the altered colour balance with 100, which Fuji had done to prevent > Rockwell Lobster Syndrome. Velvia 50 II supposedly will have the classic > Velvia balance and punch, but the easier scanning of the new Provia's. > > -Adam > > > Jack Davis wrote: >> Fuji ran short of gag hues for awhile. Now being re-supplied by "Tacky >> Tones International". >> >> Jack >> --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>That's good. To tell the truth I was unaware Velvia was not >>>available. I do >>>have quite a bit of 220 and 135 in the freezer. >>> >>>What was the cause of it's unavailability and then reappearance? >>> >>>Tom C. > > > -- > 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
