Why can't you continue to use the Kodak E100VS? It's one of my favorite films as well. I've used Fuji Provia 100F on occassion with nice results. It's more comparable to E100S, although, in my opinion, the colors aren't quite as natural. But the Provia is probably a better replacement for your Ektachrome than the Velvia.
Thomas Heide Clausen wrote: > > Interresting post, Paal, thanks for the info. > > I'be been using Ektachrome 100 VS intensely in the past, however due > to circumstances outside my control, I am going to have to look into > a Fuji replacement. The only one I've found that renders colors as > vividly as the E100VS is the Velvia (although the E100VS and the > Velvia do not render colors identically)....however it is also > significantly slower. > > Anyways, I guess I'm just going to have to run a pile of tests to > figure out. > > Thanks for all the info.... > > --thomas > > On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:36:01 +0100 > P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chris wrote: > > > > > I think that Velvia is really a 40 ISO film. Tha fact that It is > > > rated as a 50 ISO film by Fuji (exposed and developed that way) > > > adds to the colour saturation because of the actual > > > underexposure. > > > > This being perpetuated all over the net but it isn't true. Velvia > > is a true 50ISO film. However, due to it's high contrast, "black" > > blacks, and narrow dynamic range many prefer to overexpose it by > > 1/3 stop in order to open up the shadows. This is possible if the > > image contain no highlights. Velvia, in contrast to most other > > slide film retain its saturation when being overexposed. > > > > > I've heard of people pushing it to 100 ISO but then it is not > > > Velvia... > > > > > > Velvia can be pushed one stop. It is not recommended though as the > > film is very contrasty to start with and pushing it only increase > > contrast, affect saturation and reduce it's dynamic range. It can > > be used in low contrast conditions with success; it is apparently a > > good choice for aerial photography that could otherwise come out as > > flat. It is nowhere as unproblematic push as Sensia II, Provia F or > > the various Ektachrome emulsions. > > > > P�l > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------- > Thomas Heide Clausen > Civilingeni�r i Datateknik (cand.polyt) > M.Sc in Computer Engineering > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~voop > -------------------------------------------
