Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-10 Thread paul stenquist
On Nov 10, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Jens wrote: > > Thabk you all. > I'll definaltely have to reconsider my choise of film before I order again. > Thanks again. > Regards > Jens > -- > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > On Nov 9, 2010 21:43 "Mat Maessen" wrote: >> On Tue, No

Re: Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-10 Thread Jens
Thabk you all. I'll definaltely have to reconsider my choise of film before I order again. Thanks again. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 9, 2010 21:43 "Mat Maessen" wrote: > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jens wrote: > > I have just ordered 10 ro

Re: Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-10 Thread Jens
Thanks a lot Scott :-) Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Nov 9, 2010 16:22 "Scott Loveless" wrote: > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jens wrote: > > I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. > > I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for ski

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Ken Waller
The Pro Outdoor photogs that I follow (Lepp, Shaw, Planck & a few others) use to shoot Velvia back in the day. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jens" Subject: Film for landscape and for portraits I have j

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Mat Maessen
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jens wrote: > I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. > I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. > Will it do well for landscapes as well? Back when I was shooting slide film, I liked Provia 100F for non-portrait shots. Decent c

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread P N Stenquist
For color portraits, I used Portra 400 or Portra 160 in the natural tonality versions with my 6x7. In BW, I used a lot of Plus-X, although that is now extinct. On Nov 9, 2010, at 3:25 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Jens wrote: I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefi

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Adam Montoya
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Jens wrote: > I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. > I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. > Will it do well for landscapes as well? > I will scan all my 6x7 images. > Maybe color negs were the better choise. > Which colour

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Nick David Wright
Portraits ... not sure. If I were /only/ shooting landscapes, I'd probably go with Velvia. But for the anything and everything general shooting I've been doing lately I've really been enjoying Fuji's 200 speed consumer print film. On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:32 AM, Jens wrote: > I have just ordere

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 10:53:02AM -0500, Adam Maas wrote: > > My choices are: > > 1. Portra 160 (Pick VC or NC based on personal preference, I like VC > better than NC personally) > 2. Either Provia 100F or Velvia 50. Portra 160VC is also pretty good > but I prefer slide for landscape. > > If y

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:05 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Looking through my fridge just now, I found one lone roll of Kodachrome 25. > What's the deadline for getting it in? > > I'm finally going on that long delayed school trip to China in December > (back in the USA on the Dec 22). Think I'll pac

RE: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Jens" I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. Will it do well for landscapes as well? I will scan all my 6x7 images. Maybe color negs were the better choise. Which colour film would you use for 1) Portraits 2) L

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Adam Maas
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jens wrote: > I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. > I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. > Will it do well for landscapes as well? > I will scan all my 6x7 images. > Maybe color negs were the better choise. > Which colour

Re: Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Jens wrote: > I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. > I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. > Will it do well for landscapes as well? Astia seems to be more neutral, producing natural colors, unlike some slide films that te

Film for landscape and for portraits

2010-11-09 Thread Jens
I have just ordered 10 roll og slidefilm for my "new" 67. I've read that Fuji Astia is specially good for skin tones. Will it do well for landscapes as well? I will scan all my 6x7 images. Maybe color negs were the better choise. Which colour film would you use for 1) Portraits 2) Landscape Regar