Re: Avoid Velvia

aimcompute wrote: I stopped using it all winter and used Provia 100F pushed 2 stops to get the easiest shooting conditions for the relatively low light. If you haven't yet, try the new Provia 400F: it's gorgeous, and goes to 800 without any fuss at all, and survives pretty well at 1600. I

Re: Avoid Velvia

scanning easier. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Avoid Velvia I have similar problems scanning dense slides. For me, I find Velvia to be more of a specialty film. I have seen way too

Re: Avoid Velvia

- Original Message - From: aimcompute Subject: Re: Avoid Velvia That's funny. Velvia has long been my film of choice for scenics. I like the extra color punch. For me it somehow makes the picture seem more realistic, not less (I know I am certainly in the minority

Avoid Velvia

Joseph Tainter wrote (in hope of starting a flame war or, at the very least, a robust discussion): Avoid Velvia. I doubt that I'll use Velvia again. Or if I do, it will be infrequently. This comes in spite of the fact that my May PUG entry was shot on Velvia. I shoot a lot of flowers

Re: Avoid Velvia

I too ahoot less and less Velvia, and more and more E100VS, but not for scanning reasons. I have the older and cheaper Minolta, the Dimage Dual (ie. first edition). For me, scanning has worked well when I shoot Velvia at ISO 32. Jostein - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL