All purpose slide film for travel

I will be traveling later this month with my M6 and a 35, & 50 Summicron lenses. I have shot Velvia in the past but won't being carrying a tripod this time. Much hiking.

I will shoot lots of candids, mountain landscape, village scenes. All hand held which I will then project to friends and family.

Am looking for slide film which will capture scenery, and flesh tones as "it is."

Thanks for your consideration.

I've had some pretty good success with the Fuji Sensia films. They

seem to reproduce skin tones well, and they're pretty good for

landscapes, too.

I like Astia, but for landscape I must confess I would hate to be

parted from Velvia - not good for skin tones though! Why not take

along a little table top tripod?

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Happy shooting

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Regards

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Matt

I have used Velvia while backpacking without problems, but if you

wish more speed, try Fuji RMS 100-1000. I've used this at 640 with

excellent results. Suggest trying new films before departure.

K25,K64 and K200 if it is personal travel. Reason? It keeps the

longest. My Ektachromes from the mid 70s are fading. The K25s are

bright as the day they came back from the lab.

A very subjective question!!! I am using and loving Fugi Provia F

right now. It is a 100 ISO film and happily takes a two stop push

to 400 ISO. Skin tones are good and I only need to carry one film

to cover all my needs! It is slightly more saturated than

Kodachrome but not way over top like Velvia is.

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Cheers

I just had to respond to the provia 100 F/push posting. I have also

used this film and continue to use it as my current "staple".

However, I did a side/side comparisons with provia 100F pushed 2 stops

and RMS...the RMS was superior at ISo 640. The Provia colors seemed

to wash out when pushed 2 stops. One stop push, worked great!

Just my

You guys are great and most helpful. Interesting how more folks lean

toward Fuji. I have heard now again that Provia F is a quality "all

purpose" travel slide film. But tell me, what is accomplished by

"pushing" film? If you want 200 or 400 asa, why not purchase that

film?

Jim,

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I have not tried Provia 200 or 400, but been pushing Provia F 100 to

200 with great results. I have heard that Provia F 100 pushed 1 stop

is better than Provia 200!

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Another thing is why carry both while you can carry only one for your

"all purpose" film. Regards.

{All hand held which I will then project to friends and family. Am

looking for slide film which will capture scenery, and flesh tones

as "it is."}

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Bring some Velvia and some K200 in my opinion. ISO 100 films are

great (E100SW, Astia for me) but that 1 extra stop over Velvia

doesn't give them much edge. I've found that Velvia will provide

adequate shutter speeds for golden-hours shooting at f/2 to f/4, and

for the other occasions K200 is rather pleasant if you won't have a

tripod to worry about its total reciprocity failure.

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Transparency films don't capture colors as they are, whatever the

film -- you have to go with the colors you like. And if you're a

Velvia kind of guy who's also worried about flesh tones, it's hard to

beat Kodachromes.

I actually called Fuji and asked the question "what is better; Provia

F pushed 2 stops or ISO 400 film". They said that Provia F would

likely be slightly better because the RMS is so much smaller.

Personaly, I can't seem to see a difference. Provia F pushed 1 stop

is better tha ISO 400 IMHO. All-in-all, it's hard to beat the

satisfaction one gets with Velvia. With the Leica lens, images

created with max aperatures are stu

I must try the new Provia 100F soon. I find Ektachrome E100S makes an

excellent general-purpose slide film - noticeably better than its

"amateur" equivalent, Elite 100. Realistic colours yet good

saturation. Yes slide film really is very subjective. People rave

about Velvia but I find it too artificial. Perhaps that's just because

of New Zealand's very intense sunlight. Love K25 but can't get it here

or get it processed. E6 is much easier. And 100 film is just that uch

You are indeed lucky to be able to have a slide show.I find its the best way to clear a room,a house by announcing slide show.Have done pro slide projection.3 projectors.2 Pradovits and European Kodak Carousel.I prefer slides for color rendition and sharpness.

I shoot mostly negative film for prints that I can see anytime.Ease of duplicate prints.Can make album/journals of trips etc.Find a good printer.You may enjoy the alternative! Tomorrow shall purchase some Velvia and see what the fuss is about.

Pretty amazing isn't it.. I am writing from Washington DC and on

board is Mr. Killick from New Zealand!

Hey Jason, another and REAL reason for slides is they're less

expensive. I can have a role of 36 devloped with mailers for under 10

bucks. And yes, it's fun to WOW friends and fambly with poster size

prints!

Gentleman.. Could you please explain the value of pushing film. I

know I am ignorant in the true purpose of this exposing technique.

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I am going to try both Provia F and Ektachrom 100S just so in lower

light conditions I can shoot at 1/30. Shakie hands don't you know.

Jim

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My favorites are K64 and K200, and if you really want a 100 ISO film,

Sensia/Astia. Kodachromes are demanding, but the quality when you get

it right is breathtaking and the images have incredible punch. Good

for both people and landscapes. Both K64 and K200 are sharper than

any 100 ISO E6 film (although the E6 films may have equal or better

grain). Astia/Sensia is a good general film with natural color and

good sharpness. I use it if I am doing a dedicated portrait/people

session of family and friends. Personally, I dislike the fake pumped-

up colors of Velvia and Provia for normal travel/journalistic type

work. If you have a good Leica projector in my opinion nothing beats

Kodachrome.

I only use three films: Velvia, Provia 100F, and K200. That's it. If

you are worried about hand-holding Velvia, just take 100F and the K200.

No worries! Have a great trip.

I've used a lot of Velvia for nature. It's great. But I've never

been disappointed in Fuji Provia (or even Sensia) 100. On a recent

trip to Mexico, I took mostly Provia, but threw in a couple of rolls

of Kodachrome 64, thinking it might be good for the warm earth-tones

of buildings down there. Guess what? I was more pleased with the

Provia. I shot my first Provia F recently, not enough yet to comment

on the difference, except I can say, so far, so good. I'd have to

say Provia 100 would be my best single all-around choice.

I use Velvia, Provia 100F and the new Provia 400. The Provia 400 is

nice but expensive. Nothing beats Velvia, IMHO.