david_blackburn1 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 ok, so far, i havent had much luck with skin tones from slide film. i like to shoot slide film because it is so much more fun to look at and half the cost for me to evaluate (i.e. develop and mount is half the cost of develop and proof print of c-41). i was just wondering if there were any slide films that were really good with skin tones. anything near superia reala or nph would be outstanding, but i will settle for less. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.t. dowling Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Kodak E100G, E100GX, E200, Elite Chrome 100, and Elite Chrome 200 all have nice skins tones. Kodachrome is nice too. A lot of people like Fuji Astia and Sensia for skin tones, but my personal experience has shown it to render caucasian skin a bit too red for my taste. It's a very nice film, though. New versions of Astia and Sensia are coming out soon, so they may do a better job at skin tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.t. dowling Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 By the way, if you're looking for a slide film with lower contrast (similar to Reala or NPH), Kodak E200 or EliteChrome 200 would be your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 IMHO, Kodachrome. It loves every skin tone on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Fuji Astia 100F (RAP100F) nicer in my experience with skin tones, creamy smooth, & finer grained than any other E-6 film I have ever worked with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_blackburn1 Posted July 9, 2003 Author Share Posted July 9, 2003 ok, i ordered some e100g, e200, velvia 100-f (for other reasons than skin tones) and astia 100-f. i will test them out (probably not as rigorously as i should). thanks for all the suggestions. i appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_eaton Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 The problem is usually not the slide film, but the means of extracting good images from them. Good skin tones from slide films is not the same technique as shooting a sunset or flower shot, be it in an analog wet R-type print or slide scan. Kodak E100G or Fuji Astia (Sensia 100 in the amatuer market) should be your first choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_wallace1 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Kodachrome or, if you can't stand the wait, try the various Ektachromes, except for VS (not for skin tones, imho). I like E100SW myself. Don Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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