fred_mueggelhopper Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Has anyone tried the Velvia 100 with an M and post the results?Is it more saturated rated at 80 ASA than at 100? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asher Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Do you mean Provia (ASA 100) or Velvia (ASA 50) pushed to 100? I've been using Provia in a Leica III and an M3. All I can really tell you is that it's a very responsive film despite its wide latitude (for a transparency emulsion), with excellent grain. I suspect that's true regardless of the camera you run it through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_b1 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Asher and Fred - Fuji has come out with a Velvia 100. It was reviewed in Shutterbug a couple of months ago. I believe Dr Knapp used some on a recent trip and was highly impressed. Go to the archives. Apparently, the first impressions are positive - - except that it isn't a film for portraits. Not as saturated as Velvia 50 when shot at 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert knapp md Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Fred, the Velvia 100 is amazing. I used it on a recent trip to Scotland and it was outstanding in both rain and sunshine. Forget Provia 100 or Velvia 50. As far as the rating, I was very happy with 100 and feel that a rating of 80 may result in a tad less saturation, but this is in the realm of personal preference/taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_unsworth1 Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I haven't shot the two side by side, but my impression is that the new Vwnlia 100F is less saturated than the old ISO 50 version. <p> You can see some Velvia 100F ahots taken with my M6 at... <p> <a href="http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/Indre_aug_2003_colour/pages/03CR00902.htm"> here</a> <a href="http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/Indre_aug_2003_colour/pages/03CR00903.htm"> here</a> <a href="http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/Indre_aug_2003_colour/pages/03CR00905.htm"> here</a> and <a href="http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Albums/Indre_aug_2003_colour/pages/03CR00906.htm">here</a> <p> regards <p> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_murphy8 Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 As nice as these shots are, for real saturation, you need a polarising filter. In the last photo, you can see the highlights blown are out. This, of course, is not the photographer's fault, it is just how it is, particularly with transparency film. The shot would translate very well into black and white precisely because of the contrast range. Sorry but a Leica SLR with a polariser would build the saturation up substantially and reduce the highlight blowout (if that is what you want). Oh yes, a Canon SLR + polariser would also be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 <<Sorry but a Leica SLR with a polariser would build the saturation up substantially and reduce the highlight blowout >> And an R8/9 would scratch some nice texture into the back of the film stock too ;>) The nice thing about Velvia 50 is that you *don't* need a polarizer to saturate color, a nice thing when shooting in overcast or haze when you don't want to lose the speed, or with an M where a polarizer is an expensive PITA. One would never expect saturation by downrating a slide film. Underexposure increases saturation, I normally shoot Elite-II (yes, I know it was discontinued years ago, I bought a freezer full when Costco closed it out)at EI 125 for this reason. My excitement over Velvia 100 is tempered by the nagging suspicion it is simply slightly-tweaked Provia 100 and heralds the imminent discontinuation of the real Velvia. Perhaps Fuji is a little more subtle than Kodak in "consolidating" its product line as the demise of film progresses slowly but surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_mearns Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I like Velvia 100. It finds the colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Velvia 100 is sold only in the Japanese market and is a faster version of classical Velvia (i.e., super saturated colors and velvety blacks.) Velvia 100F, i.e., the stock sold in the US, is supposed to be a new emulsion with finer grain technology in keeping with the F designation. Velvia 100F bears little resemblance with Velvia classic other than in the name. If product consolidation is the name of the game, the film that might face "early retirement" is in fact Provia 100F, not Velvia classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert knapp md Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Provia 100 F..... RIP ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob soltis Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Greetings all, This was made with my M6 and 35mm 1.4 ASPH, Velvia 100F @ ASA 100. Fred, I'll try EI 80 next time. Regards,<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob soltis Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Fred, here's one more ... M6, Summilux 35mm ASPH, Velvia 100F @ 100. the slides and prints seem more saturated than do these scans Gut licht,<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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