slide film for print?

[havenornirvana]

I recently bought a Leica c1.I want to try it with fujichrome sensai

200.But i want to know if i can print the photos to normal film paper?

Is it still ok to print from slide film to paper or slide film just

for slide?

 

thanks

irfan

[marshall]

You'll get varying answers about how well negative film and slide film reproduce, but there's no question that you can get good prints from slides. Start by going to a good Frontier lab. It's worthwhile to compare prints from slides, negs, different films, and really get a feel for the differences. Good luck.

[EricM]

Do you mean, �Can I achieve prints from slides?� Yes you can. If you meant literally, to print to normal paper, you could, but it would look really weird, as in positive to positive. As mentioned above, The Frontier with a good operator is great for even just bringing in your slides and having a print made. If you are comfortable with scanning and adjusting your images, you might even get more favorable results. Some argue that there is no difference between c-41 and e-6 outputs with the frontier, but I have found that the only difference is the different characteristics of the film themselves that provide different results. Velvia 50 printed through a Frontier looks different than say Reala.

[danny_liao]

Printing chromes/slides is different from printing negs. It uses expensive

Cibachrome paper and they are mostly in glossy. I believe you can print chromes/

slides on regular RA paper but you'll get a negative image and vice versa. Also,

printing chromes is different from printing negs. For chromes, the more time you

add to the paper, the lighter it gets.

[Greg M]

I shoot Velvia 50 through my EOS 3 and scan the keepers, burn the resulting TIFF files to CD and print through my inkjet printer- the ultimate in image control! I shoot more slide film now than I ever did because making prints are now so much easier. The CD can also be taken to a lab and traditional prints could be made.

[david_henderson]

Just so Marshall Goff doesn't feel let down, I'm going to ask why

you want to use slide film. If what you want is to print all your

shots to 6" x 4" or thereabouts than I think you'll get better results

from a Frontier or similar from print film. It's going to vary

operator by operator but mostly you'll do better from print film. If

you're scanning and printing at home then it's still likely that for

volume work print film will be better.

 

If what you're doing is picking out a small proportion of your

images and want to have these printed large and/or to a very

high standard then I can see a logic for slide film - and in fact

that's exactly what I do. But I'd hate to pay for what I do for

thousands of images a year.

[havenornirvana]

I just try to say this.After i took photos can i just sent the film for processing?I understand that slide film need special paper to print.can i just send the film (normly i do) to traditional film processing?

[James G. Dainis]

If you send in Fuji Sensia slide film for normal processing you will get slides. If you send a color negative film (like Fujicolor Superia) in for normal processing, you will get prints.

[marshall]

<I>Just so Marshall Goff doesn't feel let down</I>

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Thanks.

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Some strange answers here...

[bill_tuthill]

"Frontier" was the answer, Irfan. Maybe if you say where you are

located somebody can recommend a lab that has one.

[oskar_ojala]

A frontier or a similar minilab that scans and prints digitally is the answer: very good quality, cheap, no hassle.

[andy_dierker]

I'm sorry for the somewhat stupid questions guys - I'm very new to photography and this page.

 

What are the advantages of slide film? They look better? Phillips page talks a lot about control, etc. but right now I'm looking for information even more basic than that. My understanding was this:

 

Use negative film for basic, all-around shooting. Have prints made, enlarged if you wish, and enjoy.

 

Use slide film for more intricate, more "planned" (or generally more "professional") photography (like a landscape or a portrait I plan on hanging up), and have them printed as well.

 

I know slides obviously can be made into slides, but I don't see myself using those at all to be honest. What don't I know? Are slide prints very expensive? I'm sorry for all the silly questions.

[James G. Dainis]

If you want prints shoot print film. There is no reason why you can´t get excellent results of landscapes or portraits with print film. In fact, 99% of wedding/portrait photographers, use print film.

[andy_dierker]

Again pardon the silly newbie questions, but: what then, aside from the convenience for displaying via slideshow, and the "control" that Phillip discussed on his page, are the central benefits of slides?

[James G. Dainis]

Prepress is usually set up to work with slides for publication, editors like to put a few dozen slides on a light table to look at them all at once and pick out the ones they want to use. They take up less room in storage.

[havenornirvana]

this was really helpfull answer for me.