tyler_norman

If you want deep blue skies without even needing a polarizer, try shooting Fuji Velvia 50.

The blue skies you get are incredible.<div></div>

The general consensus is that slide film has better quality and image resolution than

negative (print) film - this is mostly true, however, your color prints are only showing you

half of the image resolution that's in the actual negative.

I use a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual III film scanner, which can scan 35mm film into 3,000-

pixel-wide images, pulling out every bit of detail from the film. When I scanned negative

film with it, I was amazed. Kodak Gold 100, for instance, gave me an image comparable in

quality to Ektachrome 100. Kodak Gold 200 and Fuji SuperHQ 200 are of almost equally

excellent quality, with only slighty more grain than their 100-speed counterparts. I've even

scanned from Kodak Max 400 and have gotten fantastic detail and surprisingly fine grain

from it.

Bottom line: If you have a good film scanner, don't hesitate to use negative film. You'll be

surprised at how much detail is actually in those negatives.

(of course, if you want REALLY great quality, you'll use Velvia 50 :-)<div></div>