<p>I've been all over the map in my shooting habits lately. I discovered slide film (Velvia specifically) around a year ago; I found our Texas winter last year a perfect match for the film. I even started processing it myself. Over the summer I went back to my roots in the b&w darkroom for one reason or another. Since I've been back home from the summer I've been shooting Portra and basically hate all of the color in my scans. I miss Velvia. I've switched to a Mamiya 7 and am a bit worried about losing that stop from my Hassy 2.8 for low light.<br>
Anyway, I happened upon your celebration of Velvia tonight when pondering slide film. I just wanted to thank you for re-convincing me. I'll try to live without those 2 extra stops of 400NC in the coming months. The fact that your post turned into a debate is a bit distressing. I'm not a professional photographer, I'm an artist and don't plan on making much money anyway. Shooting film is about slowing down and picking shots.</p>
Good Old Faithful Velvia
in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry
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<p>Mauro,</p>
<p>I've been all over the map in my shooting habits lately. I discovered slide film (Velvia specifically) around a year ago; I found our Texas winter last year a perfect match for the film. I even started processing it myself. Over the summer I went back to my roots in the b&w darkroom for one reason or another. Since I've been back home from the summer I've been shooting Portra and basically hate all of the color in my scans. I miss Velvia. I've switched to a Mamiya 7 and am a bit worried about losing that stop from my Hassy 2.8 for low light.<br>
Anyway, I happened upon your celebration of Velvia tonight when pondering slide film. I just wanted to thank you for re-convincing me. I'll try to live without those 2 extra stops of 400NC in the coming months. The fact that your post turned into a debate is a bit distressing. I'm not a professional photographer, I'm an artist and don't plan on making much money anyway. Shooting film is about slowing down and picking shots.</p>
<p><strong>Fayetteville</strong><br>
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<p>Alex</p>