John A. Prosper wrote:
>> For landscapes/nature, the *BIG NEWS* is that Fuji has a brand new
>> transparency film called *Provia 100F (RDP III)* which is *the most
>> grainless film ever made*.
Hi John,
I'm looking forward to trying Provia F myself, but I presume you meant
"the most grainless *colour slide* film ever made"?
>> I strongly suspect Kodak is trying to cook up a response to all this,
>> as evidenced by their very recent cancellation of their Kodachrome 25
>> & 64 lines.
Can you clarify this, please? I had heard that they had dropped the
*professional* Kodachromes but I sincerely hope they haven't axed the
consumer versions as well. It's hard to see how that would help
them against Provia F in any case, but I wouldn't put it past them.
It's largely on account of Kodak dropping Ektachrome 50 (and Ektar 25)
that I've moved over to Fuji (for colour) and back to Ilford (for B&W).
Also, it's unlikely that Kodak will be able to match Provia F anytime soon,
since they were unable to increase the colour saturation of their newest
ISO100 E6 emulsions without increasing granularity as well (RMS 11 for
E100VS and EBX compared with 10 for E100S/SW and EB).
>> When the film giants slug it out, photographers win! ;-D
The loss of the classic K25, K64 and K200 emulsions would scarcely be a
win for anybody. I haven't used them for a while as I prefer to do my own
processing, but I like to know they're available if I want them.
Hoping I've got your meaning wrong,
-Brian
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