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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Kodachrome vs Provia Was: This Idiot's Back, Kodachrome, and Digital Olys
From: David <div2000@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:10:37 +0200
Hi,

I´m very interested in how Provia F works and how is 
compared to Ektachrome family. I work with Ektachrome
slides, specially my favourite one Ektachrome E100S.
I suppose Fuji Provia F is something similar to E100 VS
with vivid saturation. How does it work with skin tones?

Dave

Jim Couch wrote:
> 
> What, specifically, do you prefer about the Profia F? How is it better? I have
> not tried the Profia F, but the colors on the Fuji films I have tried seemed
> rather garish to me. I was also disappointed in the acuity or sharpness of the
> films I tried. I really have not tried a lot of films the last couple of 
> years, I
> suppose I should do some experimentation.
> 
> It does sound like your K64 problems are processing related. I have not had 
> any
> problems myself. I suspect that quality control must be better at the 
> particular
> lab mine go to.
> 
> Jim Couch
> 
> Mark Dapoz wrote:
> 
> > K64 has been my film of choice for the past 15+ years, but something at
> > Kodak changed about 2 years ago.  I started noticing a distinct cyan cast on
> > some of the rolls I got back (yes, I tried several batches of film, and the
> > colour cast seemed to occur randomly).  At the same time the slides started
> > to look much harsher than expected.  I don't know if the film or processing
> > changed, but something sure changed and K64 wasn't what it used to be.  I
> > also started noticing the quality control dropping.  I constantly got back
> > mismounted slides, scratches, and in one case my last frame was swapped with
> > someone elses first frame.  On the recommendation of many people, I gave
> > Provia F a try.  Wow, there's no comparision to today's Kodachrome, Provia F
> > runs circles around it.  Today I've switch completely to Provia F and the 
> > few
> > rolls of K64 I still have are just sitting in the fridge.  Besides being a
> > better film, there's less headaches with getting it processed, and processed
> > right!
> >                                 -mark
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