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Re: [OM] Velvia - was: 350mm f2.8

Subject: Re: [OM] Velvia - was: 350mm f2.8
From: Jim Couch <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 07:03:08 -0800
It really depends on both the subject and one's personal preferences.
Personally, I find most Velvia shots to look way to unnatural, colors are
oversaturated and 'gaudy'. The Provia looks much more realistic to me. Not
everyone really wants realistic color though.

Jim Couch

Daan Kalmeijer wrote:

> For my eye (I am a nature photographer and a Velvia enthousiast), Kodak
> slides look dull/gray/yellow, not natural at all.
>
> Seems to me that photography "culture" pushes us in percieving the results
> of specific films, techniques and tools as "normal". Granularity and
> contrast figures don't tell the whole story.
>
> Daan


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