Chris wrote:
> I have just shot some Velvia 50 (EI 64)
> and the colours are just lovely. Now all I have to do is take
> photos of interesting subjects ;-)
Velvia 50 at 64? Well, I recon that you could if the metering
was a bit off, but that definitely is on the fast side for this
film. It does crank up the saturation a bit more, and throws
nearly everything Zones III and under into solid black.
Regarding the homepage shot. It was taken back when F50 was
still available. I learned about the aging properties of
F50/F100 and bought cases of it, letting it age to the point
where the saturation point and colorcast was where I wanted it
and then froze it all.
I think Fuji must have gotten wind of what so many of us were
doing. Velvia 50, when it was first introduced, was a
dead-ringer for our specially aged F50.
It was a sad day when F50 was discontinued. Velvia was
smoother, but at the expense of acutance. F50 was slightly more
edgy. F50 projected better, but Velvia scanned better. (except
for peppergrain).
I know, more information than anybody cared to read.
AG-Schnozz
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