Indeed, RDP III is Provia 100F, RVP is Velvia 50.
Ken, have you had the chance to try Provia 400X ?
I was told they scan too magenta, just when I was about to decide on it
as my hi-speed CR-56 film.
A little disappointed but cannot still rule out if it's the Canon
scanner, or the film itself.
Fernando.
Ken Norton wrote:
> I think RDP III is Fujichrome Provia 100F.
> Provia remains one of the best all-around films ever made. It's not the
> sharpest (Velvia 100 has substantially greater resolution), but it has well
> controlled grain and the colors are Velvia-like without the nasty habits.
>
> If you could have only one transparency film for all purposes, I'd probably
> pick Provia 100F. (In fact, in this week's film purchase, 2/3 of the slide
> film was Provia 100F, 1/3 was Velvia 100.
>
> Just, whatever you do, don't try to compare resolution of Provia to digital,
> because Provia lacks that edge-detail (pixel sharpness) which Astia and
> Velvia have.
>
> AG
>
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