Alin wrote: > Don't know if the bulk Provia 100F that B&H is selling is pro grade, > however I'm amazed by the level of consistency I kept getting for > the last 3 years with this film, despite using different developing > kits. The greens, the reds, the grays always turn the same shades > when exposure is varied. It may not be the do it all film, but it's > certainly the most predictable I ever worked with.
All Provia F is pro grade. So Is Velvia. What you see is true. If I point my meter at something I want Medium toned (or any tone) it is always the same tonality on Velvia when I get it back. When I shoot Velvia +1/3 to open the shadows the tonality always fall in the same place and 1/3s away from medium (if medium was the starting point). Theres no point of making film with 1/6s stop precision if all the labs mess it up anyway. Theres no point in having one degree spotmeters and 1/3s metering readout if cameras shutters were way off. Theres no point in shooting Velvia at 50 or 40 ISO if 1/3s where done meanngless by the other factors above. If the naysayers were even remotely right, a hell of a lot of people must be hallucinating. Pål
