Hi Tim, My preference for all around versatility in a slide film is Fuji Provia 100F. Extremely fine grain, great colors, and I routinely push it 2 stops to 400. It's also a lot less expensive than Provia 400 and scans easier than Velvia.
Tom C. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim S Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 3:43 AM Subject: Re: Scanners Again > > I had, and > > several others do on the list, a Pacific Image Primefilm 1800u. At $199, > it > > is a film scanner and will give respectable results, probably far better > > than a flat-bed with a film adapter (which is an after thought). > > And hugely better than a flatbed scanning frontier prints. I'm still in love > with mine (going to buy my first roll of slide film for ten years now and > just waste it to see how they scan - all my old slides are at my parents and > I'm not driving there to get them, yet....) > > Any ideas on a good daylight slide film? Used to use Ektachrome and Konica > (love them blues) but not used them forever - I like vibrant colours and > fine detail but don't have any fast lenses.... yet... > > ... sad to say I'm now hooked back on the photo thing again.... > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
