[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > May be this will be interesting for who still shot film. > > I just tried the new Velvia 50 (RVP 50). Actually, I have to say that > I did not shoot any "old" or "classic" Velvia as I could not find it. > I'm very pleased with the results. It is easy to scan this film on my > Nikon Coolscan V ED. What I actually found that in some aspects it is > easier to work with the scans in PS as with the digital images > captured by my DS. Especially I like photos with the lot of bright > reds and yellows. It is hard for me to capture such photos by the DS - > this bright colors usually lose a lot of tones. > As for the Velvia, I like its colours and contrast. And I was > suprised by its little grain. I print one of the photo without any > retushing especially without removing grain. On the 20x30 (cm) photo > it is very hard to find the grain! But on the monitor it can be seen. > > One of the example (may be not the best for me) is hear: > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=19477&full=1 > > I don't know if somebody still shoot film. If so, it would be very > interesting to talk to such photographers. > > Yuriy >
Excellent shot. Velvia is an interesting film to work with, it becomes very difficult to work with in bright sunny conditions due to its limited dynamic range and very high contrast. Wonderful stuff, and difficult to duplicate in digital. Velvia is also noted for its low grain, only Astia has less grain in colour films. I still shoot film, although I've mostly moved to Medium Format for my film shooting, using my DS as a replacement for the 35mm kit. There's nothing like looking at a big chrome on a light table (Can't wait to get my first 4x5 chrome from my new Cambo). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
