This is all really rather subjective. Velvia is a film which may help you
to realise the photo you see in your mind's eye, or it might not. You pays
yer money and you takes yer choice. That said, I don't think it can be
called mediocre. What it is intended to do (yield high saturation, very
fine-grained images), it does exceptionally well. Portrait photographers
might find that it gives mediocre results, but that's their fault for using
the wrong film for the job. People who don't like high saturation, people
who want grainy shots, people who want plenty of latitude and people who
want black and white prints will also find that Velvia is not the best film
for the job. Doesn't make it a bad or even mediocre film.
Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald MacDonald <Donald.MacDonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 09 March 2002 16:46
Subject: [OM] RE: Velvia... (isn't this fun?)
>Hey Steve, Tris, put the sticks away!
>
>Tris is a man of strong but consistent opinions, I don't think insulting
him
>is going to do any good ;-)
>
>If you take offence at him slagging Velvia, take this: I think it's worse
>than mediocre. IMHO.
>
>
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