Velvia is a slow speed professional film. It does not like under exposure,
it does not like polarisers, it does not like being pulled or pushed. Used
properly for the right job it is unbeatable.
I too like Kodachrome, but here in the UK it can take a very long time to
get processed, my last roll took FIVE WEEKS!!. Any professional lab will do
E6, or, if you are careful, you can easily do it yourself. If you need a
good reliable lab, let me know and I will happily send you some details.
I have not seen this famous Highland Cattle picture so upon that I cannot
comment other than to say that, yes, it is easy to obtain these type of
results from Velvia, but it is a fault of the photographer - not the film.
How anyone could describe this film as mediocre is, frankly, beyond me.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald MacDonald" <Donald.MacDonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 09 March 2002 16:35
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.
>
> I have seen good shots taken with it (mostly on MF, but Graham Watson has
> taken one or two half-decent cycling shots with it). But I know that herd
of
> Highland Cattle at Taynuilt and I know the road and that spot quite well.
> This photograph does not represent anything like what I see when I go
there,
> even on nice sunny evenings in summer. I've never seen Irish Setters that
> colour, never mind a heelan' coo!
>
> <Ahem>
>
> I've always had a bit of a problem with the greens and reds in Fuji
> emulsions, which they now seem to have extended to other parts of the
colour
> range. Everyone is at it now, this lunge for deeply unrealistic
saturation.
> I expect it will eventually go the way of scarlet formica kitchens... (no
> offence to anyone, I hope).
>
> Maybe the Provia stuff is OK, I've liked quite a few shots I've seen made
> with that. I'm still lamenting the demise of K25 (I have 10 rolls in the
> freezer...) and hope that K64 will keep going as long as I do.
>
> E6? Like I said, processing is the problem, and the search continues...
>
> Donald.
>
> Donald Neil MacDonald BA DipLIS
> www.bigmac1st.freeserve.co.uk
>
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