Railfan Technology > Fujichrome Velvia 100 35mm slide film

Has anyone here shot the Fujichrome Vevia 100F slide film. I know from experience, I did not quite like the Velvia 50. Any opinions or experiences?

Thanks!

It's pretty much the same as Velvia 50 only one stop faster of course. It might not have quite as much saturation as it's 50 speed cousin, but you can still tell it's Velvia. On certain colors it looks quite nice, such as Santa Fe red and silver units. But I don't really care for how it handles greens. I don't like what it does to the grass and corn fields in the summer time. However, in the winter time when there is no snow on the ground, it makes the drab brown countryside more alive and acceptable. All this is subjective, of course, and you'll have to do your own experimenting with it and form your own opinion. This is just simply how I feel about it after using it on occasion over the years.

Good luck!



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Film? What is this film thing of which you speak?

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Film? What is this film thing of which you speak?

I shot 35mm film for 30 years. I shot my last roll of film in 2003 and I dont miss it one bit!

I shot my last roll of film in December 2007 and didn't even finish the roll (had it developed unfinished), that was it for me after 13 years of shooting film. The 17 rolls I shot on my big Amtrak trip that year at a cost of nearly $200.00 to have processed was basically it! I could buy a lens for $200.00!!! April 2008, went digital, never looked back. I traded in 2 old film cameras and lenses this past spring for a 75-300mm zoom lens!

Back in the early 1990's I shot a few bricks of the Velvia 50 (RVP) with mixed results. I also tried Sensia and Astia both inferior to Provia. Velvia is a wonderful film if your into nature photography or art photography. Velvia (RVP50 RVP100 RVP100f)a saturated film family nukes painted surfaces and gives you Chernobyl results ! I would stay clear of Velvia if your building a railroad portfolio.

Since most film/slides will eventually be scanned (converted to digital), the colors can be adjusted away from the "fake" greens (saturation) Velvia was famous for when projected conventionally.

In fact, the Velvia slides I took rendered quite nicely after scanning, in some cases much "better" than Kodachrome.

Chico
http://www.heartlandrails.com

tchowee Wrote:
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> Has anyone here shot the Fujichrome Vevia 100F
> slide film. I know from experience, I did not
> quite like the Velvia 50. Any opinions or
> experiences?


I always preferred the Provia (or Sensia) over the Velvia. The Velvia just looked too. . . saturated. We used to call it "Pornochrome" as it made your photographs look like Danish porno mags. Or so I've heard.

Amtrak288 Wrote:
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> I shot my last roll of film in December 2007 and
> didn't even finish the roll (had it developed
> unfinished), that was it for me after 13 years of
> shooting film. The 17 rolls I shot on my big
> Amtrak trip that year at a cost of nearly $200.00
> to have processed was basically it! I could buy a
> lens for $200.00!!! April 2008, went digital,
> never looked back. I traded in 2 old film cameras
> and lenses this past spring for a 75-300mm zoom
> lens!

There is something about having the slides in my hands. If/when slide film stops being produced, there will be no more picture taking for me.

My soapbox: I wish folks would stop hijacking film technology threads and turning them into debates of film vs. digital. They both are fine, to each their own. It's a hobby, shoot what makes you happy! There is no reason to talk down film shooters.

As for Velvia, I like it on overcast days as it can give colors a bit of snap. On sunny days Velvia can really block up highlights and shadows can be very dark. I shoot Provia, Kodak 100G or Astia.

I like Astia as it seems to me the most Kodachrome like of the E6 films. I think I have Astia now in My Nikon F6, Provia in my Hasselblad.

Oh yes, I shoot digital too...

It's all good:

Steve Sloan
San Jose, CA

I shot both Velvia 100 and Provia 100 before going digital, and still have some of both in the freezer. I'd shoot the Velvia with landscapes that tended to have low saturation color and used the Provia for everything else. The Velvia does pump the color a bit much for general usage, at least as my eye sees it. The Velvia does have a faster color shift in low light situations than does the Provia, as well as generally greater reciprocity failure overall.

Kit Courter
Torrance, CA
LunarLight Photography