These colours are straight out of the scanner, no saturation applied. No wonder it has such a following. Just look at the amazing blue of the sky, the reds are really RED (not orange), the orange is orange, and the blacks are deep black. Nice and sharp film too.
Nikon F801s, Nikon 50mm f1.8D, Fuji Velvia 50.
Those colours really are vibrant. I've stopped doing colour in 35mm, only do monochrome in that medium now. I've decided that for colour I will only use digital, for mono I will only use Ilford FP4 or HP5. Saves me making decisions!
ReplyDeleteI think that is generally a good idea, one that quite a few people follow right now I think. When I can afford a decent digital camera one day then maybe I'll do the same, but for now I'll plod along with my ancient tech! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'll jump on the band wagon. I'm about to move on from color film to....But maybe not. I've given up on Velvia 100 (terrible color balance). But Ken Rockwell had recommended Velvia 50. I'll give it a shot before I leave color forever.
ReplyDeleteThe Velvia 50 is a little pricier than other similar films, but it certainly has it's strengths that make it worthwhile. It has a downside too though, it ravages peoples faces and turns everyone kinda red. I am trying out some old discontinued Kodak EPR 64 right now (been in a freezer for years) and apparently it's good for people shots, and was popular... which is probably why Kodak discontinued it!
ReplyDeleteVelvia 50 is king for vibrant colors and landscapes. Well, a lot of people have turned to digital for colors, I am on the oposite road. Nothing can really duplicate the 'pop' that comes from slide film like velvia. May be my eyes have problems ;p but I always prefer my film scan of portraits compare to images made with my highend dslrs. That's just me.
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