Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > >As for portraits - my printer now offers a service to digitise slide images >and print on his Epson. Are there particular technical requirements when >using slides for individual, and family group portrait work? Is a >film like the 100-1000 Fuji better for this work, or >just stay with Velvia or Sensia as all-round slide film. > >Regards and many thanks - Hugh Thompson IMHO I would not use Velvia for portraits of Caucasians....tends to tun some people very red-this has been my experience with Fuji slide films in general but I have not shot too much of the MS 100-1000, do not really like it. IME if shot at anything other than 100 it gains a lot of contrast and slide films are contrasty enough as is. Fuji films work very well for people with dark skin, like orientals and African Americans. I use more of the Kodak E100 film line. I Like the E100 SW and VS the most. The S is also nice and seems to be pretty neutral. I just like the warm look of the SW and saturated look of the VS. For color neg the new Kodak Portra line is quite nice. - -- Harrison McClary http://www.mcclary.net