Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dick, You mention looking for a replacement color film. Fred Ward has commented on his need for a neutral and highly accurate film, and has chosen Ektachrome 100. I've settled on Provia 100. My needs in a color film are primarely consistancy, low grain, high resolution and low contrast. Provia excels in all of these areas. One of the reasons that low contrast is important is because I print Cibachromes. The plus of Provia is that while it's relatively low contrast, it also has rich color saturation -- but not anywhere near as saturated as Velvia, which I find artificial. I've tried the new Kodak E100S and E100SW films and find them to be very good as well. George Lepp, who also favours Provia 100 has said in his recent newsletter that he now prefers these new Kodak films and will be switching. If Provia 100 ceased to exist then I would too, but I've become really familier with its charteristics and will likely stay with it rather than switch. (I also like Fuji's transparent film cans. They make security checks at airports easier). Regards, Michael