Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I assume we're talking prints and not for projection? Fuji say's Velvia isn't for projection. Bud Cook - -----Original Message----- From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Need some great slide rilm recommendations please. >Gabe wrote: >> >> Hello all. >> >> I love Velvia and now I'm looking for a slide film that I will love as >> much that is faster and will do wonders for skin tone. > >Gabe, >Pretty simple. E100s. For warmer: E100SW. Both beautiful films. Very >sharp and the S has just creamy skin tones for caucasions. The SW is a >little yellow/red, but not so beet red as Velvia, yet has nearly the >intense color saturation. In my opinion, Astia is better than Velvia on >skin tones, but has a coldness like provia and sensia--films I have >never liked, but which many pros swear by. So taste. > >I believe all portraits shown on my web site were shot with E100s except >one that was done with no defunct (but a favorite of mine) Lumiere. But >all boating pix on Velvia. > >Nothing is as cheap, in the long run, as film testing to see what you >like. > >donal > >-- >Donal Philby >San Diego >http://www.donalphilby.com >