RE: [Leica] Astia vs. Provia

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Robert,

Your comments about the benefits of E-6 are sound reasoning why E-6 is the
prefered process these days.  There are very few people using Kodachrome
professionally these days (Now I am not saying none, I said few before the
torches charge).

Peter K

> ----------
> From: 	Robert G. Stevens[SMTP:robsteve@istar.ca]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Thursday, April 08, 1999 9:16 PM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	RE: [Leica] Astia vs. Provia
> 
> I have not tried it yet as I have not seen it in my regular dealer.  I
> think they have it in the store across the street, but at my regular
> dealer, I would probably get a roll for free to try.  I just picked up two
> 100 foot rolls of the new RSX II 100 and if it has improved upon the last
> RSX, it should be a pretty decent film.  They were about $42 USD a can
> compared to about $85 USD per can of the E200 I use.  I shoot a lot of
> film
> and develop it myself, so the economy of the Agfa film is appreciated.  
> 
> I do however have a 100 foot roll of Velvia that I have loaded into
> cartriges for use with bird photography.  You need its fine grain to get
> the details in the feathers and eyes.  Kodachrome is out of the question
> because of the cost of processing.  It costs me about $1.85 per roll to
> process E6 at home, plus mounts.  I guess I am just cheap at heart.  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
> At 08:53 PM 4/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Robert,
> >
> >Speed aside, have you tried the new E100VS from Kodak?  Excellent film.
> Has
> >saturated colors but does not overdo the sky as Velvia does.
> >Peter K
> >
> >> ----------
> >> From: 	Robert G. Stevens[SMTP:robsteve@istar.ca]
> >> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> Sent: 	Thursday, April 08, 1999 3:47 PM
> >> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] Astia vs. Provia
> >> 
> >> Harrison:
> >> 
> >> I agree with you on the E100SW.  Have you tried the new E200 yet?  It
> is
> >> an
> >> awesome film when pushed.  It just doesn't have the high contrast of
> the
> >> other high speed films.  I shot the National University Basketball
> >> championships with it and just deliverd a mounted and framed 16x20
> >> Ilfochrome to the AUAA, the organizing body of University Athletics in
> >> Atlantic Canada.  The AUAA staff were very impressed with the photo and
> I
> >> noticed all they had on their walls were generic art, not sports.  A
> copy
> >> of the picture is at the bottom of my noctilux page, shot with an M6
> and a
> >> Noctilux on E200 at EI 320.
> >> 
> >> http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Noctilux.htm
> >> 
> >> I am trying to do some freelance work and they were good enough to get
> me
> >> a
> >> pass to the event.  As a result, one of the teams in the final game
> hired
> >> me to shoot the action for them.  They lost though, and I probabably
> would
> >> have made more money shooting the team that won and then selling
> pictures
> >> to the players.
> >> 
> >> Over the next few weeks I am going to be doing a photo essay on the
> Kosovo
> >> Refugees that are due to arrive in Nova Scotia this weekend.  They will
> be
> >> staying on an Airforce base, CFB Greenwood which is about ninety miles
> >> from
> >> Halifax where I live.  I have gotten permission to shoot on the base,
> but
> >> initially the refugees may be under quarantine by Health Canada until
> they
> >> are sure there is no risk of disease.  I will shoot Tmax, E200, and RSX
> II
> >> 100 using Leica M's.  I hope to do an exhibit with the prints when I am
> >> done.  This will probably be a long term project, as the refugees will
> be
> >> here for a while.
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> 
> >> Robert
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> At 10:18 AM 4/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >>I have
> >> >>been using Fuji Provia 100. I am wondering about Fuji Astia 100. Does
> >> >>anyone know what is the difference between these two films in terms
> of
> >> >>colour rendition, sharpness and contrast?
> >> >
> >> >Astia is nice, but I think the Kodak E100SW is the best.  I have tried
> 
> >> >others but keep coming back this new ektachrome...gosh 4 years ago I 
> >> >would have sworn the only thing Kodak was good for was test loading a 
> >> >developing reel...now it is my film of choice!
> >> >
> >> >Harrison McClary
> >> >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto
> >> >preview my book: http://www.volmania.com
> >> >mail to: mcclary@iname.com
> >> >
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