Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: velvia vs. provia
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 12:28:25 -0700
References: <B5477984.388D%harrison@mcclary.net> <00c301bfc014$fb79b6c0$82a0b2d1@spaniel>

leicar8 wrote:
> 
> I agree with you, Harrison! I love 100SW and 100VS. Frankly, I'm tired of
> seeing photographs in photo magazines shot with Velvia, for I, too, find it
> too contrasty and over-used. 100VS has been giving me outstanding results
> with my R and M lenses and has none of the excessive saturation Velvia
> produces. My father recently exposed 6 rolls of Velvia with his M2 and 35
> f/2 Summicron during a vacation in Ireland and I got bored with the heavy
> green tones it produced while watching his slide show. (I also found tedium
> setting in while watching slides exposed with only the 35 mm lens. I've
> begged him to shoot with other M focal lengths but he won't budge.)
> 
> Terry
><Snip> 

I like the 100VS  but I don't know **** from shinola about color!
Mark Rabiner

In reply to: Message from Harrison Mcclary <harrison@mcclary.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: velvia vs. provia)
Message from "leicar8" <leicar8@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: velvia vs. provia)