Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi John: Do I understand you correctly... you get acceptable skin tones with Velvia by shooting it at 100 ASA? If so then I'll have to try it. Jim http://www.hemenway.com "John R. Fulton Jr." wrote: > > There have been some interesting comments on Velvia. > I can understand that some do not like it. Those of you with an eye > for delicate color are no doubt offended by Velvia's palette. > In the world of publication--editorial, commercial and > advertising--Velvia has been a popular film among photographers and > buyers. Many pictures are chosen over a light table and believe me > editors and art directors have always liked the initial impression > that Velvia gives. If you want to try an experiment shoot the same > subject on Velvia and Kodachrome. Mix the slides on a slide sheet > and show them to a friend. The person will be immediately attracted > to the Velvia. > I know that Kodachrome gives more accurate rendition of most colors. > But do you as a picture buyer want to buy a scenic with a grey-blue > sky or one with a bright vibrant blue sky? Do you want an off-green > landscape or a deep rich green landscape ? > One of the initial knocks on Velvia was what it did to skin tones. A > slight reddish. Most of that is taken care of with a slight > over-exposure. (On-the-other-hand, I'll admit that MOST problems with > minor color casts in transparencies can be taken care of by > over-exposure). > I'm not really defending the Velvia "look"--I'm just pointing out > that in the world of picture editors, editors, and art directors > Velvia still has a look that is liked. In the world of stock it sells. > BTW, for a 18+ year old film Velvia does pretty well. Kodak is STILL > trying to catch-up. Their E100VS is pretty good and in fact a number > of pros have switched to it. As has been said already on this string > (by Jim?) it still isn't quite there. In my case I do 98% people and > I like shooting at asa100 as opposed to asa40. > I hope everybody's having a good weekend. > Best, > John Fulton > Fort Worth - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html