So with that said, lets not compare the sharpness of the pictures, thats not. This is a great all around slide film and is always readily. All photo and video transfer and editing done in the usa. I dont even own a digital camera and feel that the best step to getting into digital for me would be to get a film scanner rather than a digital camera. New kodak ektachrome vs fuji provia 100f, ektar, velvia portraits. Fujifilm provia rdpiii 100f 35mm slide film, 36 exposure. The advantage of using slide film is that you will see the image you captured just like a normal photograph. Like all great duos, velvia and provia balance each other out. On the recommendation of several folks who saw my images especially. For making prints, fujifilm offers a wide range of color negative films. I was a diehard kodachrome nut, but am actually happier with the colors this film produces.
For making slides or transparencies, choose from our selection of reversal films. Fuji s provia line stands as one half of fuji s flagship slide film lineup, the other being the legendary velvia line. It was the first high contrast, high saturation, e6 compatible transparency. Kodak e200 pro slide film i started taking film astrophotos in the spring of 2003, and was exclusively using fuji provia 400 slide film at the beginning. Americas leading photo scanning and video transfer service. Fuji velvia 50 can create a very dramatic effect when contrasting the bright sun and shadowy foreground in one image. Without a doubt, slide film is the most expensive type of film around. For the first shot i used fuji velvia 100 color reversal slide film, and at the. There are thousands of people out there who managed to take a lot of pictures before the digital cameras came out and completely revolutionized the way in which photos could be. Discussion in film and processing started by michaelk, dec 31, 2003. Now i know why fujifilm digital cameras have the provia film simulation as the standard. Fujifilm is another brand that has stuck with film photography, still offering some top notch film products while dabbling in the digital photography market.
Fujifilm fujichrome velvia 100 color slide film iso 100, 35mm, 36 exposures. Test our range of lenses and see how different lenses and aperture values affect the image. If the exposure is spot on, viewing a sheet of large format film on a light table is a magical experience. Theres no comparison with a dedicated film scanner for pulling out detail from dmax and maintaining tonal transitions. Fuji has lower contrast people professional films, and higher contrast artsnappyfashiony pro films, and any kodak portra film is very good. Learn about and buy 120 film for your analog medium format camera. Colors are still strong as it is a slide film but not over the top and it has reasonable dynamic range. Even when it is compared to fujis new jewel, the astia 100f, rms 7 you can tell only one difference between the two.
Fujichrome velvia rvp colour slide film was introduced in 1990. With film, you have complete r, g, and b resolution at every. This means id have to take over 7100 snaps to make the price. Velvia can be thought of the swashbuckling, takeonallcomers protagonist, while provia is the calm, more calculating sidekick. The major and common color film brands are kodak and fuji, see below for a comparison of various kodak and fuji films. Velvia has very saturated colors under daylight, high contrast, and exceptional sharpness. What would you recommend to scan around manly 35 fuji chrome slides with a few older 125 size some are mounted in glass covers but most. Provia is a brandname for a pair of daylightbalanced color reversal films slide film produced by the japanese film company fujifilm. We offer color films, black and white films and slide films together with example photos and descriptions of each film.
Im trying to get the hang of slide film and one of the things i keep forgetting is that while graduated nd filters arent necessary with good. Even when it is compared to fuji s new jewel, the astia. Taking advantage of fujifilms vast history in traditional filmbased photography, the x100f integrates several film simulation modes to mimic the look and feel of some fujifilms classic film types. First off, its obviously a wildly different formula and approach to slide film than any of fujis modern slides.
So what fuji film should you consider if the fine print is your primary goal. Morgan of the slanted lens, we get to see two of todays popular slide films, fuji. What its like to scan film on the epson perfection. Slides by necessity must have a significantly lower dynamic range than print film, and velvia 50s, in particular, is notoriously low around 56. The little stone church is the subject for our comparison today. Film ferrania of italy has put a massive effort into retooling the factory to make slide film for the next 100 years. The fujifilm 16326078 pro 400h color negative 35mm film is a top choice for a lot of buyers looking for decent 35mm film. The fujifilm rvp 120 fujichrome velvia 50 professional color slide transparency film iso50 single roll is a professional, highimage quality, daylighttype color reversal film with superb granularity, and worldclass levels of image color saturation and vibrancy. The top 10 color negative 35mm film stocks filtergrade.
Slide film is that good that its worth rebuilding a factory like that. Fuji film used to tend to be biased towards the bluegreen, and the home scanner seems to demonstrate a blue tint. You can trust your 35mm, medium and large format transparency processing to the darkroom. Fuji film crossreference table tom philo photography.
Although it may not be on the top of the bar like kodak or fuji, it is still a highly dependable film that tons of photographer choose year in and year out. Id suggest astia or pro 160s for color, and acros for black and white. The most fundamental and obvious difference between these two films one you will no doubt be well aware of is that kodak ektar 100 is a colour negative film, and fuji velvia 50 is colour positive. The main problem i see with this type of comparison is not the films involved, but the subject matter often chosen. The top 10 camera films preferred by photographers petapixel. Fuji though does, mostly, put the common name on the film as well as the speed in plain english so it much easier to identify. Detailed comparison shows difference between slide film vs. Color film choices for landscapes alex burke photography. I thoroughly enjoy slide projection with my family. I was completely blown away by the color, vibrancy and depth of the slides this film produced. The darkroom photo lab offers professional e6 slide film processing. Cookies are important to the proper functioning of a site.
Fujifilm fujichrome velvia 100 color slide film iso 100. Kodak ektachrome 100vs a brief history of the two films. May 23, 2011 of the films i listed, one stands apart. This film i loaded into my canon ae1 program camera, and was in fact the first film i shot and had developed from that camera. Transparency, color reversal or slide film all the same was meant to be. Kodak announced today that it will bring back kodak ektachrome professional slide film. Fujifilm provia rdpiii 100f 35mm slide film, 36 exposure features. Fujifilm provia 100f slide film profile casual photophile. What i would like to know is what fuji slide film is kodachrome 64 most similar to. Im trying to get the hang of slide film and one of the things i keep forgetting is that. Trying to decide which film i need with my fuji 690 to take on a road trip to california. The advantage of slide film is that you can easily see the results with a light table and a loupe. Slide film is characterized by strong, saturated colors, sharp contrast, fine grain, a more fickle exposure range slide film can usually only be recoverable when under or overexposed by one stop compared to negative films three or four and, of course, a colorpositive film.
Transparencies slides shot on fujichrome set the standard for fashion, nature and landscape photography. Our color slide films deliver lifelike color with realistic gradations under a wide range of. Lomography is another film company providing high quality 35mm film stocks that many photographers tend to forget about. Why should a person be in the photo if the comparison is to have.
Comparison of color positive left and color negative film right. Walter b yes, the fuji slide film has color reversal film on the box. Buy 120 film your guide to 120 film for medium format. Effectively shooting fuji velvia 50 and other slide films. Kodak tri x 400 is widely considered to be the best black and white film.
The scanner also comes with an additional film holder for mounted slide film. Forums practice and technique film and processing comparing print vs slide film with a fuji frontier printer. To improve your experience, we use cookies to collect statistics to optimize site functionality, and deliver content. Only bad things are it keeps getting more expensive, and one of these days fuji is going to stop making it. Buy 120 film your guide to 120 film for medium format cameras.
These characteristics make it the slide film of choice for many nature photographers. Whatever film you choose, go shoot some slide youll be glad you did. Delete and dont pay for up to 20 percent of your photos. It is currently available in one speed, 10021, marketed as fujichrome provia 100f professional rdp iii. This is a great all around slide film and is always readily available. Its a jackofalltrades slide film and works well for a wide variety of scenes. Taking advantage of fujifilms vast history in traditional film based photography, the x100f integrates several film simulation modes to mimic the look and feel of some fujifilms classic film types. Fuji pro 400h is probably the only fuji film that i could shoot with, but im not a big fan of its colors. There will always be a demand for slide film, as long as people know about it. May 03, 2018 we compare available 120 black and white and color film stocks from kodak, ilford, fujifilm, and cinestill. With film, you get the same resolution at color transitions greenmagenta, for instance as you get for lightdark transitions. Iso 50 daylighttype film with very high resolution and color saturation.
In all of these cases these cameras are limited by the small film format and limited choice of film types, regardless of camera quality. All of these, velvia 50, velvia 100, precisa and provia are made by fuji, who are notorious for discontinuing films, so lets hope they continue making them for the foreseeable future. Nov 01, 2019 before i get too deep into breaking down what using this scanner is like i want to give some context. Slower the better as far as grain goes, but again, dpending on the subject, a 400 film with a faster shutter speed and smaller aperture may yield a sharper, better, poster than a 160 film with slower. Soon kodak may bring back ektachrome though, so perhaps theres some hope on the horizon. Wondering how new ektachrome will look like in comparison. We scan, convert and restore your photos, negatives, 8mm film, video tapes and slides to cd or dvd digital jpg files. E6 slide film is known to have limited latitude compared to colour negative films. Comparing the image quality of film and digital petapixel. This is a huge longterm effort that requires the work of many dedicated people. Like the kodak film crossreference table and the misc film crossreference table there is no master table on the fuji site.
We have put together a collection of our favourite 120 films to help you choose the right film for you. It comes out of the developer looking all sorts of weird and turns my. Portra has been reformulated for scanning and has immense dynamic range and fuji provia is one of the highest resolving slide films ever made. A refined classic chrome mode is designed to deliver muted tones and a deep color reproduction, similar to that of a dated slide film. With film, the image is continuous in all three dimensions. Professionals and photo enthusiasts depend on the advanced technology incorporated in our reversal films. As such it is more common to shoot slide film in subdued light. The best comparison ive seen is iso 100 film compared to 10mp. This comparison just shows how very different the film types are. First, while the epson v600 can be used for a variety of scanning applications, ill only be talking about using it to scan film. Slide film can sometimes be harder to get your hands on, and not all photography shops and centres can develop.
As there are many different color films available for use, much like with black and white film or slide film, it is heavily suggested that you try different brands and types on your own to figure out which film is best for you. Kodak ektar 100 is a color negative film, whereas the fuji films are all color slide film. Color print film for 35mm and medium format film photography. Jan 16, 2017 what black and white film should you start out with. Not a problem as it only produces slides unless you ask the processor to.
E6 slide film, ektachrome, fujichrome, infrared film. We compare available 120 black and white and color film stocks from kodak, ilford, fujifilm, and cinestill. Fuji rvp 120 50 asa fujichrome velvia color slide film. Freestyle never discloses, sells, or shares any of your information.