Hi, Kevin wrote: > I will be shooting some indoor dancers. The layout is simple > with 2 x 400 Watt studio flashes 1 stop apart with a white > paper backdrop. My film choices are simply to use the ever > reliable Fuji Reala (iso 100) or the Fujichrome Velvia (iso 50). > I will be using some Fuji ACROS Neopan 100 for the black and > white stuff.
I would rather use dedicated "portrait films", such as Fuji NPC/NPL, Kodak Portra 160VC or Agfa Portrait 160. The Reala is very close in many respects. > I have never used the Velvia with the 6x7, nor have I > used it indoors in 35mm format. I just can't stand the skin tones of that film. It can be a good choice, if you use strong colored filtered lighting. > How does the Velvia perform with flashes? > Any under exposure problems? It has some problems with very short flash durations, but your 400Ws units should not produce this effect. > How does it handle contrasty situations? Very badly. This is a film to improve contrast, not to handle the existing one. Regards, Gabor
