Provia's the way to go for anything longer than 1 second. Otherwise Velvia is very nice. I prefer Velvia 50 to 100 or 100F though. 100's colour balance is off, and 100F looks nothing like 50 or 100.
-Adam Ken Waller wrote: > When Provia first came out, one of the pro's I'm familiar with, recommended > pushing Velvia rather than using Provia. > > Kinda moot point now ! > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Shooting film (Velvia) > > >> Ken's right. From the late eighties - nineties... Velvia was the film of >> choice for outdoor pros. Kodachrome is positively drab in comparison. >> >> I vacillate between giving my top vote to Velvia or Provia. Back when >> Velvia was only ISO 50, I'd also shoot Provia for the speed and liked the >> results. Now Velvia is available in ISO 100 as well. Haven't tried it >> yet >> though there's some in the fridge. >> >> >> Tom C. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Christian >>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 2:53 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Shooting film (Velvia) >>> >>> Ken Waller wrote: >>>>> Kodachrome! >>>> Maybe before Velvia. >>>> >>> I'm no pro, but I shot K64 first, then Velvia, then Provia (for the >>> speed; HA!) >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Christian >>> http://photography.skofteland.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
