Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have found, as most photographers have, that Velvia is really an EI 40 film. Not 50. Velvia doesn't do well with underexposure. You cannot use it like Kodachrome, which thrived on a bit of underexposure.. Jim At 11:04 AM 3/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >Jim-- > >You wrote (snipped)-- > >>I use the Velvia in my >>R cameras. > >I know there is no better way to learn about a film than by using it a great >deal under different conditions. I have just started to use Velvia. I have >read all kinds of things about it--underexpose it, overexpose it etc. etc. > >My question for the beginner is, with this much-discussed and praised film, >using an R4 that has just been brought back to original specs, what ISO >should be used initially and until one gets very familiar with the film? > >Peter in NJ >