Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] New Provia 400F film
From: Steve Beyer <steve@beyerphoto.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:21:04 -0500

Hi Ted,
    What is the going price for the film in your neck of the woods..... I
picked up 20 rolls to give it a try.  I need to make some time and give it a
work out.

Steve

> Hi Nathan,
> A note on the new Provia 400 slide film:
> 
> It just arrived here in Victoria Friday past and we picked up a 100 rolls
> cleaning the store out right away! :-)  This is an extremely fine grained,
> almost
> no grain, 400 film.  Sandy got some in Seattle a week ago and we shot it right
> away. It's a zinger of a film and without a doubt the finest 400 speed film
> I've
> ever seen.
> 
> It also pushed to 800 very well with no appearance of grain. Very nice
> "natural
> looking" colours, not the hyped up Velvia and 100 VS look. Our results were so
> conclusive we popped for a 100 rolls as soon as it came in the door of the
> store!
> 
> And Sandy is off on an assignment to India Wednesday for three weeks taking 80
> rolls Provia 400  as her main slide film, backed up with some 100 SW just in
> case
> for the appropriate place. Not to mention rolls of B&W.
> 
> ted Grant
> 
> 
> 
> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tina,
>> 
>> I cannot locate the P400 photos, I guess I should have looked right when you
>> posted this. In any event, can you comment on this film now that you have had
>> a chance to use it for a few weeks? It is not yet available here in
>> Switzerland, but I am always on the lookout for a good high-speed slide film.
>> 
>> TIA.
>> 
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Tina Manley wrote:
>> 
>>> LUG -
>>> 
>>> Here are some photos (the first two) with the new Provia 400F film and my
>>> new Leica long lenses:
>>> 
>>> http://main.nc.us/openstudio/tinamanley/Photo%20of%20Week/photo.htm
>>> 
>>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>>> http://www.tinamanley.com
>> 
>> --
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>> 
>> e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
>> 
>> General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/
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> 
> 

Replies: Reply from Ted <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] New Provia 400F film)