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Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite high-saturation color film?
From: "Rafael Alday" <rafaelalday@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:47:15 +0200
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For negative color films I would recommend you Fuji NPC (160 ASA). Very
saturated colors with very good skin tones. I love it,
Rafael
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite high-saturation color film?


> Jeffrey,
>
> Fuji Velvia is of course considered the ultimate saturated transparency
> film, but it is slow and you may get funky skin tones. In my view, the
> best E6 film out there is Fuji Provia 100F. It will give you nice vivid
> colors AND good skin tones.
>
> Nathan
>
> Jeffrey Fass wrote:
> > Hi to all,
> >
> > I have a vacation trip upcoming to the Caribbean and I'd like to take a
> > brick of nice heavy-saturation film (negative or xparency). I used a
Kodak
> > once (Ektachrome) that was nice but the skin tones were ruddy, patchy
and
> > unpleasant, which I kinda expected. Is there a film out there that will
give
> > a decent (if intensified) skin tone?
> >
> > Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Many TIA, Jeffrey
> >
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>
>
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Replies: Reply from "Rafael Alday" <rafaelalday@yahoo.es> ([Leica] M6 vs M6 TTL)
In reply to: Message from "Jeffrey Fass" <happy.eyeball@verizon.net> ([Leica] Favorite high-saturation color film?)
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] Favorite high-saturation color film?)