Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Are there any transparency films that are not over-saturated?
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:15:42 -0700

on 7/28/03 5:38 PM, Mitch Alland at malland@xsmail.com wrote:

> I've been using Ektachrome 100S but am increasingly finding it too
> saturated particularly the way it deepens blue skies, even more than
> polarized sunglasses do, and turns many photos into "picture
> postcards." (I don't like navy blue skies). I suppose that the market
> has been overwhelmingly pushed by the success of Fuji to the saturated
> Provia and Velvia look. Questions:
> 
> 1. Are there any transparency films that render colors more naturally
> than these saturated films?
> 

Kodachrome 64, Kodak E100G.  Sensia is too dull for my taste, especially in
the shadows.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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