Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I dont know which I like the best - they are both very delicate with just the right amount of depth of field and soubtle colour - it is very hard not to love composing in 6x6 squares - you did some very nice Skagen images Daniel Ridings wrote: >On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, RUBEN BLĘDEL wrote: > > >>Nathan - Not wanting to sound like an all-Agfa guy but have you tried >>the RSX II slide 100 iso film. I started using it when I was shoting >>paintings for some of my art books - somehow it was the only film on the >>market that did not have an agressive varm yellow (kodak is almost >>"orange" and fuji tends to overdue almost all colors) with the rsx II I >>was able to make a picture of cool colours from lemon to lime without >>the rest of the colours going stray. >> >> > >I like it too, Ruben. I tried to catch some of the subtle colors at Skagen >this time of the year (about two weeks ago): > >http://www.rollei-gallery.net/ridings/image-55935.html > >And the second one after that: > >http://www.rollei-gallery.net/ridings/image-55933.html > >It doesn't surprize you ... by that I mean, you can pretty much count on >it giving you what you think it will. These are not saturated shots but it >was a "dull" day on a sandy beach ... there weren't a lot of colors to >capture, but I wanted the ones that were there. > >I have too many M-bodies (for my needs now-a-days) and I'm thinking about >keeping one of them loaded with this film. (I hear someone in the >background here at home: I thought you didn't need color film anymore now >that you have digital!) > >By the way, I used the iso 200 RSX. > >Daniel > > > >>Eventually this film became my >>allround colour slide film and it is just as fine for portraits, nature >>and arts- a little soft perhaps over all but it always deliver >>pictures were I am comfortable with sending them of without being >>there to tell a printer to look out for some colour cast >> >>Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Phong, >>> >>>I also shot some without flash but did not post those. My conclusion remains >>>that this film, like the slower Velvia, is best for landscapes and nature. For >>>people I will stick with Provia 400F or E100G, depending on the light. >>> >>>Cheers, >>>Nathan >>> >>>Phong wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Nathan, >>>> >>>>Faces with Halloween makeup, shot with flash >>>>hardly are a good test for natural skin tones. :-) >>>>Not that I necessarily disagree with your conclusion. >>>> >>>>Cheers, >>>> >>>>- Phong >>>> >>>>Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I bought some Velvia 100F and shot a roll which I picked up yesterday. >>>>>The results can be seen at: >>>>> >>>>>http://www.leica-gallery.net/wajsman/folder-5773.html >>>>> >>>>>I mixed landscape and people photos on this roll. From the results it is >>>>> >>>>>clear to me that this film is good for landscapes, flower close-ups and >>>>>so on, but I don't think I will be using it for people pictures... >>>>> >>>>>All pics with the M7 and 35mm or 50mm Summilux as noted. >>>>> >>>>>Nathan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Nathan Wajsman >>>Almere, The Netherlands >>> >>>e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl >>>Mobile: +31 630 868 671 >>> >>>Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com >>> >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >> >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html