Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24
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From: Harrison McClary <harrison@mcclary.net>
To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] New Provia, now E100VS and Skintones
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> Anyway I did both shots using the same lights..the 100sw you could see
> detail in the tray the pies were sitting on, a dark tray, along with the
> shadow the pies cast on the tray...on the Velvia the trays were black -
> no detail or shadow, BUT the highlights in the tin pie tins were much
> more punchy and the color of the pecan pies was MUCH more rich...wish I
> had of had another roll of 100vs to test on that shot as I think it may
> have worked better than the 100sw did.
I have heard this complaint about both Velvia and K25 (inky shadows) and
I wonder if we're just dealing with a film sensitivity issue. In other
words, it takes so much light for a slow emulsion to even register that
exposure has been given, aren't inky shadows just a fact of life with these
films? Wouldn't faster and faster films have the capability to render subtle
shadow detail better?
I guess my point is that it may not be fair to compare Velvia to *any*
100 speed film in this one aspect...
Isaac
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> All in all I like the new Kodak films.
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> On 9/24/99 7:15 PM Henning J. Wulff wrote:
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> >That's exactly it. Velvia (and most other Fuji films) have a steep toe,
> >which translates to poor shadow separation. On the other hand, they
> >generally have a gentle rolloff on the shoulder, which gives very good
> >highlight separation.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Harrison McClary
> email: harrison@mcclary.net
> http://www.mcclary.net
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