Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/14/02 4:21 PM, "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> wrote: > When I showed the results to the people at > the sign plant, the graphic artist brought both the Velvia and the AGFA > Optima images up on the computer screen that he uses to create the > signs. He commented that the Velvia ones were much better and almost dead > on to the Panatone colours in these signs. Velvia is hardly known for its accurate color rendition. Quite the opposite. It could easily have been an artefact of the viewing conditions (the color temp of the transmitted/ambient light by which you viewed the photos and the color temp of his monitor). I agree with you about sharpness and grain, though. But I find the contrast and warmth of Velvia much too extreme for my own work. The Velvia 'look' is by now an obnoxious cliché. (Ever tried shooting portraits with Velvia? Jee-zuz! That'll tell you how accurate the color is. Mrs B the pigeon lady has great skin but on Velvia you'd think she has smallpox). - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html