Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are many more uses for photos than just for scanning. Some end up in slide programs. Others need to impress a client right now on the light table. Also, I have saturated colors in scanned photos with other films - it works but can very easily also result in odd-looking candy-flavored colors. I think the real point is that some people dismiss Velvia just because of its misuse in some situations, especially to give overblown reds. Gary - ----- Original Message ----- From: Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:05 AM Subject: RE: Re: Velvia, was Scanner Suggestions > > > Jim and John - Why would you discount a film with such amazing properties > > that return a great photo where another film would absolutely fall flat? I > > don't use Velvia for portraits or for capturing the international > > orange of > > Coast Guard helicopters (Astia works great for those). But on a > > foggy day in > > the redwoods with ferns and leaves, only Velvia pulls out the > > million shades > > of green while maintaining the pure whites in the mist. > > Hi Gary, > > I think may be you're missing an important point. When scanning film, > positive OR negative, you can adjust the colors so you can get ANY look you > want, providing the film has enough dynamic range to get separation in the > colors where you want it, and all of these films, if exposed and developed > properly do. > > Austin > > -- > 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