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: Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:01:59 -0400
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Mitch:

It sounds to me like you would like Astia, try a roll.

I like Provia but to me it produces stronger colors than Astia.

For negative film try Portra NC, (Natural Color).
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Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Mitch Alland 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?
> 
> 2. Or, does one have to go to color negative film to get a more natural, 
> less-saturated look? If so which color negative films?
> 
> 3. Actually I've always like the pastel look  of the old Ektachrome. Are 
> there any transparency films that have that pastel color rendition?
> 
> --Mitch/Bangkok


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