Greg;
Thanks much for this article. Great information, great photograph of
the monkey. BTW, the correct URL is:
http://www.gerryellis.com/e100vs.htm
I've only shot 1/2 dozen rolls of E100VS and I agree 100% with Gerry
ellis' conclusions. In fact, I posted my opinion a few months ago.
This is a great film.
An interesting? sidelight is that one month after I first used the film
and posted my ravings about it here, I ran into Galen Rowell while I was
photographing in Yosemite. I had never met him or seen him in person
before, but I recognized him right away because of all the photos of him
I've seen. (BTW, I was **very** surprised by one of his physical
characteristics, my mental image having been formed by seeing several of
his self-portrait photos. Also, BTW, he, in the past, was probably my
favorite photographer and several of his books taught me much of what I
based my photography on. And I told him so at this time. Although my
opinions and tastes have changed. I didn't tell him this.) Anyway, I
began to rave to him about E100VS, based on my nite photo results from
the previous month. He was quite unimpressed and said that he had tested
it and it was grainier than Velvia, grainier that E100SW, and.. In
general, he put down the film. I'm wondering if he's on the Fuji
payroll? E100VS is a great film.
George
GMcGrath@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> Thought this might be of interest to some.
> Best,
> Greg
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> > Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:19:02 -0700
> > From: Sarah Pagliasotti <SarahP@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: E100VS field testing experience
> >
> > Hi all,=20
> >
> > My assistant alerted me to the Kodak E100VS thread that has been =
> > weaving
> > through this group, and has also been raised in many photo magazines.
> > I've been heavily testing the new film and thought I would offer my
> > thoughts on the E100VS versus Velvia.
> >
> > I have now exposed more than 500 rolls -- 35 mm and 120 mm -- of E100VS
> > since February and find that it competes with Velvia favorably on some
> > levels, exceptionally on others, and blows it out of the water on still
> > others.
> >
> > I have shot the film in nine countries, in conditions ranging from
> > scorching deserts (where keeping it consistently cool was difficult, =
> > but
> > no recognizable color-shifts were apparent) to tropical forests, to the
> > golden savannas of east Africa. It was exposed in warm light, cool
> > light, fill-flash, overcast, and long low-light exposures - I've tested
> > it all over "the field" and it has performed brilliantly. Essentially,
> > it shows less contrast, cleaner whites, and subtleties of green tones =
> > in
> > forests than Fuji. VS did itself proud.=20
> >
> > One particular shot, which I will post on my web site
> > (http://www.gerryellis.com/e100vshtm) under "Kodak's New VS Exposed" =
> > in
> > our Discovering Photography section, is a white-cheeked monkey. It was =
> > a
> > shot taken in deep tropical forest -- the full exposure data is on the
> > site -- under what are "typical" rainforest wildlife field conditions
> > for me: moving objects in low-light. The results are far better than
> > what I would have expected on Velvia or Astia, although the scan may =
> > not
> > do it justice - failing to hold the full tonal range available in the
> > original transparency.
> >
> > In this shot, there is exceptional detail and tonal quality in the
> > greens, the blacks are clean black, no blue-ish undertones (or
> > overtones), and note the whites in the nose - nothing there, just clean
> > whites, not something I have experienced with Velvia. The original also
> > has superior detail in the facial fur. In general the colors are more
> > vibrant than any previous Kodak, without possessing the neon-like
> > overkill of Velvia. The VS has a wider exposure latitude than Velvia.
> >
> > I also pushed E100VS one and two stops with quality results. Now,
> > considering that Kodak film already begins one stop faster than Velvia,
> > I find that to be a huge advantage. The one-stop push shows negligible
> > grain increase (at least based on a Schneider 5.5x loupe). The monkey
> > shot on our site was at an 1/8th of second - ambient light-lit forest
> > work often requires that, and Velvia was often too slow while faster
> > Fuji films rendered poor results. Even if E100VS did not push the one
> > stop and all the other qualities were equal (which they aren't) the
> > difference in having that extra stop is worth the switch. The two-stop
> > push was as clean or cleaner than any 400-rated film I've worked with.
> > Very acceptable grain increase and contrast gain was minimal. From a
> > speed standpoint the beauty of the VS is that I can carry one film and
> > get three out of it.
> >
> > Regarding exposure of the VS, I have found that my Nikon F5's expose it
> > beautifully at ASA 100 - though my tests show that a 1/3 or 1/2
> > underexposure increases saturation and contrast, though not
> > objectionably and overexposure by 1/3 is tolerable, although a =BD is =
> > not.
> >
> > When I first saw Kodak was delivering a new film and the scuttle was
> > that it would rival Velvia I thought, like most, that it couldn't be
> > just as good and wouldn't be worth switching - but IT IS BETTER - by
> > more than just a stop.
> >
> > Gerry Ellis
> >
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