John;
Just remember that Galen Rowell is on Fujis payroll. I ran into him in
Yosemite a year ago (I had never met him, but he was easy to recognize,
both by face and attitude) and got to talking. I had just seen the
results from my first rolls of E100VS. I told him about my impressions
and frankly my excitement about the film. He promptly began to explain
how wrong I was and how Velvia, Provia, Astia etc are all better. In
his outdoor Photographer monthly articles, he seems to make a point of
taking potshots at Kodak. Two months ago it was titled "Ode to
Kodachrome" He took 3 swings at Kodak, including saying they stole the
technology for Ektachrome from Agfa after WWII.
Not that I'm a Kodak lover. I use the product that performs best for
me. I've used mostly Velvia and Provia for years. But E100VS is in my
bag along with them now, despite what GR says.
george
John Pendley wrote:
>
> Galen Rowell says 100VS provides eye-popping reds. Your "silly color," Doug?
> He also says it should be used for very specific purposes (flat light, etc.)
> or all your pictures will start to look garish. Velvia, he says, gives
> unsurpassed greens. I _think_ I've seen what he's talking about, and I
> _think_ I do prefer Velvia. Can't wait to try Provia, although my urge to
> resume B&W is even stronger. I'm trying to decide which film I will run
> through my OM-4, if it ever arrives. Will it be Tri-X or T-Max? Probably
> T-Max since the labs are set up for it. Oh, how I wish I had my darkroom
> back!
> John
>
> Doug Cooper wrote:
>
> > >For landscapes/nature, the *BIG NEWS* is that Fuji has a brand new
> > >transparency film called *Provia 100F (RDP III)* which is *the most
> > >grainless film ever made*.
> >
> > Not simply for landscapes and nature, but also for portraiture -- Asian
> > and Caucasian, at any rate. I've just done a fashion shoot using Provia F
> > almost exclusively, with suberb results. I prefer it to E100S and Astia,
> > my former portrait films. It's not only sharper, but seems to do well
> > with various lighting situations, including flash.
> >
> > E100VS has now replaced Velvia in my arsenal, when I need silly
> > color. (VS will occasionally turn Caucasians into lobsters, but not as
> > consistently as Velvia will.)
> >
> > Provia F is weening from my addiction to supersaturated film. My guess is
> > that the new Provia will prove excellent for food shots as well.
> >
> > The only problems I've had with Provia F -- and it might have been a bad
> > batch -- was late afternoon light, which turned oddly dull. Could be that
> > the Provia, which has a blue cast, doesn't deal well with yellow-orange
> > light. (On the other hand, it gives me very warm results with the
> > Metz. So who knows what's going on...)
> >
> > Doug Cooper
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