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Subject: Re: [OM] Velvia..
From: Jim Couch <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 21:41:38 -0800
Exactly my experience Donald! My in-camera tests of Velvia bear this out as
well. It's just not for me. I love K64 and have been happy with the Provia films
as well.

Jim Couch

Donald MacDonald wrote:

> I suppose I should really run an in-camera test of my own, but from what I
> see in magazines, Velvia is not for me. Only yesterday I picked up the April
> "Outdoor Photography", and in there are some shots of Highland cattle. One
> of them is BRIGHT RED. The guy who took the shot is a very good
> photographer, this is a glossy, well-produced mag. The shot is hellish.
> There is a shot on the opposite page showing a young calf, taken on K64,
> that is at least the same colour as a Highland cow.
>
> Throughout the magazines, I can always spot the Velvia shots. The colours
> are not the colours I see. Of course, YMMV.
>
> Velvia's colour always reminds me of the adverts Kodak ran years ago for
> their improved colour print films; people daubing bright colours all over
> themselves to get more colourful holiday snaps.
>
> Velvia has good grain and is at least quite slow; in the right hands it
> might even produce authentic colour. But when people like Andy Rouse and
> Laurie Campbell are producing hideous, oversaturated (IMHO) shots, I am
> happy to stick with Kodachrome.
>
> Donald.
>
> Donald Neil MacDonald BA DipLIS
> www.bigmac1st.freeserve.co.uk


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