NIkon F6 and Kodak Ektar. 50mm f/1.4G and 28mm f/1.8G. Mt. Baden Powell hike.
The scruffy fellas were two hikers and their dog that were hiking the entire Pacific Crest Trail. They are doing the entire hike while living off the land (and they showed it).
Had a roll of 35mm Arista Premium 400 in my F4S that I THOUGHT I was underexposing 1 stop. Turns out I underexposed it 2 stops at 1600. I developed it in Xtol 1+1, 20C for 13:15 with normal agitation. Think it turned out okay. Just some grab shots of this and that to finish the roll.
Thank you. Yeah Provia looks great. I've taken a couple Provia and Velvia shots at the same time and they often come out very close. There's more shadow detail on the slide but the 4990 didn't seem to do too well with it on my first quick scan. I'll have to try to scan it again when I get some time.
Zaitz,
Sweet Provia shot! I havent used Provia but have tried Astia & of course Velvia.
Does Provia have more dynamic range or just better/different colors.
Transitioning to large format & looking for a transparency film that I can work with
I have a 4990 as well & struggle with the shadow detail on sildes
Thanks for posting
dswiger wrote:
Zaitz,
Sweet Provia shot! I havent used Provia but have tried Astia & of course Velvia.
Does Provia have more dynamic range or just better/different colors.
Transitioning to large format & looking for a transparency film that I can work with
I have a 4990 as well & struggle with the shadow detail on sildes
Thanks for posting
Dan
Thank you.
I think Corposant has posted comparisons showing more range in Provia. I haven't compared them in any scenes with a real expansive subject brightness range but I've found their colors surprisingly comparable. Velvia 50 had a bit more of a magenta hint in mid-day light for me and I think at sunrise and sunset it can't be beat. You may be interested in Tim Parkins' comparisons:
Walking around my old neighborhood? I used to live near Perry and Hudson.
Zaitz wrote:
I think Corposant has posted comparisons showing more range in Provia. I haven't compared them in any scenes with a real expansive subject brightness range but I've found their colors surprisingly comparable. Velvia 50 had a bit more of a magenta hint in mid-day light for me and I think at sunrise and sunset it can't be beat.
In my experience, Astia has the most range (especially in the blue channel), then Provia, then Velvia.
That said, now that I have seen the benefits of a drum scan and Peter's scanning acumen first hand, even Velvia has a lot more range than you'd expect. Here's a straight scan (no adjustments), then the drum scan (with adjustments).
Yup, it's quite amazing on slides. I can see more detail even looking through the slide at a lamp. The 4990 has trouble with those shadows. I think a drumscan is truly worth it for slides. I first expected way more resolution and sharpness but that is not super noticeable in my experience.
