120 color slide film suggestions?

[LazyHammock]

I'm looking for suggestions for a color transparency film available in 120 (and 35mm also, preferably). I have a project in mind that will involve recording very subtle color hues in mine tailings. I haven't tried Fuji Velvia or Provia yet but my gut feeling is that they will be too saturated. Can anyone recommend something with similar characteristics as Kodachrome 64 or 200 - I can't seem to find them in 120 format?
Cheers,
Nick

 

[kaiyen]

I think Astia might be your best bet. I don't think Provia is all _that_ saturated, personally, and it doesn't block up that much. But Astia is a fabulous film all on its own.

allan

 

[wtl]

i don't think provia is generally known for overly color saturation. but yes, astia is a great film.

 

[squirrelman]

Kodachrome was sold in 120 in the past, infact there is some frozen stuff for sale on ebay right now. Problem is from what i've read nobody on earth, at least publicly, develops it. There are only 3 labs in the world that even develop 35mm infact.

 

[wclavey]

I second (third?) the nomination for Astia. And having shot hundreds of rolls of KR-64 for years for work, I would be surprised to find anything else as color saturated as that... I have used Provia in 120 and I do not find it as saturated as KR-64, but that could also be a trick of the eye... 120 slides never look as saturated to me as 35mm slides.

 

[berci]

Yes, go for the Astia.

 

[LazyHammock]

I'll give the Astia a go, and also see how the Provia does. Thank you all for the help.

 

[sf]

Astia all the way. Astia 100F is amazing film, very subtle.

 

[darkkavenger]

I'm using Ektachrome E100 GX in 120 it's a nice film. I've got some samples ...

 

[Rich Silfver]

I've personally found Astia to be a wonderful portrait film and Provia in 100F or 400F is an excellent all-around film.

Here are some examples of Provia 100F and 400F in 120:

 

[darkkavenger]

Amazing! Too bad I've to run at work 😉 I've got some other nice samples of E100 GX... but this makes me want to try astia 🙂

 

[Pherdinand]

i also did like e100sw (i think it is replaced by e100gx). I got some rolls from a fellow rff member in trade; what a cool experience.

 

[Goodyear]

Astia has recently become my colour film of choice.

The second shot was taken in bright, high mid-day sun, the first by a window but also under strip lighting on a train. My wife will kill me for posting it.

(Resized but unsharpened scans on scanner auto, CV 35/2.5)

 

[MikeyGaGa]

!20 Koda

!20 Koda

As far as I know, Kodachrome was never made in 120. Have a look at the Ektachrome emulsions, or Fujichrome Astia.

120 Kodachrome was introduced sometime back in the 80's to great fanfare and acclaim. When I had a studio in NYCs Photo(Flatiron)District,turn around was no problem because overnight service was available fro the Kodak(Kodalux?Qualux?)lab in Fairlawn,NJ.

Overall it was a flop;for some reason,the qualities that made 35mm Kodachrome images stand out on a light box just didnt come across in 21/4. Also,photographers had long complianed about Ektachrome 64s blue/cyan bias,which CC filters sometimes couldnt correct. Common practice was to overexpose a 1/3 or 1/2 a stop,then ask the lab to "PULL" the processing. This cleaned up the whites;essential if you where photographing clothing or artwork. The 120 Kodachrome had a magenta/red bias that was sometimes not pretty when used with studio flash units.

In the end,most commercial photographers knew how Ektachrome rendered things,and could rely on custom E-6 processing to get the desired result. The introduction of other E-6 Ektachrome which offered predictable biases probably accounted for 120 Kodas demise.

Even when I shot for fun,Ektachromes tendency to deliver electric blues(water;sky)was better IMHO for scenics.

Mikey GaGa

 

[rpsawin]

I just shot 120 chromes for the first time and the Astia stuff is amazing. I put the unmounted strips on a light box and they just popped! Of course the frames I exposed improperly really stuck out as well. Overall I had to rate them with a big "WOW".

Bob

 

[clarence]

These look fantastic compared to my Sensia 400 scans. Does anyone else here feel that Sensia isn't a very good emulsion?

Also I just got my Moskva 5 today. Can't wait to get some 6 x 9 transparencies.

Clarence