Film for a trip to Vegas

[mijosc]

In April I will be going to Vegas for a few days and I want to try to shoot the whole trip with one film. Color negative or transparency film seems like the logical choice for Vegas colors, but B&W might offer a different perspective. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I have in my refrigerator right now:
Ilford Pan F
Ilford HP5
Ilford Delta 3200

Fuji Velvia 50 & 100
Fuji Provia 100f
Fuji Provia 400x

Kodak Ektar
Kodak Portra 160 & 400
Kodak TMax 100

 

[jb17kx]

I'd be inclined to mix RDPIII and RXP - the 100F for daylight and the 400X for night, particularly because it pushes well (shoot at 1000 and dev at 1600).

 

[rbelyell]

i think velvia would best capture vegas. personally i'd use ferrania 400, but of the choices i'd go velvia to capture the color and garishness.

in any event, have a great trip--i love vegas!

 

[Noll]

I'd go Ektachrome 100VS. Warm and saturated but not over-done, at least in 120. To me, it looks a lot better on a light table than Provia 100f

 

[kzphoto]

Portra 400 @ EI 1600, portra 160 @ EI 100. Push the 400 2x in development, devo the 160 as normal. Both give a great tonal rendition. Slide til
Might be a bad choice with neon light and dark skies. Hard to balance you exposure to keep color in the neon without blowing out/under exposing your skies.

 

[sykotec]

If you happen to get the chance, the Neon Museum graveyard is a nice place to shoot some Pan-F. Piled up, dead signs looks great in high contrast black and white.

 

[kxl]

Vegas during the day is dull and ugly.

Vegas at night is garish with all the lights.

Redrock canyon, 20 miles west of the Strip has nice red rocks, as the name implies.

Provia 400X, at 400 EI during the day (use an ND filter, as needed) or push up to 2X at night.

 

[Colin Corneau]

I did some street stuff in Vegas, 400 speed black and white film. Night time is an interesting time there, obviously more activity and better lit than most cities at night.

It's such a weird, lonely, bizarre place you can't go wrong regardless of film you choose.
If I may, I'd suggest your fave colour film (daylight is bright there, and the surrounding landscape Hoover Dam, sign graveyard, Red Rock canyon etc. is beautiful) and the Delta 3200 for night stuff and any street type shooting.

Best of luck!

 

[mijosc]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. The sign graveyard seems like a pretty photogenic place, but they seems to have pretty strict rules about photography there. Since cameras bags are not allowed, according, to their web site, and i will only have one lens, what focal length would you recommend.