Poll: Do you use slide film?

[Michael P.]

Hey, I tried to vote, but it says I already did. What's up?

 

[Chris101]

Hey, I tried to vote, but it says I already did. What's up?

Me too. This thread's been around for 2 years, so I assume I did vote, but have forgotten about it. I still don't use slide film, fwiw.

 

[minoltist7]

I shoot slides with SLR only, becouse it's more accurate metering.
My Minolta Dynax has exposure indicator which shows over/underexposed zones in honeycomb pattern, BEFORE the shot was done. It helps a lot for metering in contrasty scenes, but especially for slides.
I think, RFs are more suitable for BW and "street photography" type, where metering doesnt make a sense

 

[shadowfox]

I'm warming up to slides. Especially since now I knew for a fact that I can shoot both E-6 and K-14 in 35mm and E-6 only in 120 and get them developed by Wal-mart. For not much money at all.

So far I've used years expired (big surprise huh?) slides and I love the look (even the color-shift). It's still sharp, grainless and it has that lovely vintage look.

 

[kshapero]

Used to do slides all the time. Went to Japan for 2 weeks in 1984 with my trusty Oly 35C (I think) My kids shown those slides to every neighbor on our block.

 

[fidget]

My local photographic society and all others in the region have just about finished with slides. My love of them also lessened when I saw a few entries in one of the last comps I entered, which were digital pics transposed onto slide, presumably just for the comp. The last place where true "you-get-what-you-took" thrived....now screwed with no-one wanting to make a stand and say "real slides only". What a pity.
Now the clubs have (or will) replace slides with digitally projected images.
These achieve the dizzy resolution of 1024x768. ...Apparently, this is progress.

Oops, was that a rant?

 

[Peter_Jones]

I like slides, but for SLR not RF. If I get a decent light meter I may use more slide film, even if just to check out how certain lenses render colour. I reckon I use slide film about 10% of the time, colour neg 20% , with B&W being the mainstay.

Sadly it is harder to get my favourite K64 now, and I am not keen on Velvia.

 

[sooner]

I just developed my first couple of rolls of the expired K64 that David Murphy sold to a bunch of us here. Had it back from Wal-mart in a week for $8 and change (for two rolls). It reaffirmed my love of slides, with vibrant colors and sharp images thanks, surprisingly, to the lens on my Minox 35GT. As an added bonus--I think--these slides should still look good after I'm dead and buried (I'm 41 now).

 

[minoltist7]

Don't shoot slides since there is no lab with E-6 process in my city.
Occasionally I shoot it when I'm in trip somewhere in Europe (if there is local processing available)

 

[Pherdinand]

heh, yesterday i went to a local photo store with a better-than-average film supply. I just wanted to ask them if they can develop 220 format slide film (they don't but they send all slide out to Fuji, thus it is possible).
Anyway.
The sho had kodachrome!!! Needless to say, they had it at a super high price - euro 15,80. That includes processing.
However, when i enquired about the price, the dude put a roll in its box in front of me while he checked the price. I picked it up and noticed immediately that it's out of date - april 2008. I told him Yo man, this film is old. He looked - yeah true!thanks for saying, let me check!
There were four outdated ones and four fresh ones. He looked very confused. Said hm-hm.
I say, so what are you going to do with these?
He says, hmm, discount. "Aanbieding."
"Aanbieding", i say, for how much?
Umm, eight euro.
So i got all four rolls (eight per roll, that is. Life's not THAT good!).
This is cheaper than anywhere else in the old Europe less sevendayshop which does not ship to NL.

 

[varjag]

€8 for Kodachrome with processing mailers sure ain't a bad deal Pherdinand. Enjoy them but don't get hooked, or you can end up like me, scavenging for deals around the world, including such exotic sources as Milwaukee and Qatar 🙂

But it sure great film for memories..

 

[richdirector]

My picture library only took slide - now its digital - i love shooting Velvia 100 (especially in duller UK)
Have put one through Horseman SW612 - big BIG
New Bessa will remain B&W

So Was always .... now rarely

 

[richdirector]

I'm warming up to slides.......
So far I've used years expired (big surprise huh?) slides and I love the look (even the color-shift). It's still sharp, grainless and it has that lovely vintage look.

You should try shooting Provia 100 overexpose by 1/2 stop and process as colour neg - great x-process shots. Just dont expect it to look straight otherwise fake x-pro in photoshop CS3

Rich

 

[urban_alchemist]

I've been shooting alot more slide film recently than I used to: mostly Velvia50 or Provia 100. And I have to say: I much prefer C-41 negatives. The colors on E6 tend to be brasher and much more saturated - show me a slide film that can do skin tones and subtle graduations like Kodak 160NC or Fuji Pro160S and I'll happily move tomorrow...

 

[varjag]

Try Astia 100f, and you better start moving 🙂

 

[urban_alchemist]

Try Astia 100f, and you better start moving 🙂

Guess I'll have to try that then... 😛