Shooting in color

[furbs]

Portra 400 in 35mm for prints & web. I just started with Portra but will develop & scan myself once I have ten or so rolls exposed. Still have a bunch of Velvia 50 and Ektachrome 100G in 120 that I'll load in the Rolleiflex when it returns from an overhaul.

 

[Photo_Smith]

Well I just sold a D700 and have shot all my colour on E6 in the last two months:


Robert by Photo Utopia, on Flickr


Elsabeach1 by Photo Utopia, on Flickr


beach huts2 by Photo Utopia, on Flickr

Those were all snaps with a Nikkormat EL on auto with an old 50mmƒ2 H on cheap Agfa CT Precisa (Fuji) film.
Who know how much longer we'll have the wonderful colour of slides, nothing not even digital comes close to a projected slide–it's the one medium where film still rules; for now.

 

[clayne]

A 5dII is not even close to medium format slide film nor does a similar camera "absolutely smoke" or other similar adjectives even RVP in 135 format. If we had less BS statements about digital's "superiority" and constant trivial day to day comparisons from the silicon crowd we'd see less film vs digital battles going on here. This is the crux of why most of the divisiveness happens here. The film people just wanna do their thing without the benchmarking and constant comparisons. Even a thread that asked simply "what do you shoot in color" has turned down the same familiar road. It wasn't film people doing it either.

 

[jackbaty]

1. Digital for color (mostly)

2. Canon 1DmIII

3. Mostly computer/web output

I've been struggling with this for a couple of years now. I love the output of color negative film, especially in medium and large format, but it's just such a pain for me getting there. I do my own C-41 processing. It's not hard, but it's not easy either. And scanning color film is so frustrating that I mostly just swear a lot.

I love making prints in the darkroom, but can't (don't) make color prints, so color film for me is mostly a digital process anyway.

Anyway, it's nice to hear what and how others are shooting when it comes to color. I'm continually deciding. It's like a full-on digital vs film thread in my own head!

 

[Andrea Taurisano]

If it still were possible to get C41 developed around the corner, I'd definitely give that Kodak Portra a try (in the old days I used to shoot color slides). But unfortunately here in Norway you can forget about that: There are barely 2 - 3 labs left that develop B/W (which I do not need as I do that here at home). That's why color for me equals digital.

 

[tunalegs]

E-6. I'm lucky to have a lab that will develop it for $9.99 and get it back to me the same week. As long as that service is available I will continue with it.

 

[Photo_Smith]

On the good service note, I'd like to thank Peak imaging for their fast E6 turnaround (I'm in no way associated with the company)
I sent my films by post on Monday 6:45pm post and got it back in my hands by 10 a.m Thursday-cost £4.90
They even give you a freepost mailer to send future films.
It seems strange to me in the day and age of internet and postal services people bemoan not having labs 'just around the corner' but are quite willing to buy cameras and lenses online– a truth you just couldn't make up!

 

[ChrisLivsey]

Another plus for Peak, and note this is UK 😀

Only issue I have is the cost, I know compare to digital 🙄

Trouble is I compare to home B+W with home made D23 etc

 

[Photo_Smith]

Chris, the film and process work out to round about £10. I buy the cheap Agfa CT film that is really Fuji, Ag photographic have it for £42 for 10 rolls.

Possibly more expensive than digital, but only a little more than a pack of cigarettes, or a couple of gallons of petrol–just lifting up that transparency sleeve and seeing the beautiful colours is priceless and something I'm glad I've seen.

 

[clayne]

Definitely. I implore anyone who hasn't shot slide film to shoot it so they can atleast have the personal experience of seeing their own photographs in the medium.

 

[brbo]

 

[ChrisLivsey]

Chris, the film and process work out to round about £10. I buy the cheap Agfa CT film that is really Fuji, Ag photographic have it for £42 for 10 rolls.

Thanks for the heads up😀

I had an urgent itch for reversal for a weeks holiday and just bought without in depth research. (Provia 100f is least expensive at Mathers BTW)
I now see the barcode of the CT returns as Provia 100F in this machine:

http://www.imageaircraft.com.au/DXsim/

The code for "real" Provia is different but of course returns Provia 😀

I agree on the impact of the sleeve but I used to shoot 120 reversal now that was a wow.

My issue was I was shooting as sunny sixteen on an F2, luckily it was indeed f16 mostly even f22 🙄 but you forget how unforgiving reversal is.

Thanks again order is going in.

 

[Photo_Smith]

Chris here is the first E6 through my Nikkormat EL just held up to the cloudy East Anglian sky...


NIK_0047 by Photo Utopia, on Flickr

Like you I have an unmetered F2 and several unmetered Rolleiflex and even a 4x5.
The EL will allow for some lazy snapshooting...

 

[ChrisLivsey]

That blue sky, in England, in the summer, a roll to keep 😀

Can't make out the edge mark, that would be interesting. Provia 100F is Fuji RDP III.

 

[helen.HH]

Color can be FUN in film

at the End of the Day... by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

but then so can Digital

a Break from the heat by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

at this point I shoot B&W in Film...Digital for Color

 

[Murchu]

Chris here is the first E6 through my Nikkormat EL just held up to the cloudy East Anglian sky...


NIK_0047 by Photo Utopia, on Flickr

Like you I have an unmetered F2 and several unmetered Rolleiflex and even a 4x5.
The EL will allow for some lazy snapshooting...

Absolutely stunning, is there anything as beautiful as a well exposed transparency! 🙂

 

[Eugen Mezei]

Two persons state their digital overperforms 35 mm slides.
For web, print or projection?

I use E6 mostly, and C41 when I buy a new used camera and want to test for light leaks.

 

[Photo_Smith]

That blue sky, in England, in the summer, a roll to keep 😀

Can't make out the edge mark, that would be interesting. Provia 100F is Fuji RDP III.

Chris and to think I nearly put the pola filter on, I'm glad I didn't 🙂

The edge markings say R100•060 and it is Fujichrome looks more like RDP to me those warm skin tones are very like RDP.
But at this price (£4.50) who cares! I just bought enough for the upcoming holiday.

Chrome film for under a fiver just can't be ignored.

 

[Photo_Smith]

Absolutely stunning, is there anything as beautiful as a well exposed transparency! 🙂

Thank you, no I don't think there is a more satisfying feeling in photography than a good transparency, and the bigger the better...


tin by Photo Utopia, on Flickr


beach huts by Photo Utopia, on Flickr

But these are sweet as they are little 35mm frames on cheap film, once processed will cost nothing to view over and over.

 

[ChrisLivsey]

Plus I just dug out an old box of them, 40+ years, look like they were shot last week, and not all Kodachrome 😀

( I refuse to challenge the digital brigade to return in 40 years and access the files, because I won't be here to gloat :bang: )