Velvia 100

[fraley]

Anybody notice Fuji's ads for a new Velvia 100 color print film? Replacing the previous 50 ISO film. I'm just wondering if there are any fans of Velvia here.

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

I thought Velevia was a color transparency film

 

[fraley]

My mistake! It is slide film as you say...

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

S'ok, I was confused about Reala and Superia being print films, It gets hard to keep up.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Velvia 50 is known for its extremely vivid color rendition. Replacing it with an ISO 100 film will probably anger some users unless they've gotten the new one to be as low grain as the ISO 50 version.

 

[glenbarn]

Ive used Velvia 50 in 35mm and 120 for six years now and it's a favorite of mine.
Fuji has had a 100F emulsion for a while which I didn't like as much, however the new 100 speed is supposed to have even less grain while picking up a full stop in speed. It is a reversal film (transparency - slide) rather that a print film though.

 

[wlewisiii]

I've heard good things about Velvia. But I just don't do color slide - and if I want decent looking color print I use Reala CS in 120 (6x6) format. For some of us, (me included) extreamly vivid color is not a good selling point... 🙂

William

 

[glenbarn]

William,

Yea, your point is well taken. Also, skintones are Velvia's downfall - a decidedly reddish-warm cast unflattering to faces.

For landscapes though, while the colors may be more saturated than in nature, they can be jaw-dropping in beauty. I take 6x9s on 120 with my Moscow 4 & 5 and spend evenings with a loupe on my lightbox just admiring them.

 

[wlewisiii]

I understand that POV. Just can't shoot it. I stick to 6x6 with my Moskva 5 just because I can get them dunked and printed in C41, so for me it's only easier in B&W. But I've done my share of landscapes with saturated films. I just don't like that look. The look from Reala, though, is much closer to nature and that's a big plus to me.

Thanks. guys,

William

 

[QuillianSW]

Yes, they're simplifying their offerings, and as they claim the RMS granularity for the new 100 is superior to the existing 50, they don't expect a mass defection to Kodak or Agfa. Never liked it, though everyone else does. It's not truly a 50 anyway, somewhere between 32 and 40, depending on coditions/lenses/subject, and at best I find the colors way overdone, at worst, "garish." The good professional shots I've seen with it have lots of browns & earth tones; my subjects were always heavy with greens, which for my taste are always overdone with Fuji. Agfa still makes (I guess - I can still order from B&H Photo) their RSX II 50, which I prefer as the colors are more true. Granted it's a little grainer though.

 

[Bertram2]

Anybody notice Fuji's ads for a new Velvia 100 color print film? Replacing the previous 50 ISO film. I'm just wondering if there are any fans of Velvia here.

I've used Velvia 100 as 120 film and was not very convinced, the colours looked a bit dull to me if the film is used for anything else than portraits. Those can't be done with Velvia 50 as we all know. People look like clowns because of the extreme saturation.
I went back to Provia 100 and since a while to Elitechrome Extra Colour 100 because of the price and the better saturation.

Maybe for portraits Velvia 100 has the better reproduction of skintones, it is said so, I cannot speak of my own experience because I didn't shoot enuff of it.

Regards,
Bertram

 

[nwcanonman]

I've found the new Velvia 100 to be sharper, but not quite as saturated as the old RVP 50.
I LOVE it ~!!! 😀

 

[MrBuhl]

I have used quiet a lot of both the Velvia 50 and Velvia 100 in various formats (120, 4x5, 35mm) and will echo most of the comments above - 100 doesn't seem as punched up in saturation as the old 50 did - but by the same token, it is a little more like Provia in it's contrast forgiving nature... Velvia 50 was a bear in high contrast stuff IMO.

I will second a mention for consumer Elitechrome - (Professional version = E100VS) - almost as saturated as Velvia was (VS being variously defined as Velvia Substitute or Very Saturated) but much better with contrasty scenes.

All in all - I don't buy any of the Velvia's unless I can get it short dated (i.e. cheap) - I just use the E100VS now for chrome landscapes...

 

[Todd.Hanz]

Ever try Astia? colors are truer than most over saturated slide films, I've only shot one roll but it looks promising.

 

[nwcanonman]

Ever try Astia? colors are truer than most over saturated slide films, I've only shot one roll but it looks promising.

..........................................
Todd,
Yep, for non-nature shots Astia 100 is my favorite. It's even good for weddings, true white colors (dress's , flowers, clouds). But for nature shots, here in the "Evergreen" state, I prefer the saturated Velvia. 🙂

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Astia has some nice tone.

What I plan to use my Velvia (50) for is cross processing, so I'm looking for wacky colors anyway. It really depends on what and why you're shooting.

 

[amaksimchuk]

Ken Rockwell has a detailed review of this film with direct comparisons to Velvia 50 and Velvia 100F.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/fuji/velvia100.htm