Velvia 100F is an excellent film! Saturated, but nevertheless with neutral grey balance.
- Extremely fine grain, on the same level as the benchmark Provia 100F (which has even a bit finer grain than Kodak Ektar).
- Extremely high resolution: Lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss has tested this film in their scientific resolution test with 170 lp/mm at contrast of 1:32 (for comparison: the Nikon D800 reaches 90 lp/mm under the same test conditions);
at lower object contrast of 1:4 or 1:6 you still get resolution values in the 130-140 lp/mm range; for more details see the scientific tests here:
http://www.aphog.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=1
- excellent sharpness.
The Velvia 100F has a bit more contrast compared to Provia 100F and Provia 400X.
Both Provias have a very natural, accurate and neutral color balance. They are not as color saturated as Velvia 100F, Velvia 100 and Velvia 50.
The best performance with slides you have with
- viewing them on a light table (with 5000 - 5500°K color temperature), with an excellent slide loupe. I can highly recommend the loupes from Schneider
http://www.schneider-kreuznach.com/foto_e/zubehoer_lupen.htm
and from Rodenstock
http://www.rodenstock-photo.com/en/main/products/magnifiers/aspherical-magnifiers/
With these loupes on a light table you will see them in their full resolution and color brillance.
- and of course viewing them in projection with a good slide projector on a screen. That is a league of its own. An absolutely unsurpassed performance. Simply stunning. The best presentation method for big enlargements (outstanding quality and lowest costs).
