dumb question, what is the differnce bwtween Velvia and Velvia F

cmacd123 · May 14, 2018

OK this is probably so obvious that Everyone knows it. Fuji Slide film has (or sadly in many cases HAD) both a "plain Version" and a same name "F" version.

what does the F mean, and how much difference should I expect if I (have to) switch from one to the other?

dE fENDER · May 15, 2018

Velvia 100F had been discontinued at 2015 and it will be difficult to switch to this direction.

F means "Fine-grain" or something, but in fuji terms it usually means "new version", for example: provia 100 -> provia 100F, provia 400 -> provia 400F -> provia 400X... But the Velvia 100F was unsuccessful and unpopular version. It had purple shift and not so vivid colours as original velvia - you can search some examples in flickr.

cmacd123 · May 15, 2018

dE fENDER said:
fuji terms it usually means "new version", for example: provia 400 -> provia 400F -> provia 400X... .

Great that even Kinda makes (marketing) sense.

Poisson Du Jour · May 15, 2018

Velvia (50) and Velvia 100F are two very different emulsions. While RVP50 found its niche very early on, the 100F, with an poorly enunciated palette of oddball flat greens (not even a polariser could improve these!), wierd mustard yellows and beetroot red-brown crossover did not find particular favour, and to add insult to its injury, it was one of the more difficult emulsions to successfully print to Ilfochrome Classic: the colours just did not resonate. I do have Ilfochrome Classic prints from 100F here that I occasionally dig up -- they really are horrid compared to the lush prints from RVP50. No contest!

The discontinuation of 100F was not unexpected when RVP50 remained the runaway clear favourite, along with Provia 100F with its neutral and less contrasty palette.

Arcadia4 · May 17, 2018

I understood F simply stands for 'F'ine grained from when the 100F series of films was introduced (taken from the Fujifilm pro data guides of 2003/5);
Astia 100F - subdued color reproduction and the softest tone reproduction among the 100F films
Provia 100F - Medium color saturation and contrast compared to other films in the 100F series.
Velvia 100F - highest color saturation among 100F series films

Velvia 100 was introduced in 2005 2 years after Velvia 100F in 2003. So its the newer of the two films.

Velvia 100F (sheet film) is still part of the fuji product range in Japanly. It was discontinued 2012 outside Japan (all formats) and 120 format in Japan in 2015. The most recent packs seem to dated 2019 so perhaps this wont be for much longer!

Arcadia4 · May 17, 2018

Arcadia4 said:
Japanly.

Japan only!

trendland · May 19, 2018

Poisson Du Jour said:
Velvia (50) and Velvia 100F are two very different emulsions. While RVP50 found its niche very early on, the 100F, with an poorly enunciated palette of oddball flat greens (not even a polariser could improve these!), wierd mustard yellows and beetroot red-brown crossover did not find particular favour, and to add insult to its injury, it was one of the more difficult emulsions to successfully print to Ilfochrome Classic: the colours just did not resonate. I do have Ilfochrome Classic prints from 100F here that I occasionally dig up -- they really are horrid compared to the lush prints from RVP50. No contest!

The discontinuation of 100F was not unexpected when RVP50 remained the runaway clear favourite, along with Provia 100F with its neutral and less contrasty palette.

Arcadia4 said:
Japan only!

I just can't get this here out of my brain :
THE LAST BATCH VELVIA50 (8x10) $161.000,-
Before shipping :

properly recived at final destination:

and it was a great deal : pricing today is ~ 400.000,- bucks ......!!

with regards

dumb question, what is the differnce bwtween Velvia and Velvia F

cmacd123

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Arcadia4

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