I have about a dozen rolls in the freezer slated for this summer's vacation. It bills itself as an extra fine grained basic 100iso ektachome, as far as the box label goes. I also have some 100VS that is warm and saturated. I am waiting for a wild flowers or spashy summer fashion shoot to turn it loose.
I've shot a few rolls on my RZ67, but I wouldn't say that I find it particularly warmer in a very noticeable way...very, very subtle at least to my eyes.
I have about a dozen rolls in the freezer slated for this summer's vacation. It bills itself as an extra fine grained basic 100iso ektachome, as far as the box label goes. I also have some 100VS that is warm and saturated. I am waiting for a wild flowers or spashy summer fashion shoot to turn it loose.
The 100VS is quite grainy, but I really enjoy its colour saturation. It was, for a time, my favourite E6 film and I still shoot it on occasion because to my eye, it's got its own very nice colour palette.
The GX sounds interesting though. Perhaps I should give some a try.
I tried a head to head comparison with Provia 100F. I found the Provia to be sharper and cooler. Although I liked the warmth of the E100GX, my preferencew falls in favor of the Provia.
So, how should you use it? If it were me, it would be used to trade for Provia
Anywhere you'd use a moderately saturated film w/ a slight warming filter
product shots
fashion (the kind where the models don't look deathly green or cyan), glam shots or any people shots under strobes especially where the strobe temp might run a little cool
Early morning or evening when the sun is low and the shadows are open
winter months in northern latitudes
high elevations
most anything shot with on camera flash
any 4 or 5 stop setting w/ a 40 magenta filter and souped in c41 juices
I tried the E100G and the E100GX, and I have to say the difference is subtle, but it's a tad more visible on skin tones. E100G can give you pasty white skins under certain lighting, and GX warms them up.
I found Provia (4x5 sheet film) to be terribly blue even in the bright sunlight of Hawaii. The images I ended up with were still terrific but it took much color correction in the final print.
I didn't have that experience when shooting 100VS, which I prefer.