Have You Been shooting With Ektachrome - Because You Can't Get Ahold Of Any Velvia?

[mshchem]

Nonsense? If Fujifilm sell a camera with Fuji Velvia installed, then by definition the photographer is shooting Fuji Velvia.

Like it or not, it'll be the only type available soon enough.

I'm talking about the st#$id film simulations. Fuji uses the legend of Velvia to sell digicams. I have plenty of film. Including most of a 400' roll of Ektachrome.

 

[Taylor K Nankervis]

Ektachrome 100 is flexible enough to be kneaded and caressed toward the appearance of Velvia 50 (but not RVP100) by being selective and thoughtful of the lighting your shoot it in. The dimwits who shoot this, and other E6 films in bright blinding daylight are the first to whinge long and loud about the poor results — and behind all this is a profound lack of understanding (a carelessness if you will) of how to use these films and the technique of considered exposure. For starters, a polariser in hazy to overcast light will dramatically enliven the palette with a distinctive "kodak-y" feel to it — distinct enough that it cannot be compared to Velvia, but is a very worthy contender in saturation, pretty much complementary to it, actually.

Takeawa is if you cannot get RVP50/100, then use Ektachrome 100. Importantly, knuckle down to the fine art of exposing it creatively so delivers the results that please you.