List of color film properties

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Anyone know of a resource, other than the manufactures blurb on the properties of color film? I've purchased a bunch of film, Ektar, Velvia, Provia, Portra, Astia, Ektachrome... so I'm looking for a resource that describes each and what it's good for and what should be avoided. I know I can compile this myself through searching, just wondering if something already exists. Thanks

 

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Any list you find will be very subjective, this is one case where digging out the info yourself will be much better.

 

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darkroommike said:

Any list you find will be very subjective, this is one case where digging out the info yourself will be much better.

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Thanks, I was sorta thinking the same thing however if there was a resource to start with I could start compiling a list for each film. Ive done some of that via youtube.

 

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I can advise you a slide comparison: http://photo-element.ru/ts/transparent/transparent.html
But, its only for slide films, in Russian (you may try to use google translate) and many of them are unavailable for now.

 

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We at Kodak tried to be as objective as possible in our tests and those are what ended up in the manuals and on-line. Having run those tests, you can believe that they are not manipulated in any fashion.

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Instead of what's written on the spec sheet, for example Ektar's spec sheet says "An ideal choice for commercial photographers and advanced amateurs, KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film is recommended for applications such as nature, travel and outdoor photography, as well as for fashion and product photography".

I was more interested in what photographers have to say about the do's and don't for each film type. Example, I've heard Ektar is not good for skin tones, they look pink or red but if you over expose a bit and in direct light it's fine. Something along those lines... dE fENDER's link is a great start for me. I've also watch some you tube video's where photogrphers are describing certain film types and how they think they are best used.

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