Is the lattitude on the e100vs large enough for a slide beginner to get decent shots?
Also I have a acer scanwit 35mm scanner. It makes a good image but i can never get the colors right with negatives. Provided that this scanner can scan slides decently, is color correction easier?
in fact for slide film I'd say it is imperative to learn and regularly use filters if you want good color.
I don't think that is a valid statement . Filters will fundamentally change the result on film; e.g. a polariser, used excessively, will do what? If used in moderation, what else will it do? And what effect if used in shade? The traps are many and numerous.
Understanding slide film and colour starts with the basics of exposing the film without filters in many different situations, especially contrasty light to understand latitude. Basics first. Remember the OP is moving from benign negative film to transparency. It's not a trick-free circus. As skills and knowledge progress, then introduce filters as required. I emphasised taking notes of each exposure to facilitate understanding.
I noticed an earlier post re this: my experience using graduated ND filters on evaluative/multi-pattern meters especially is to avoid this trap with those particular meter types, or switch to CWA only.
Lastly- from what I read the developer plays no role in the final outcome of the picture. Is this true? This is a big pro of slides for me as I can't get good consistant results locally with negatives
Not true. Slides will not solve that problem.
All film is affected by the quality of the chemicals, agitation, temperature, time in the soup...
That is true! Developing the slide film is similar to developing the negative film. It's a strict procedure and requires no operator judgment. Most labs if they do it right the negative or slide should come out fine. However, in the printing or scanning stage of the negative, operator judgment comes in and because the lab tech is not you and so often the result is not to your liking.
If you print (in the darkroom using RA-4 process) or scan your own negative then there is no advantage in this respect by using slide film.
Robert, Good to meet you.
We have 2 F5s, and love them. They as solid as a tank and the metering is great. We use one for B/W and the other for slide film. I hate negative color film.
My wife uses the slide camera much more than I. She loves backlit shots. The F5 does one hell of a job with that.
We also live in Canada, so we get a lot of snow and every other weather condition you can imagine. We have used both of them in -30C to about +30C.
Our local camera shot loaned me an F6 to see what I thought. Returned it in about a day or 2.
Google Lightwisps and you will be able to see some of our work. They are all shot with an F5.
Glad you enjoy film.
Contact me anytime.
Don
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