Slide film advice

[rince]

Hi,

I am more of a b/w shooter and I am not really familiar with shooting color.Honestly I have not been using slide film for about 15 years and surely never inside with flash, but I am currently planning a little project with slide film for fun. It will be all shot indoors with flash and will all be flower (macro) portraits. Those slides will go into light boxes in the end. I am totally lost on deciding what slide film to pick. Do you have any recommendations for me? I am looking for a good saturation in color. The format will be either 4x5 or 120, I am not decided yet. Also, would you recommend any kind of color correction filter? How would I chose the correct color correction filter?

Sorry for all the basic questions,

Thx, Dennis

 

[Europan]

I have a 4" by 5" camera and used Fujichrome Provia 100 F RDP III, very pleasing to my eyes. Since that’s a daylight balanced film you don’t need any filter in flashlight. Wirklich schöner Film!

 

[rince]

I have a 4" by 5" camera and used Fujichrome Provia 100 F RDP III, very pleasing to my eyes. Since that’s a daylight balanced film you don’t need any filter in flashlight. Wirklich schöner Film!

Thanks for the speedy answer! I will definitely look into Provia then.


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[Fixcinater]

Provia should be just fine. Velvia would have more saturation.

 

[Poisson Du Jour]

You could use both Provia and Velvia and let actual experience guide your judgement as to which is best. Take notes of exposure as you go along and remember that the graceful latitude so often taken for granted with print film, is far less generous with either of the films mentioned. I have seen beginners achieve excellent results with both Provia and Velvia in controlled conditions with careful metering.

 

[rince]

Provia should be just fine. Velvia would have more saturation.

Thanks for the advice on saturation. I will look into it.



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[rince]

You could use both Provia and Velvia and let actual experience guide your judgement as to which is best. Take notes of exposure as you go along and remember that the graceful latitude so often taken for granted with print film, is far less generous with either of the films mentioned. I have seen beginners achieve excellent results with I both Provia and Velvia in controlled conditions with careful metering.

Thank you, I will keep that in mind and probably do a test series this weekend to see how they fare (or better said how I fare with them )


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[AgX]

Altenatively you could use C-41 negative film and print on RA-4 display film.

 

[rince]

Altenatively you could use C-41 negative film and print on RA-4 display film.

That is a good thought as well, I never even thought of that, but since I have never done RA-4 I guess I am a little hesitant. Are there any advantages to a straight E6 process ?


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[AgX]

C-41 yields a larger exposure range, but with your setting you most probably would be able to to adjust lighting contrast anyway.

The neg-pos way still offers the chance of making transparencies larger than 4x5 (depending on economic availability of disdplay film).

 

[Slixtiesix]

My choice would be Velvia 100.

 

[rince]

C-41 yields a larger exposure range, but with your setting you most probably would be able to to adjust lighting contrast anyway.

The neg-pos way still offers the chance of making transparencies larger than 4x5 (depending on economic availability of disdplay film).

Thank you for the great explanation. That opens up a whole different realm of possibility. Thank you!


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