Vivid Color Film for Studio

[arigram]

In contrast to my other thread about gritty color film for the street, I am looking for the complete opposite:

- a color 120 film, negative or positive with saturated color for studio work and scanning.

Is Fuji Velvia 50 right for this job, or should I look for another film?

I will be possibly ordering them in bulk from abroad as 120 color film in Greece is about 6 euros a piece. So, I will have to take your word for it.
I am using an Epson 4990 scanner to scan 120 film which usually just ends up in DVDs straight, save maybe for some prints out of a cheap (but not very bad) inkjet.

 

[Aurum]

6 Euro isn't that bad, I pay the equivalent of 5 Euro in the high street in the UK for colour c41 in 120 format (Fuji Reala IIRC)
Bulk of course may give you a better deal.
as a comparison BW from Ilford is typically 3.5 euro at retail in the UK

 

[gr82bart]

Ari,

Try Kodak 100VS - http://www.kodak.com/global/en/prof.../e100vsIndex.jhtml?id=0.2.26.14.11.20.7&lc=en

Regards, Art.

 

[tim_walls]

Ektachrome E100VS. Definitely. Absolutely. Try it; it's gorgeous stuff. Velvia overdoes greens which might be great for landscapes but less useful in the studio - E100VS has lovely vivid colours across the palette.

Critically, I've also found all the Ektachrome films far easier to scan (sorry) than Fuji's, and Velvia in particular is a pig to scan (sorry again.)

 

[arigram]

Thank you guys, I will look for that film.
It sounds really nice!

 

[benjiboy]

If you want neg film try Kodak Portra 160 VC or Fuji Pro 160 C.

 

[Whiteymorange]

Another vote for the E100VS. It's a bit warm, but really very nice overall.

 

[Michel Hardy-Vallée]

All the relevant names have already been mentioned, so I'll just mention that you want to make sure your scanner can handle the contrast range you're working with. Saturated colour films are usually more contrasted as well.

Last time I had scans for E100VS, the film had too much contrast for the scanner (Frontier).

If you get lucky, you might find some 120 Kodak Ultra Color (100 or 400). You might also want to look into cross-processed slide film like E200.

 

[pentaxuser]

Have a look at today's gallery and goldie's shot of red and blue garbage bins. It's a slide film called EPP. The red and blue look pretty saturated to me but the background colours still look good.

pentaxuser