What is your favorite color slide film?

stradibarrius · Nov 22, 2010

I am going to try my had shooting color slide film. It seems that processing it at home is no big deal so I am going to give it a try. I have done all of my color work with digital and all of my B&W with film but I want to at least try it.

Suggestions on vibrant color slide film
for landscapes?
for indoor studio?

benjiboy · Nov 22, 2010

Hi Barry,
For landscapes I like Fuji Velvia Pro100 in both 135 and 120 for studio work and accurate skin tones I use Fuji Astia F Pro or Fuji Provia.

Rick A · Nov 22, 2010

Green. I just love the color , any shade, especially hundred dollar bill green. then it would have to be purple next, my second favorite color. Oh wait, I get it. You are not asking what color of slide film, but color rendering film. I suppose it would have to be Velvia, I love saturated colors.

RobertV · Nov 22, 2010

Velvia 50 for landscapes.

Provia 100F or 400X.

But developing E-6 is pretty critical. Especially in temperature control and pH of the whole process.

sandholm · Nov 22, 2010

Fuji Velvia 50 and 100 (F when i want high color saturation) for landscape and Provia 100F for portraits, (120 and 4x5)

( I would have liked to say kodachrome...)

thegman · Nov 22, 2010

Vibrant colour, go for Velvia, or maybe E100VS.

Matus Kalisky · Nov 22, 2010

If you on tripod that Provia 100F or Velvia 50 are good candidates. I find the Kodak E100VS rather grainy (too much for small format), but it has nice color palette.

However as "take me everywhere" color slide the Provia 400X is quickly becoming my favorite as it has incredibly fine grain for ISO 400 film. I shot quite a few with Mamiya 6 in Spain (I have yet to get some scanned ones on the web, but it is on the way). Even in small format the grain allows A4 prints without excessive grain (contrary to ISO 400 color negative films). And it can be pushed 1 - 2 stops if necessary.

If Fuji would introduce the 400X in 4x5 format it would probably be the only color slide in 4x5 I would be buying.

I would like to see comparison of the 400X with the new Kodak Porta 400, anybody ?

edp · Nov 22, 2010

Kodak E100GX. Shame they canned it and kept the Disney cartoon films instead.

MattKing · Nov 22, 2010

edp said:
Kodak E100GX. Shame they canned it and kept the Disney cartoon films instead.

Same here about E100GX.

The E100G is still available, and quite good.

bdial · Nov 22, 2010

Kodachrome until the end of the year. Otherwise, Ektachrome in any of its variants. Absolutly not Fuji (IMHO).

edp · Nov 22, 2010

MattKing said:
The E100G is still available, and quite good.

I find it a bit on the blue side, and usually use an 81B filter if I can remember where I left it. (Or preferably take some E100GX out of the big stash in the freezer.)

I find the very-saturated-colour films a bit over the top. They're impressive to begin with, but a bit tiring to look at after a while. Having said that I like the combination of pinhole+Velvia 100.

Ektagraphic · Nov 22, 2010

My favorites left are E200 and Elite Chrome 100. E200 is really a great film to work with! It is a little expensive...Elite Chrome 200 is the same film. It has great push-ability and I have exposed at EI 800 with slight change to the characteristics of the film.

mooseontheloose · Nov 22, 2010

I've shot just about every slide film but my go-to slide films for the past 10 years have been Provia 100 and 400 (now 400X). Since I shoot a lot of slide film while travelling I find it the most versatile for a variety of subjects. However, I now find myself shooting more with Kodak films (E100G for example) recently -- they are cheap and readily available here in Japan.

hpulley · Nov 22, 2010

I used to absolutely love E200. Shot tons and tons, some E100 and some E400 too though at 400 ISO I generally preferred Provia but NOT for people, the skin tones of the Fuji slide film was never pleasing to me, great for landscapes however. Ektachrome always did better for skin tones IMO.

Mainecoonmaniac · Nov 22, 2010

I like Velvia for outdoor stuff and RTP for hot light studio work.

nickrapak · Nov 22, 2010

My favorite is Elite Chrome 100 for a general use film, and E100VS for landscapes and places that need saturation. I prefer Elite Chrome over the similar E100G for two reasons. One, it tends not to go as blue in the shadows as E100G, and two, it costs half as much. I have tried Velvia, and while it has finer grain, it has a tendency to exaggerate the colors too much for my taste.

perkeleellinen · Nov 23, 2010

My favourite was always Provia 400X. Useful speed for me, handles a one-stop push very well, nice colours and a really nice grainy look when pushed to ASA1600.

Steve Roberts · Nov 23, 2010

nickrapak said:
My favorite is Elite Chrome 100 for a general use film, .

I've recently shot several rolls of Elite Chrome 100 and been very pleased with the results. One niggle was largely down to me - in the European packaging (don't know about elsewhere) the ASA rating on the pack is in rather small, black characters (unlike Fuji, where the rating is big and bold). Thinking I was picking up half a dozen rolls of Elite Chrome 100 in the shop, I accidentally included a couple of the 200 variety and didn't realise this until I'd put one through the camera. Nevertheless, I advised the processors (The Darkroom, Cheltenham) of my cock-up and they did the necessary pulling to produce a perfectly good set of slides.

Steve

mhanc · Nov 23, 2010

I like the Kodak e100g and e100vs. I find the e100vs to work well in low light scenes.

hirokun · Nov 24, 2010

I think my most used film will be RVP100, closely followed by RDPIII.

Jerevan · Nov 24, 2010

There are two slide films that gets me going: Kodak E100G and my favourite, Fuji Astia. Two problems: it's expensive and I really don't know what to do with them once developed, except admiring them on a light table.

hpulley · Nov 24, 2010

Projecting them is good though it cuts down their life, E6 chromes can only last about 2 hours total in front of a high power bulb at full output before fading.

Vonder · Nov 24, 2010

Astia rules

Jerevan said:
There are two slide films that gets me going: Kodak E100G and my favourite, Fuji Astia. Two problems: it's expensive and I really don't know what to do with them once developed, except admiring them on a light table.

Fuji Astia is my favorite too. As I scan every slide I don't worry too much about them fading when projected, which I do once in a great while. Astia's colors are much more real, natural, than any other slide film. Somewhat muted, which works great for portraits. Including non-human ones

Example:

stradibarrius · Nov 24, 2010

I made an assumption that slide film produces better photos than color negative film???? Is that a correct assumption?

Poisson Du Jour · Nov 24, 2010

Velvia 50 and 100F for 35mm, Provia 100F for 120 pinhole.

What is your favorite color slide film?

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