-very high contrast
-lots o' color saturation
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-very high contrast
-lots o' saturation

Depends on what your shooting. I don't use this film if I want the subject to look 'real', but I usually don't want it that way. So I use this film most of the time. Very nice cross-processed, too.

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I've tried every film I can get a hold of.

Extremly fine grained and sharp.Very punchy colours and vibrant rendition of landscapes

Too much contrast in the scene and velvia tends to lose the shadows all together. Not for midday/summer use. sometimes the colours can be a little over the top?

Sometimes this film can be wonderful (evening /morning for warm colours where contrast is still low)
Othertimes forget it

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Provia,K25,64, kchrome 100 colour

Fine grain, smooth tonality, rich 'painterly' or 'liquid' color. Does an especially good job at holding rich color in pale beiges (straw, adobe, dry grass) and dark greens (evergreen trees, architectural/industrial dark green paint) that other films either blow out or underexpose to gray or black.

has trouble with dark reds (brick) and browns - adds too much cyan and muddies them out. Touchy about room-temperature storage (not more than a day or so, folks!) Skies/clouds go magenta, like most other E-6 films, only more so. (Memo to Kodak and Fuji: the sky is CYAN/BLUE, guys, not magenta/blue!)

First lets explode a couple of Velvia myths:
* "Its a warm film" If you think so, try shooting velvia in the shade. It's at least a cold as other slide films. But Velvia DOES saturate the warm colors of things we think are neutral, like concrete and asphalt, which are actually (if you look closely) beige and brownish. It's the world that's warmer than we think, and Velivia just exagerates this truth.
* "It's bad for skin tones" True - if you shoot caucasian suburban studio portraits. False - if you shoot apple-cheeked Irish kids or leather-skinned gauchos or anyone else in the 95% of the human race who are arabian, oriental, native American, Hispanic, African, East Indian, Australian aboriginal, etc. etc. Those skin tones come out very nicely.
Velvia's closest competitor is Kodak E100vs. I think Velvia has slightly smoother transitions between tones and colors; the e100vs tends towards sharper jumps in tone (in sunlit faces, for example, from white to yellow to orange to red to brown to black, like a poster).
If you want to see what Velvia can do in a lot of settings before you buy, seek out Dave Harvey's recent book "Cuba" from National Geographic - it's all shot with the "V" film.

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just about every slide film Kodak or Fuji have made in the past 10 years; my favories after Velvia are E100VS and MS 100/1000.

Color, grain, saturation. Widely available.

It isn't a 50 speed, this can cause problems. It is really rated around 32, but Fuji doesn't publicize this. Terrible for natural skin tones. No latitude. Only comes in 50. Expensive.

Know what you're dealing with and you'll get excellent results. It is very distinctive and has no equal. Colors galore. Fun. Don't use for formal portraits.

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100VS, Provia, Sensia, etc.

Velvia is amazing. The colours are simply outstanding. I shot sports, where the image is boosted by the saturated colours - better than any other slide film I used before.

Very, very expensive in Ireland - but fine if ordered from B+H Photo.

Brillant film. For razor sharp images use a monopod/tripod. For impressionistic blurs, especially in sports, this film is the business.

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Fuji - Sensia 100/400
Fuji - Reala, Superia 100,400,800

THE COLORS!!! Wow! For outdoor nature work, this film delivers. Realistic it is not, but in terms of appeal it is fantastic. Beatuiful, vibrant, with rich shadows. Superfine image quality.

It has very high contrast. You really have to use it in "velvia light", or the results can be ghastly. The speed is an obvious problem, but if you work from a tripod like I do, it is mostly wind or active wildlife that can spoil the fun.

Deserving of its recognition as the industry standard for outdoor photographers. The richest color around. A little slow and contrasty, but that comes with the territory.

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KR 25 & 64, Provia F, Provia RDPII, Ektachromes (many).

Very saturated, sharp and colorful. I always use this in landscape photography. It gives me many beautiful scenery photos without any disappointment.

I must carry my Gitzo tripod since it is an ISO 40 (or less) film. When stop down to F8 (or smaller apeture), together with the polarizer, a very slow shutter speed will experience. It is often not convenience for snap shot.

I hope that Fuji produce Velvia II with ISO 100 or faster to increase my usage in other type of photography like sports, nature without using tripod.

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Provia II/III, Kokda Elitechrome, Kokda Gold (negative)

Sharp and fine grained. Does well under heavy overcast.

Garrish, oversaturated colors, especially in direct sunlight. An amateur film outside the USA, sold as a pro film in the USA.

Ever since the advent of Velvia, I can hardly stand to look at all the candy-coated landscape/nature photography that's being produced using this film. It makes me appreciate Ansel Adam B&W landscapes even more.

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Beautiful color saturation

Bit contrasty, the shadows block up

It's a lovely landscape film if you know how to control the tonal range.

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I only shoot Velvia and Provia

Beautiful Color. Used need a polarizer to get nice skys, but wow, hardly needed.

A bit too contrasty so loses a bit of shadow detail... still love it.

This film rocks! the color saturation is bold and beautiful.

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Extachrome/Elitechrome 100
Sensia 100
Provia 100