Post by Peter S. on Feb 11, 2008 17:32:47 GMT -5
Dear fellow camera collectors,
I exposed a roll of Fuji Velvia 100F during the first half of my winter holiday - and a few when
back home. In the second half of the holidays the weather was not like Velvia was worth being
exposed. ;-)
I tried to explain what I do with that film - and this is now a practical
example.
I was in Bavaria near the Lake Schliersee. On one of the first days I had a small skitour
(poor Zorro, OK while going up, but had to run down pretty fast inorder to avoid him
coming to close to the sharp edges of the ski...).
X-500, MD Zoom Rokkor 3.5/35-70
Velvia is not able to fully handle the contrast. You may notice that the bright parts of the sunlit
clouds look pretty washed out. Snow is OK, and hence for me the image is OK, too.
Same thing later in the evening while having a walk in the very cold valley. (-10°C)
MC Rokkor-PG 1.2/58 ca. F/2.8..4, ca. 1/1000s
But look here: this lens is so sweet. Tack sharp at the pole and so soft two meters behind.
The next one is what You don't expect from Velvia: intense yellow and orange hues.
Sunset
A few days later I had a day off for skiing in the traditional way. Mount Wendelstein is
a pretty difficult skiing resort, snow was thin - and there were only seven or eight people
skiing in the whole area. Only two runs were open - but anyway it is always fun being the
only one in sight ... so You won't spot people in my shots.
I had a MC 2.8/24, and 3.5/35-70 zoom and a MC 2.8/135 with me. That equipment served
me well...
35-70 zoom
MC W.Rokkor 2.8/24 - great as always. In the back You can spot Lake Chiemsee.
35-70 zoom
35-70 zoom
Velvia is pretty cold - and therefore very well suited to shot snow. Bright parts of the
frame might look a bit washed out. But everybody knows that snow is that bright, and
therefore I think this is OK. As long as a bit of detail is in the snow.
This is not difficult. I did not miss a single frame on that day to grossly wrong exposure. So I do warmly recommend Velvia! Just in case You want to check out slide film. But I've heared processing is pretty expensive in the US.
Best regards
Peter
I exposed a roll of Fuji Velvia 100F during the first half of my winter holiday - and a few when
back home. In the second half of the holidays the weather was not like Velvia was worth being
exposed. ;-)
I tried to explain what I do with that film - and this is now a practical
example.
I was in Bavaria near the Lake Schliersee. On one of the first days I had a small skitour
(poor Zorro, OK while going up, but had to run down pretty fast inorder to avoid him
coming to close to the sharp edges of the ski...).
X-500, MD Zoom Rokkor 3.5/35-70
Velvia is not able to fully handle the contrast. You may notice that the bright parts of the sunlit
clouds look pretty washed out. Snow is OK, and hence for me the image is OK, too.
Same thing later in the evening while having a walk in the very cold valley. (-10°C)
MC Rokkor-PG 1.2/58 ca. F/2.8..4, ca. 1/1000s
But look here: this lens is so sweet. Tack sharp at the pole and so soft two meters behind.
The next one is what You don't expect from Velvia: intense yellow and orange hues.
Sunset
A few days later I had a day off for skiing in the traditional way. Mount Wendelstein is
a pretty difficult skiing resort, snow was thin - and there were only seven or eight people
skiing in the whole area. Only two runs were open - but anyway it is always fun being the
only one in sight ... so You won't spot people in my shots.
I had a MC 2.8/24, and 3.5/35-70 zoom and a MC 2.8/135 with me. That equipment served
me well...
35-70 zoom
MC W.Rokkor 2.8/24 - great as always. In the back You can spot Lake Chiemsee.
35-70 zoom
35-70 zoom
Velvia is pretty cold - and therefore very well suited to shot snow. Bright parts of the
frame might look a bit washed out. But everybody knows that snow is that bright, and
therefore I think this is OK. As long as a bit of detail is in the snow.
This is not difficult. I did not miss a single frame on that day to grossly wrong exposure. So I do warmly recommend Velvia! Just in case You want to check out slide film. But I've heared processing is pretty expensive in the US.
Best regards
Peter
