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Post by minoltaman on Dec 30, 2007 9:32:13 GMT -5
First time ever using Velvia 50. A difficult film to shoot. Alot of light and a tripod is absolutely necessary. Pretty much an unforgiving film. Minolta 430si camera, Vivitar Series 1 28-210 zoom lens. Bryant Park, NYCHudson River, Hastings, NY (18 miles north of NYC)
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Post by kiev4a on Dec 30, 2007 10:29:00 GMT -5
It's been a long time since I've shot slides and even longer since I tried something with an ISO that low. When you figure you have to be within half a stop there's almost no room for error. Guess I have been spoiled by the latitude of print film. Nice shots and I admire your courage.
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Post by olroy2044 on Dec 30, 2007 17:16:05 GMT -5
Beautiful! Do you remember the exposure data? Roy
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Post by GeneW on Dec 31, 2007 7:41:31 GMT -5
Nice shooting, Tommy. The Hudson River shot is stunning. Velvia looks like a difficult film to use in bright conditions. I have a roll of it in my fridge but haven't tried it yet. Sounds like it works best with a tripod.
Gene
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Post by minoltaman on Dec 31, 2007 14:32:56 GMT -5
Gentlemen, thank you!!!
Roy, the shot in Bryant Park was hand held, I think I had to open it up to f/8 @ 1/60. The shot of the Hudson River was on a tripod, f/22 @15 seconds.
Wayne, yes, there is no room for error with Velvia 50. Out of 36 exposures, I got 10 that were acceptably exposed and a likeable composition. The rest of the shots were too dark or I didn't like the composition. I have another roll of Velvia 50 which I'll try again in the summer.....bright, bright sun!
Gene, definitely use the tripod when you finally use the Velvia 50. It needs ALOT of light. It's a difficult film to shoot because most of us probably shoot 200 and 400 where the latitude is much more forgiving. There's even a big difference between ISO 100 and 50, IMO. Good luck and I hope to see your shots soon!!
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Jan 11, 2008 2:40:40 GMT -5
Nice pics. I began my photographic journey on E6: mostly Ektachrome E100 and E200 or or the consumer versions: Elite100 & 200. Velvia was just that little bit too hard! How can you tell the slide shooters? They're the ones always toting tripods and/or really fast lenses. I found a Manfrotto 190 a lot cheaper than big lenses With E100S (Kodak's extra saturated version of E100) a Sigma 28 - 200 super-zoom AND a wacking great polarising filter, that Manfrotto was my best friend. At least my horizons were straight and the colours were so loud your eyes would bleed into the lupe just looking at them. Then I got a Yashicamat and the love affair really began. I'd be glued to the lightbox for hours dribbling over blue skies, white clouds, green grass and purple flowers, totally besoted by those huge 6x6 lovelies. Personally, the site of a fresh slide popping off the lightbox is still the best photographic experience and well worth the half a stop latitude. Goldarnit, Tommy, you've got me hankering to load up some slide film again. Now where did I put those plans for a home-brewed lightbox? BTW - 10 shots? you're a hero. I'd be over the moon if I got 2 eepers from 36
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Post by davesworld on Jan 11, 2008 7:30:36 GMT -5
Tommy, Wonderfull images!, I always look foward to your posts! Fuji Velvia 50 is my all time favorite "tripod mounted-please sit still" medium! Perhaps we should all get back to slower films, Our world needs to slow up a little (or a lot), I feel! Fuji Velvia 50 is like a good woman, "hard to handle, but trully worth the effort! (please forgive me Ladies, my wife & best friend insisted I added this) Couple of images shot with Velvia 50 and posted on Ron's site previously. Water St Patricks River All shot with mamiya ZE-2, Velvia 50. #1 with Mamiya 200 mm lens f/4.0, #2 mamiya 28mm f/2.8
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Post by kiev4a on Jan 11, 2008 9:21:53 GMT -5
Nice stream shot!
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Post by minoltaman on Jan 14, 2008 10:14:06 GMT -5
Nikkortorokkor, thank you!!! And yea, start loading up that slide film!! Of course, there's nothing like looking at slides on a light box. They look so freakin' good, yet something gets lost when you scan them into the computer. They just don't look the same as on the lightbox. Looking forward to seeing your slide shots, good luck!! Yea, 10 for 36 is not great, especially for baseball, but for shooting Velvia 50, I guess it's OK!!
Davesworld!! Holy crap those shots are beautiful!!! The lighting on the first one is magnificient....is that natural lighting? Awesome. Your second shot demonstrates the reason I attempted to shoot Veliva 50 in the first place....and you nailed it!! What a perfect shot!!!!
And yes Dave, I agree with your philosophy concerning Velvia and women!!! (Thankfully my wife doesn't peruse this forum!)
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Post by kiev4a on Jan 14, 2008 11:56:46 GMT -5
I have always approached my mate of 40 years like Dave's stream shot.... with care so I don't trip and break my leg and/or drown.
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Post by davesworld on Jan 15, 2008 1:24:50 GMT -5
Thanks Tommy & Wayne for your kind comments and yes all shot with natural light. I love my old ZE-2 it's had a hard life, but still performs every time, even considering that it spent some time at the bottom of my daughters toy box during my short but shamefull Digital phase.
For the record the 1st shot was:- Mamiya ZE-2, Mamiya Sekor E 200mm 1:4, Fuji Velvia 50, 500th second at F4.
The second shot:- Mamiya ZE-2, Mamiya sekor E 28mm, 1:2.8, Fuji Velvia 50, Polarizer filter, 1.5 second exposure at F (not sure, wound it up to maximum for maximum exposure time) sorry not the 200mm lens as previously stated
Dave
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Post by minoltaman on Jan 15, 2008 9:27:23 GMT -5
Here's another from Manhattan, Fuji Velvia 50. I have a mini-tripod that's absolutely awesome for shooting longer exposures on the streets of Manhattan. 42nd Street Reflection
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Post by GeneW on Jan 15, 2008 10:56:12 GMT -5
I really like this 42nd St reflection. Excellent cityscape!
Gene
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Post by minoltaman on Jan 15, 2008 12:51:16 GMT -5
Thanks Gene!! You know, this shot is what happens when my wife decides to go into some chi-chi shop and I'm left alone outside on the streets. I was standing outside and just turned and saw this reflection and calmly set up and took the shot.
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Post by SidW on Jan 16, 2008 20:59:56 GMT -5
... something gets lost when you scan them into the computer. They just don't look the same as on the lightbox .... Tommy, welcome to the slidefilm club, and using a slow film is really like stepping back to the 1950s.. I finally stopped using negative film when I found I couldn't argue with the man at the shop about his prints. You put a lot of effort into setting up your creative exposure, then they put your film through a standard machine on full auto. The same goes for scanners too. You tend to lose contrast, dynamic range , highlight and shadow detail, and saturation, that can all be put back again once you get it into the computer. This isn't cheating, it's accepting the limitations of the technology. It was just the same in the wet darkroom, the final result depended on your choice of equipment and materials and how you used them. What you do with the camera is only the beginning, what happens in the darkroom or computer is the middle and the end. p.s. Bryant Park is one of our favouritespots in NYC, any season, to say nothing of the magnificent public library building at one end, with its amzing interior and numerous exhibitions.
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