Fujifilm Velvia 50 - 35mm Film

My "go to" film for landscapes. Some Folks report conditions need to be ideal in order to get the most out of this film. My experiences suggest otherwise. Even in heavy cloud conditions, taking time to find the proper depth as well as shutter speed still yield pretty decent results. Everyone has their own tastes, correct?..........Also, delivery was quick and accurate, as it always is with Adorama.

For fun and to satisfy curiosity, I shot this in my F100 against my D700 in side-by-side, same setting test shots of landscapes, portraits and wildlife. Holy moley! I had forgotten how "cartoonish" a DSLR photo can look compared to film print. Biggest differences were the Velvia's detail transitions, which were natural. The D700 was so pixel crisp that, side-by-side comparisons looked a little like subjects had been cutout with a razor and pasted onto backgrounds. But that's a format difference, not a review of Velvia itself. Not having other film on hand, I can't compare it to another brand or another ISO. But I know that I liked them enough I don't need to look for other brands. I'll snap this up whenever I get the chance.

This film, Velvia 50 is the re-engineered version of the discontinued original Velvia (also ISO 50). It is said to have the saturated colors (but somewhat overripe skin tones) that the original was famous for. The re-engineering was to allow the film to be made with the same base and manufacturing equipment as Fujifilm's more recent slide films. Like all slide films, it has a narrow latitude (perhaps plus or minus half a stop), so accurate metering and/or exposure bracketing are a must. Slide films are generally more expensive than color negative films, and E-6 processing and mounting is more expensive and increasingly hard to obtain. I would say my total cost per image of shooting slide film, counting film, developing, scanning, and shipping costs, is about double ... MoreThis film, Velvia 50 is the re-engineered version of the discontinued original Velvia (also ISO 50). It is said to have the saturated colors (but somewhat overripe skin tones) that the original was famous for. The re-engineering was to allow the film to be made with the same base and manufacturing equipment as Fujifilm's more recent slide films. Like all slide films, it has a narrow latitude (perhaps plus or minus half a stop), so accurate metering and/or exposure bracketing are a must. Slide films are generally more expensive than color negative films, and E-6 processing and mounting is more expensive and increasingly hard to obtain. I would say my total cost per image of shooting slide film, counting film, developing, scanning, and shipping costs, is about double that of color negative film. The particular lab I use (by mail, and who I like a lot) scans color negative film at about 200 ppi, but uses different (and, in my opinion, inferior) equipment for scanning slide film, at only about 100 ppi. The point of all this is that your results will depend A LOT on who develops and scans your film. For me, I get better results at half the cost with color negative film. But if slide film is what you want, Velvia 50 is an excellent choice.