A very good all around slide film. The finest grained colour film available, RMS 8. Very sharp. Natural / slightly enhanced colour, very good tone separation Pushable, +1 stop is basically indistinguishable from a normally exposed roll. In even light, such as an overcast day, it can be pushed up to +2 stops, i rate it at 320, it remains grainless and colours stay good.

In hard mid-day light, and open shadows or near water, an 81A warming filter is adviseable to prevent blue casts.

Good highlight/shadow balance especially if slightly overexposed as needed for scanning and publishing. Shadow details rendered well due to moderate maximum density even with mid-range scanners (Dmax ~ 3). Neutral and "naturally saturated" colors come in sunlit areas with nice blue skies, and also in overcast wather. Realistic skin tones demonstrate the substantial improvement over RD 100. As a very sharp and virtually grainless film perfect for landscapes to show finest details.

A noticeable bluish cast in shadows on clear days most likely originates from diffuse reflection of the blue sky, not from the film! Here Agfachrome or Kodachrome slide films as well as Fujichrome Astia or Sensia have a slightly warmer color balance. Sharpness and resolution put certain demands on the photographic equipment used. As a professional film, it is expensive.

I am still missing Fujichrome RD100, but Provia 100F is the true successor that reminds me of the slides I made some 15 years ago. However, Provia is much better suitable for scanning and has natural skin tones.

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Fujichrome RD 100, Velvia (50), Sensia (Type I = RD), Sensia (Type III = RA), Astia 100F, Kodak EliteChrome 100, 100 Extra Color, 200, Agfachrome CTx 100, CT precisa 100, Kodachrome 200, Konica Centuria Chrome 100 and 200

Colors are very realistic. Grain looks very good also.

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Starting using this film about 6 months ago, purchased a 10 pack on e-bay to try it out. I was so impressed with the first roll I got back, that this is now my 35mm slide film of choice. I like the colors beter then Fuji Astia 100F, and Fuji Velvia 100F. I recently purchased some Kodak Eliter Chrome 100, and just finished shooting a roll to see how it compairs with the Fuji Provia. But so far I am very happy with this Fuji Film.

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Fuji Velia 100F and Astia 100F, Kodak Ektachrome E100S, Kodak Elite Chrome 100

Accurate and vibrant colors, saturation is just right without going overboard.

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Although I shoot primarily digital, I decided to try some 'real' film in my 35mm SLR (before seriously getting into photography I shot only stuff like Kodak Gold 200 or Fuji Superia 200). After a trip to the park with this in which I primarily took closeups of flowers and butterflies in addition to a handful of wide angles, I can say that I am quite impressed with the film. The colors were strong and saturated, but short of overdoing it. Unlike other films (or even my dSLR with custom set WB), the colors captured on the film are exactly as I remembered them and the strong, but not overdone, saturation really makes the images pop. Despite the fact that it was my first time EVER with slide film I had no problems whatsoever concerning over/under exposure or white balance issues. Even a long exposure (about 2s) of a waterfall that was in open shade had no color cast issues. I look forward to trying some in my medium format camera.

deep blues and soft yellows. kind on skin. invisible grain. cheap-ish. works well 1/2-1 stop under and pushes well 2 stops.

doesnt scan as vibrantly as velvia.

after some debate on which slide film was best to use for shooting a festival on medium format, i decided to go with the provia 100f for price, availablity and pushablity. i shot 14 rolls of provia at the festival, with very good advice to shoot 1/2-1 stop under to bring out the saturation (shadows and highlights could be fixed in photoshop later on)... and was i impressed!! the depth of colour and detail is brilliant, velvia being the only film that beats it, and it is very kind to skin tones, which was what i was mostly after (people were sunburnt enough... i didnt want them looking too red!!) and the grain is pretty much non-existent! seeing as how it costs around the same price per roll (120) as print film, i think provia is going to be my staple film from now on... i really cant get over the colours!

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velvia 50

Easy to scan. Color and contrast that reminds you why you like photography.

umm.....nothing that doesn't normally come with shooting slide film.

A forgiving exposure and great scanning characteristics. I still impress my friends when I compare thier 6MP DSLR shots to my 14MP scans. Even at 4000dpi, the scans show hardly any grain. If you bracket, you just can't loose.

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Astia (good), Kodak chromes.

Price Grain Color saturation Contrast

I can't think of any

This film offers the most bang for the buck. Grain is very fine, colors are strong and fairly accurate, contrast is not too harsh like Velvia 50. Kodak E100VS is up to $6.29 at B&H and Adorama and Provia 100 is still 3.99, so I will make this my standard slide film and order a 20 roll brick soon. This is a great general purpose film. If you like your colors natural and not saturated, it may not be for you.

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Kodak E100VS, Fuji Velvia 50

excellent sharpness good saturation accurate color ISO 100 means you have a better chance of getting the shot

blue cast requires color correction filters it's not free!

This is the best slide film ever, except for one thing. This film is extremely versatile. I have used it for sports action, portraits, landscapes, nature/wildlife, architecture, special events, press... pretty much everything except macro. In all instances it performed perfectly, with gorgeous results. Great saturation but not over the top, clarity and sharpness is ideal for enlargements. I did say "except for one thing." This film turns blue in shade and, yes, when underexposed. For those of us who know what to do about it, it presents a problem only when we don't have time to attach the proper filter. But moments like those are few- we plan our shots well enough to know what to expect. Flash with this film is just fine. My point is probably this: if you are experienced enough to be using slide film, you don't need pointers to be able to use this film properly. Enjoy this film! It is by far the best slide film available. All the attributes we love about Velvia but with an added stop that often makes the difference between getting the shot and not.

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All Fuji films Various Kodachrome/Ektachrome (100VS)

A unique exposure combination in the film yields results like no other film.

A unique exposure combination in the film yields results like no other film.

I normally shoot Color Negative film. I used this film for a nightscape of Salt Lake City and the results were amazingly beautiful. Having done my research, I decided to underexpose my shots by 1 stop and it brought out the magenta of the sky beautifully. The cyan cast to the film can be mildly subdued by processing it with Kodak's method and chemicals. This film works best in full-spectrum, reflected lighting. (Non-Tungesten) Transmissive lamps cause weird effects like McDonald's "golden" arches going green. It seems to me that the colors' sensitivity drop-offs are different with cyan having the broadest arch, yellow, relativly flat, and magenta with a fast start, but gradual trailing. This means that underexposed (no push processing) will have quite saturated blues and purples. The uneven exposure latitudes will make some grain apparent when you have mixed (dual polarized) reflected lighting (like clouds). Processing can help smooth it quite a bit, but you'll lose most of your shadow detail. The film layers seem layed down in a weird way, with yellow on the upper (I think), but it doesn't seem to translate the full spectrum if it starts to expose, so your magenta and cyan don't blend well to create a creamy skin tone. You get mud or color drift instead. The sharpness is a little fuzzy due to the grain pattern. You will find greater clarity in films with better grain patterns even with larger grain. This becomes quite apparent when enlarging architecture. The buildings' edges and signs seem to have haze around them if the edges contrast a lot. So if you know what your limitations are with this film, you can create excellent shots. Lighted buildings sometimes get that cool greenish tint to them that make them great for calendars and post cards. I use this film for evening architecture shots. Daytime shots seem to dry.

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Fujichrome Astia 100F 135 (awesome!)

very good color rendition in sunlight with a slight touch of coolnes

strong blue cast in shadows and after sunset

I always was astonished about the statements about cyan cast until I went back to the slides I didn't like based on their color and Provia 100F is quite terrible in shadow and after sunset with it's blue cast. I even have some slides of a bush where the sunny side shows the correct white blossoms whereas the shadow side of the bush shows light blue flowers. That being said I still love this film. I blow the slides up quite a bit and they are quite sharp. I tried Velvia 50 and asside from loosing 1 stop I had negative experiences with RED cows and signal red rock formations. Velvia is just a bit too much when the setting Sun falls onto your object ( noone believed my slides ) and Provia does quite well in that situation. As long as the Sun is up I love Provia 100F for it's colors. I tend to believe they are quite accurate. After sunset and in shadows I switch to Velvia 50 and push it a stop.

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Velvia 50 Velvia 100 Velvia 100F