Fujifilm Fujichrome Provia 100F Slide Film

Fujifilm Fujichrome Provia 100F Slide Film 

DESCRIPTION

Professional-quality, medium-speed, daylight-type color reversal film with ultrafine grain (RMS : 8), designed to provide medium color saturation and contrast compared to other films in the 100F series. Suited to a wide range of applications, such as product, landscape, nature and fashion photography as well as portraiture. Provides ideal color saturation and contrast, making it suitable for all types of subject matter, along with minimal variation in performance even in long exposures and the ability to be push-processed up to +2 stops with excellent results.

USER REVIEWS

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[Oct 18, 2000]
Lex Jenkins
Expert

Strength:

-Vibrant, faithful colors. A Kodachrome lover's alternative.

-The best combination of desirable characteristics I've seen: high resolution; color; shadow and highlight detail in contrasty light. It offers wide exposure latitude without appearing flat.

Weakness:

None. It's priced a little higher, as any pro film is, but earns its keep.

After 30 years of shooting Kodachrome I'm finally ready to wholeheartedly accept that there is another slide film worth using: Fuji RDP III, Provia 100F.

I've been documenting structures using petrified wood along with the stone masonry as part of a historical project. I had settled on Kodachrome because nothing else was providing consistent results (yup, I've tried almost all of 'em). But to be honest, I wasn't completely satisfied with the resolution. While Kodachrome remains unbeatable for faithfully recording every skin tone on Earth, it's no longer the sharpest tack in the pack.

So based on recommendations I tried RDP III. The detail is stunning - I can see every tiny crystalline glint in the petrified wood, every tiny pore and wood grain that God and nature created millions of years ago. With Kodachrome its own grain structure was sometimes larger than these minute details, obscuring those fine subtleties. It was rather like looking at a diamond through glass. Now it's like looking directly at the diamond.

And the color is every bit the equal to Kodachrome. Better yet, it offers superior latitude: more shadow and highlight detail even in highly contrasty lighting, without giving the appearance of a low or moderate contrast film; and it's more forgiving of exposure error.

I'm not giving up Kodachrome completely. It's still the one film I can depend upon to produce accurate skin tones without having to wrestle with a lab technician. And until proven otherwise, Kodachrome is probably the most heat-tolerant slide film.

But if you've tried Sensia, Sensia II (which is still the best buy in slide film) and Astia, trust me, they're not slightly different from Provia - RPD III is a whole 'nuther film. While it is possible to discern extremely fine grain in a clear blue sky, I seriously doubt any grain will show in prints or projections. And I've never seen a film with such high resolution combined with such faithful colors and ability to handle contrasty lighting.

Santa, regarding a stocking stuffer: hint, hint.

Customer Service

n/a

Similar Products Used:

Kodachrome 25 and 64; Ektachrome 100, 200 & 400 (old formula); Elite Chrome 100, 200 & 400; Konica 400; Fuji Sensia II 100 & 400; Astia 100; others.

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 28, 2000]
MF Newbie
Intermediate

Strength:

Superior Grain Structure
Superior Color Accuracy
Can be pushed two stops without problems

Weakness:

None

Quite simply, the best film I've ever used.

I do like Velvia's deep saturation and fine detail, but sometimes it's too much, almost giving a false appearance to certain types of exposures. Provia produces equally vivid but more accurate color (and does as well with reds as it does greens and blues).

I can use this film and get equally good results for landscapes, people and macro. It has no perceptible color bias and can be enlarged beyond 16x20 without any hint of graininess.

Customer Service

NA

Similar Products Used:

Kodak E100S
Kodak E100VS
Fuji Velvia

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Nov 06, 2000]
Stuart Robinson
Intermediate

Strength:

Finest grain
True colours
Two stop pushing with hardly any deterioration
Good skin tones
Excellent sharpness

Weakness:

Not as saturated as Velvia

Great allrounder, fantastically fine-grained, handles diminishing light situations

Customer Service

Very good

Similar Products Used:

Ektachrome

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RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Nov 15, 2000]
Paul Palka
Intermediate

Strength:

Fine grain, good reciprocity characteristics.

Weakness:

May seema little dull in comparison to other films to some people.

This film performs very well in the daytime but i think it really shines at night. It requires no compensation for reciprocity failure for up to 128 seconds. I took some night-time shots at the cemetary at f/5.6 for 10 mionutes, they look beatiful with very little color shifts.

Customer Service

not used

Similar Products Used:

Assorted Fuji Slide Films

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Nov 14, 2000]
David Kernaghan
Professional

Strength:

Fine grain, neutral colours, good skin tones.

Weakness:

Fine grain does not translate into high resolution.
Fine for large format, but not up to K64 for 35mm.

Had read about the film before release, and thought we may have an E6 film that can finally compete with K64 for 35mm. I had just bought a new high resolution lens and thought I would use Provia F for the testing - (quick turnaround etc), but the results lead me to believe that my new lens just wasn't what I thought I'd paid for. Luckily before panicking, I ran a roll of the old standard - K64 and the lens looked more like what I thought I should get.
Have used Provia F for large format (4x5) and love it, it is my new standard film.
But if you have high quality prime 35mm lenses and are looking for all the performance you paid for, try Kodachrome (64 or 25), that micro contrast simply has it all over this very good E6 film.

Similar Products Used:

Velvia, Kodachchrome 64, original Provia.

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RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
4
[Dec 17, 2000]
D Legaspi
Intermediate

Strength:

Very fine grain; perfect for scanning!

Weakness:

Sensia/Astia performs better for indoor flash photography.

I like the colors produced by ProviaF more than Velvia. Very good all-around film. You can never go wrong with ProviaF; with its fine grain it's perfect for digital archiving.

Customer Service

N/A

Similar Products Used:

Fuji Astia
Fuji Sensia II

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jan 14, 2001]
Joel Alves
Intermediate

Strength:

Incredibly sharp and grainless. Suberb in low light conditions.

Weakness:

Expensive

I'm a Dentist. I have shot about 50 rolls of RDPIII and this film has high detail with excellent sharpness to shoot mouth. In job with ring flash is incredibly

Similar Products Used:

Fuji Provia RDPII,Velvia and Sensia;
Kodak E100VS and Elite Chrome.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Mar 17, 2001]
chris
Casual

Strength:

very small grain

Weakness:

flat and boring, not as good for caucasian skin tones compared to similar kodak products

Nice for enlargements, landscapes in bright light. Not my film of choice for people photography, although it is subjective. Boring saturation and expensive. In Fuji product selection Sensia II seems to be a better choice for general photography (better saturation, good price).

After shooting one roll it is unlikely, that I will buy this film again.

But if you need to make a poster enlargement size from your 35mm image, this is your film...

Customer Service

not used

Similar Products Used:

sensia II, sensia I, kodak elite chrome 100, ektachrome sw 100

OVERALL
RATING
3
VALUE
RATING
3
[Mar 27, 2001]
Corey Westbrook
Intermediate

Strength:

Super fine grain. Neutral colors. Great scanning film. Sharp, sharp, Sharp!!!

Weakness:

Kind of dull compared to similar films, but that is not always a bad thing....

This is my standard outdoor film. Roll it yourself, it will save you $ and it's easy... Keep up the good work Fuji!

Similar Products Used:

Most others

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RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Mar 30, 2001]
Leon Roda
Expert

Strength:

Grain-practically none
Neutral color palette-compared to Velvia
Have pushed to EI800 and still get good results.

Weakness:

Color saturation a little weak compared to other Fuji slide films (Velvia, Sensia II 100)

I like this film a lot. Great for practically all my photo needs. Grain is practically non existent. Color palette is fairly neutral compared to Velvia and Sensia II. A little expensive, but this film is my first choice of slide film for most shooting situations. If I had to pick one slide film exclusively, this would be it.

Similar Products Used:

Velvia, Sensia II, MS100/1000, AGFA RSX II 50, Kodak E100VS,

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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