colour representation, especially skin tones

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I think there is no such thing as THE colour. I like the Kodachrome palette. KR64 and KR200 are still top of the pops. But the real value is archival quality.

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many, Fuji is a joke in my eyes

sharp, lasts a hundred years or more

it aint no Provia 100F

I used it for years before going Fuji. At times it was great, even warmer than Fuji films under certain light. Most of the time, weak in color. Quite sharp but after having several rolls with an overall green cast with bland colors, i gave up.

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all slide films (almost)

Sharp. Saturated but not unnatural colors. Archival life span.

A bit grainy for films in this class. Slow, processing is expensive and slow.

A great film with good sharpness and a pleasing color balance. A little grainy for its speed, but still very fine. I have not noticed any great advantage in using the "pro" emulsion, because the type of work I do does not reveal slight variations in color balance.

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KR 25, Velvia, Provias, Ektachromes

Vibrant yet realistic colors. Has most of the attributes of KR 25, yet it is fast enough to make it practical. Archival lifespan.

Grainier than just about every other similar slide film. A little slow. Expensive slow processing

Very pleasing color rendition. A tad grainy compared to its competitors, but sharp. In spite of all the fantastic E6 films, it is what's in my camera right now.

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KR 25 Velvia, Provias, Ektachromes

VERY sharp
Excellent for archival (my dad has K64's taken 30 years ago that still look great)

Grain size not as good as some fujichrome 100 films.
Colour rendition is not great - not over the top like velvia, more on the other side, as in not as true to life sometimes.

The colours seem to record a little less vibrant than is natural, but still one of the sharpest slide films around. Used to be the first choice among pros a few years back, and look at some of the magnificent images they created!!

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K25, fujichromes

Faster than Kodachrome, and the most similar in the world.

No logner in 120 format.

I general I'd mostly use Kodachrome, but occasionally I have to hand hold the camera.
in such conditions, this is the only acceptible replacement to Kodachrome 25.
If Kodak ever supplies it in 120 format again and still no Kodachrome in 120, this is my only films for mediumn format.

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Kodachrome 25, E100SW, E100VS, Velvia, Sensia, Provia.

-Excellent resolution.
-Very fine grain.
-Accurate colors in most conditions.
-Accurate skin tones of all types.
-Good color saturation that is never exaggerated, but which can be controlled through exposure and lighting.
-Outstanding archival properties (post-processing).
-Somewhat better resistance to detrimental effects from heat and humidity than E6-process slide films (pre-processing).

-Tendency toward greenish cast under foliage cover.
-Little exposure latitude.
-Processing turnaround is shorter than it used to be, but still takes days rather than hours.

I'm 42 and have been shooting Kodachrome since I was 8 years old. For me it remains THE color film. While I've used other slide films - and particularly like Fuji Sensia and Astia - nothing compares with Kodachrome's versatility. Unlike other films to which it is compared, it renders all skin tones with flattering accuracy. With careful exposure and consideration to lighting it can deliver high, moderate or even low contrast images. While it's no longer the highest resolution, finest grain color film, it's still very, very good. And while it does have a fairly narrow exposure latitude, countless good photos taken with Instamatics using 126 Kodachrome prove that it's forgiving enough for any photographer.

Perhaps above all Kodachrome is *the* film for important assignments and memories. It won't readily spoil in high heat and humidity during and after a shooting session. With reasonable care slides will last a lifetime without fading.

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-Kodachrome 25 & 64, Ektachrome 100 & 400
-Fuji Sensia II 100 & 400, Astia 100

As an Architect, I have been photographing buildings and landscapes for years. Earthtones on a sunny day is the sweetspot. Using high f/stops on a tripod gets great definition. Also the longevity of the film is fantastic. I have 10-20 year old slides with the same original color quality. I have also taken long exposures at dusk with great results. While processing has to go to Texas, If you courier your film in the prepaid process envelopes, they send all the slides, grouped as one order, back the same way.

Slow speed and narrow latitude. Unless you want a high contrast composition, you have to shoot in one light range, all bright or all dark. Backlit subjects have to contain a majority of the frame. Greens are the weakest of color rendition. There is the potential for reciprocity failure in extreme conditions. Fungus will grow on slides if kept in high humidity environments. Regular KR-64 suffers from varying film maturity depending on the age of the film before exposure.

The professional KR-64 version is at peak performance. Ready to shoot with reliable results. I use it for those once in a lifetime trips where I know I have only one chance at every shot. I have used it in all conditions, daylight, rain, and fog at night. All for capturing buildings and their sense of place. Because of the slow speed, a tripod of any size is an important accessory.

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Ecktachrome was a great disappointment for me. Mainly because anybody can develop it. All portrait shots are done with p

Very accurate colour, fine grain, great stability, consistant processing, and resolution that is not matched by any other film that is not Kodachrome.

Processing turn around time. It used to be processed in the city (Toronto) so I could drop it off and pick it up a day and a half later. It now goes to the states and takes a week.

I have 30 year old Kodachromes that just look outstanding, yet the film I used most in those days (Ektachome) is barely recognisable as colour. Have tried that hi resolution velvia, and when i switch back to K64 my lenses get about 25% sharper!
Looking forward to the new provia, until then Kodachrome is still the champion.

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Velvia, and Provia.

Superb, extremely fine granularity
True color rendition.
Does well with color gradation in shade.
Not as cool as the Ektachromes under skylighting, overcast and in shade.

Seems narrower latitude than the Ektachromes.
Will not withstand long, continuous projection (as measured in hours)

This is my faovrite film. Although Kodachrome is noted as a "sun loving" film, it also does well in shade. What gets most people in trouble with it is scenes that are too contrasty containing bright white specular highlights and dark nearly black deep shade. It's latitude is too narrow to capture that wide a range. It has the truest color rendition of any "chrome" I've used, does not unduly saturate, and reproduces subtle gradations in colors with good clarity. Projects well on large screens with extremely fine grain structure (nearly as fine as Kodachrome 25) that is not harsh and yet contains extremely fine and subtle details. To get the most out of this film you need high resolution, high contrast, fast lenses to capture color and detail for the film and not run into EV trouble with the slower ISO. Being among the oldest of the "chromes" and yet still in demand with the most complex developing process (K-14) says something about the results it renders.

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A week for processing is longer than E-6 films.

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