Originally posted by clawhammer Velvia should do well in southern Utah- I just bought a couple rolls for a hike in Zion NP. If you look through
Michael Fatali's galleries you can see what film he used for his shots, and most of it is either Velvia 50 or Ektachrome 100vs.
Tom Till has some great pictures in his portfolio, and when I was lucky enough to meet him he said he mostly shot Velvia. I don't have any ideas for star trails, sorry.
I think clawhammer's recommendation is a good one.
I am a more recent convert to Fuji. Spent some time with Superia Reala 100, and on the film side can recommend that highly. I shot Red Rock Canyon outside of Vegas with Reala and was very happy with the results. Anything I might have done better had to do more with my lens choice and eyesight.
I'm working through some Velvia now and really like it. So much so, I wish I'd started there. Since I scan most of what I shoot in film anyway, where it really count, I'm going to be "all in" on the Velvia from here on out.
I beleive that Velvia has the highest resolving power of any slide film. I have read that a 35 mm Velvia slide can hold detail up to 160 lines per mm, which is a resolution equivalent to around 22 megapixels on a full-frame sensor... I won't pretend that when I look at it, I see it that way. But what I do see I really, really like.
In any event, I can't speak for the Velvia 50. All my experience has been specifically with Velvia 100F. I can tell you that I read somewhere that Velvia 100 is better with long exposures.
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