Originally posted by BrendanPK Oh how I love my Velvia 50 (rated at 40)
I still shoot film on ocasion, and also shoot Provia 100 and Velvia 100. I just love chromes, esp velvia 50.
The film I truly miss though is Agfachrome RSX 50, now you want color... its like you hired disney to color the scenes w/ that film. Great for saturated sunrise/sets
The film I truly miss is Kodachrome 64. Fine grain and vivid colors. I think the color reproduction is superior to Velvia: Velvia tends to make the sky purple and the orange and red hues are so saturated that detail is lost.
Right now I'm using Velvia 100F but I'd like a better option. I've used various Ektachrome films as well as other Fuji slide films but I think Velvia 100F gives better results in my photos. I know that Kodachrome is still produced but AFAIK the only processor in the U.S. is Dwayne's Photo in Kansas. I might try using Dwayne's, but the shipping charges make it much more expensive than using E-6 film and processing it locally, especially with the few rolls of film that I now shoot.
The other advantage of Kodachrome is its extraordinary stability in dark storage over time. It will last 3-4 times longer without dye deterioration as compared to typical E-6 films, and it is totally free of the dreaded yellow stain. If you read Henry Wilhelm's book "The Permanance and Care of Color Photographs" you'll learn a lot about slide, negative, print and movie film stability. Both Agfa and Fuji films will deteriorate more quickly than Kodachrome in dark storage. However, Fuji film does last longer under the light of a projector as compared to Kodachrome. Deterioration over time is a very complex subject involving the base material, dyes, processing, storage and use. Digital image files do not suffer this deterioration, but there are similar problems in deteriorating storage media, and obsolescence of the image data format.