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Anonymous
hi /p/, plz explain a little to me

fuji superia vs reala

sensia vs velvia vs provia

How do they compare, what are their fortes?
>> Anonymous
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I got cheap superia once for my Canon AE-1. Was not a fan of it. The kodak around he isn't terrible though. I like the BW 400CN. Good for a good price, and if you work at a store, that sells it, it's easily stealable/if it's expired they give it too me for free.

Pic Related; first piece of film I ran through my Canon AE-1, and first Kodak BW 400CN i've ever used.
>> parshimers !y2fz.HIyUQ
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i took this on superia 400, it's a decent film i guess, dirt fucking cheap in any case
sensia and provia are kind of general use slide films, they look better than color negatives in general but they're more expensive. velvia is a pretty epic film, but it's slower than shit and makes people's skin look sort of odd. great for landscapes and stuff though.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
Velvia has extremely high saturation and high contrast. Generally not recommended for shooting people.
Provia is very similar, but not quite as saturated, better for shooting people in a pinch.
Sensia is basically the consumer version of those two. So the difference is basically lower quality control. The colors seem a more muted to me, from what I've seen, although still high saturation and contrast.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>151889
And all three look their best in bright sunny weather.
>> Anonymous
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I've shot a good bit with Provia (both 35mm and 120) and found it to be as described here. This was shot with a Mamiya M645 on said film, and aside from some minor dust on the film scan and a nod toward white balance, has not been altered.
>> Anonymous
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>>151896here.

What I'd do if I were you would be to find a duplicate set-up to what you have now, or rent two identical bodies/lenses and shoot two rolls side by side to see what you get. Whichever you wind up liking more would be what I would recommend.

It seems to me that Provia has better flexibility (as was discussed earlier) overall than Sensia or Velvia. I've shot Velvia before and wasn't too keen on the results. The saturation was somewhat wonky and had (what I feel) was an inconsistent response to two similar lighting situations. When it works, it does work quite well, but after the consistent performance I've seen in Provia it is what I am sticking with.

Pic potentially related. Provia 35mm.
>> Anonymous
>>151896
somehow reminds me of an 80s movie
>> Teus !QbSstcPD6U
>>And all three look their best in bright sunny weather.
no they don't, Velvia and Provia are too contrasty for that.

Velvia looks always great IMO. used to shoot expired Provia 400F, I should try some fresh 100F or 400F again. Fuji Astia was nice, Sensia was very crappy.
>> Anonymous
while we're talking about it, how do you guys get your film scanned?
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>152094
I dunno, the color rendition seems the most accurate to me in bright sunlight. Not noon sunlight, obviously, that harsh contrast is bad.
>> Anonymous
>>152105
i have my own scanner, theyre quite expensive.
>> thefamilyman !!rTVzm2BgTOa
>>152154
seconded
>> Teus !QbSstcPD6U
>>152140
well yeah, just learn to white balance :)
>> Anonymous
>>152105

151986 and 151902 here. I use either a Canon 8800F (which I have been pretty enamored with so far), or a friend of mine's father-in-law has a Nikon drum scanner. Granted, the 8800 is a little on the slow side, but will produce both of the results seen earlier. Integration with CS2 and CS3 is what you would expect and the fact that it includes trays for 35mm, 35mm slide, and 120 film was the deciding factor for me.

I run Windows XP / OpenSuse on a Toshiba laptop, and decided to go with the non-Firewire version (read: mine is USB only) of the machine just due to the clusterfuck that is XP support for 1394 devices. (I'm patient about the scanning process.)

Doing higher resolution scans of film can take upwards of two to three hours for >3200 dpi with between six and eight frames of 35mm film in the cue. 1200 dpi scans of six to eight 35mm frames takes me in the neighborhood of about 30-45 minutes (depending on options and if we're talking color or black and white.)

I hate to sound like a Canon commerical, but to me (for the money) it can't be beat. Requisite BH link follows.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518510-REG/Canon_2168B002_CanoScan_8800F_Flatbed_Scanner.html
>> Anonymous
>>152167Nikon drum scanner

There is no such thing. Don't make shit up.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>152185
I'm guessing he's confused "drum scanner" with "dedicated film scanner". Kinda like the people who don't know the difference between an SLR-shaped superzoom and an SLR.

Not necessarily making stuff up, just not totally versed on the terminology.
>> des
Or it's a drum feeder, which nikon does make for the 4k and 5k series. eats a whole roll at a time, uncut.

You can hack a strip holder to do the samething if you don't care about the take-up drum. save some bux
>> Anonymous
>>152185

Apologies, I misspoke.

Thanks to ac for the defense as well, as again this is not what I meant.

But thanks for calling me on it.