
NEW KODAK FILM
#1
Posted 13 May 2003 - 03:36 AM
This may not be spanking new but I have never seen these marks rated anywhere:?
3 types:
Reversal - E100G - 100ASA Extremely fine grain. This is supposed to out perform velvia 50 and 100 ASA.
Prints - PORTRA 160 vc (vivid color) A print film that should be ideal for ambient light shooting as well as general stuff. PORTRA 400 uc (ultra color).
Anyone had any UW exp. with either?
#2
Posted 13 May 2003 - 11:17 AM
I'll definitely give the Portra 160 vc a try if it come in 4"x5" sheets.
#3
Posted 13 May 2003 - 11:20 AM

#4
Posted 13 May 2003 - 12:55 PM
This can be a problem with digital!!!But then I switched to digital, and now my memory of film is a little fuzzy...

#5
Posted 13 May 2003 - 12:57 PM
ha ha ha. very funny.This can be a problem with digital!!!

perhaps I should have said, "my memory of film is speckled with dust and fingerprints."
hahahaha!

#6
Posted 13 May 2003 - 01:00 PM
I'm told the 'G' stands for grainless - The techy at Kodak UK says it will be similar to the now sadly discontinued 25 - I cannot wait to see if this is correct! If so, bye bye Fuji!Wonder how the E100G compares to E100VS.

#7
Posted 13 May 2003 - 01:06 PM
At least with film you may get a few grains of dust and a few speckles here and there but it usually only effects one or two frames... If the same happened to your sensor the whole dives goes TU!!!!ha ha ha. very funny.
perhaps I should have said, "my memory of film is speckled with dust and fingerprints."
hahahaha!


Also if my son sucks a few frames I just wash them under the tap... Can you do that with a sensor?
#8
Posted 13 May 2003 - 01:12 PM
I have this unescapable image of a Bart Simpson-esque character with his tongue stuck in the lens mount aperture of a D1X and a plaintive look in his eyes...If my son sucks a few frames I just wash them under the tap... Can you do that with a sensor?

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#9
Posted 13 May 2003 - 01:14 PM
#10
Posted 13 May 2003 - 01:37 PM
#11
Posted 14 May 2003 - 08:11 AM

Nikon D200, Aquatica AD200
#12
Posted 29 May 2003 - 01:35 PM
I believe that GX is the equivalent of VS in the new "G" line of films.
Have you shot macro with it? How does it compare to Velvia 50.
Jack
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#13
Posted 29 May 2003 - 05:23 PM
Unfortunately I am still in Bali until next Thursday so cannot scan em in yet
I was shooting leaf fish cuttlefish and shrimps at f22 @ 3" with my 20mm lens... They are as crisp as a crispy thing on a crisp day, with vividity I had only dreamed of!
Which is more than I can say for the weather here - *issing down of rain this morning.
Wicked trip on KD - 4 Yanks & 5 Brits. Great Manta dive too.

#14
Posted 29 May 2003 - 09:30 PM
#15
Posted 30 May 2003 - 04:20 AM

#16
Posted 30 May 2003 - 05:41 PM
#17
Posted 31 May 2003 - 07:43 PM
Here is a macro with GXI believe that GX is the equivalent of VS in the new "G" line of films.
Have you shot macro with it? How does it compare to Velvia 50.
Jack
Shrimps
I go against popular wisdom when it comes to film. I use VS for almost all of my macro and Velvia only on wide-angle. Take a look at my recent Philippines gallery.
Lionfish43
All of the macro is E100 VS. Only the crinoids wide-angle and the lionfish with crinoids were taken with Velvia
Nikon D200, Aquatica AD200
#18
Posted 01 June 2003 - 12:27 AM
Here in the PNW, I have to shoot at least 100 asa for anything else, esp with f3.5.
Jack
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#19
Posted 01 June 2003 - 08:47 AM
I'm not sure what you mean by "off." I like the color rendition of VS but that's a matter of personal preference. I think that strobe selection has a lot to do with it as well. For macro, I use a pair of SB105s and E100VS. On which one of my macro shots does the color appear "off."I've found Ek VS's color rendition to be a bit off for macro and really prefer Velvia. Even on your shots I'd say that's true.
Another reason that I prefer VS is that the ASA rating is dead on. Some people shoot Velvia at ASA 32, others rate it at 40, my main gripe is the inconsistency from batch to batch. When I used to shoot Velvia, for macro, I would sometimes get slight underexposure other times not. I don't like inconsistency.
Nikon D200, Aquatica AD200
#20
Posted 01 June 2003 - 09:43 AM
Jack
Jack Connick
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