[LargeFormat] E100G and Velvia Comparison

[Dave Mueller]

Ron,

It was my first trip with the 4x5, and my first chromes.  I bought a 10 
sheet box of each film (OK, I took some extra Velvia), the local lab was 
generous enough to give me their last sample of the E100G.  I thought it 
was a good test, so I'm trying to find a way to get the images scanned 
and put them on my website.  I'll take a good look at them this weekend 
and post my opinions.  None of the exposures was long enough for 
reciprocity (I think all under 1s).  I did ask Kodak about reciprocity 
for sheet films, they said the new E100G is probably the best.  I was 
suprised how the saturation changed for each film depending on the 
lighting.  In sunlight, Velvia wins.  In overcast lighting, E100G wins. 
 I don't remember being impressed with the 100VS or Provia for any of 
the shots.  I'm sure they are more accurate, finer grain etc, but for 
the "wow" factor, Velvia and E100G win hands down.

Dave

Ronald Schilling wrote:

> Dave,
>
> It sounds like E100G is as saturated as Velvia. Is this the case? I 
> use E100VS because I don't shoot enough film to justify comparing like 
> you did and I don't have the CC filters needed for long exposures on 
> Velvia. There's only so much money and I have so little of it.
>
> I like E100VS but it seems like my best shots are on Provia 100.
>
> Ron
>
> Dave Mueller wrote:
>
>> I do agree with you regarding Kodak's intentions.  I have a 100' 
>> spool of Tech Pan in the freezer, and a few boxes of 4x5 HSI.  I'm 
>> trying to avoid their products based on principle, but I just got 
>> some shots back from the lab from a trip to Utah in March.  I was 
>> very impressed with their new E100G.  In full sunlight, I think the 
>> Velvia 50 shots are better.  However, on the overcast days, the 
>> Velvia was dull and flat, the E100G looked like what you would have 
>> expected from the Velvia - much more vibrant and saturated.  I took 4 
>> E6 flims and shot them all in a row, I wanted to see what I liked 
>> best (Provia, Velvia, E100G and E100VS).  At least I narrowed it down 
>> to two :-)
>>
>> Dave
>>
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