Re: is fuji velvia 100f really bad?

Howard Lester <heylester@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Provia 100F has weak yellow response, which makes it go blue easily
>> in cold and shade; also yellow-greens of mediterranean vegetation
>> are poorly rendered.  (You can think of Velvia 100F as an improved
>> warmer version of Provia 100F but with worse reciprocity.)
>
> I may be misunderstanding something, but I find Provia 100F the most
neutral 
> film I've ever used. Part of that means that it does NOT go blue in the 
> shade, whereas the Ektachromes always did. It is not very blue
sensitive, 
> thus the rich blue skies without the need of a polarizer.

I'm glad you like it!  But see also:
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006gUN
Your last sentence seems contradictory.  How could Provia 100F
produce rich blue skies without being very blue sensitive?

You owe yourself a cool-light comparison between Provia 100F
and Ektachrome 100GX (warm balanced).