Fuji Color Film for the 4x5

[Michael Lloyd]

Freestyle doesn't have any ISO 50 Fuji film for the 4x5. They list three different ISO 100 color films.

(1) Fujichrome Provia 100F 100 iso 4x5/20 sheets RDPIII
(2) Fujichrome Velvia 100 ISO - 4x5/20 sheets RVP 100
(3) Fujichrome Velvia 100F 100 ISO - 4x5/20 sheets RVP 100F

Does anyone have an opinion of these films? (probably not the best way to word the question but it'll have to do)

[RHITMrB]

What do you want to photograph? Your subject would affect my choice.

For me personally, I've never liked the saturation of Velvia, preferring instead to add it later in my workflow. Provia is more neutral, though it seems to me blues are still quite saturated. Astia was the most neutral of the Fuji slide film, and hence my favorite for what I shoot, but they stopped making it last year... I've been using a lot of Provia instead.

[Michael Lloyd]

Landscapes, fields of flowers (specifically spring blue bonnets), old but still operable neon signs, nothing specific in mind. I just remembered that I still have about 3 boxes of Quickloads too...

[vinny]

Freestyle's lf film prices are the highest. That's my opinion.

[DaveS]

Freestyle's lf film prices are the highest. That's my opinion.

Who would you recommend instead?

[vinny]

Who would you recommend instead?

badgergraphic, b&h or google

[DaveS]

badgergraphic, b&h or google

Thanks

[Michael Lloyd]

Maybe I should have asked "which 4x5 color film do you prefer (landscape, portrait, etc)" and "do you prefer negative or slide?"

Thanks for the heads up Vinny. I never thought about checking around. The "price" I pay for leaving film I guess (pun intended).

[vinny]

I prefer velvia, the 50 asa version. After that, provia.

[Michael Lloyd]

Apparently Fuji doesn't make Velvia 50 for 4x5 anymore. But... there are blogs on the web that, earlier this year, say that Fuji is going to continue making Velvia 50. I wonder which is true?