Slide or Negs ?
Posted 01/08/2004 - 15:19
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In terms of absolute quality and colour saturation you cannot beat the slide film. Also for photomechanical reproduction in books and magazines it gives a superior result.
For a beginning photographer an added advantage is that whatever you do to create your picture (add filters, under/over expose, etc.) you will see the avctual end result without automatic printing machines intervening and trying to average out your efforts! So as a learning process slides are more meaningful.
To view, you need a screen and a slide projector, which are inconvenient but the results are stunning. prints don't come close IMHO.
You can, of course, scan the slides and make prints, make FotoAngelo or Pictures to Exe slide shows or even project on a digital projector. And you will still have an original slide of the highest resolution.
There's a lot going for the colour slide!
For a beginning photographer an added advantage is that whatever you do to create your picture (add filters, under/over expose, etc.) you will see the avctual end result without automatic printing machines intervening and trying to average out your efforts! So as a learning process slides are more meaningful.
To view, you need a screen and a slide projector, which are inconvenient but the results are stunning. prints don't come close IMHO.
You can, of course, scan the slides and make prints, make FotoAngelo or Pictures to Exe slide shows or even project on a digital projector. And you will still have an original slide of the highest resolution.
There's a lot going for the colour slide!
Best regards, John
Posted 01/08/2004 - 18:40
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Hi John,
I would almost fully agree with what John Riley says. The only exception is sometimes for large display prints. I sometimes find the colour saturation from slide film is "too in your face" for wildlife and landscapes. (But great for Air to air and cars etc.) I took 2 photos of a hawk in the Falklands, one on slide and the other on print. It is the one from the print film which is on the wall. On the other hand it was the slide one a mag wanted to publish!
Regards
Kim
I would almost fully agree with what John Riley says. The only exception is sometimes for large display prints. I sometimes find the colour saturation from slide film is "too in your face" for wildlife and landscapes. (But great for Air to air and cars etc.) I took 2 photos of a hawk in the Falklands, one on slide and the other on print. It is the one from the print film which is on the wall. On the other hand it was the slide one a mag wanted to publish!
Regards
Kim
Posted 01/08/2004 - 22:45
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Hi John
Absolutely agree with JohnRiley above. Colour slide shows you exactly how good (or bad!?) your photography is (if its bad you can make pretty accurate judgements from your slide results for future reference).
Colour print quality can often be very inconsistent - and if you get some poor prints back its really difficult to evaluate results in term of exposure/saturation etc., you dont know whether to blame yourself, your camera or the lab.
Try getting a small lightbox and a 10x magnifier initially to view your slides on, try some fuji velvia (landscapes) or fuji provia 400F(action),
I dont think you will be disappointed with the results!
Absolutely agree with JohnRiley above. Colour slide shows you exactly how good (or bad!?) your photography is (if its bad you can make pretty accurate judgements from your slide results for future reference).
Colour print quality can often be very inconsistent - and if you get some poor prints back its really difficult to evaluate results in term of exposure/saturation etc., you dont know whether to blame yourself, your camera or the lab.
Try getting a small lightbox and a 10x magnifier initially to view your slides on, try some fuji velvia (landscapes) or fuji provia 400F(action),
I dont think you will be disappointed with the results!
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What advantages do slide films hold over negs?
How do you present them? do you have to rearrange the house and family to show them or is there another method?
I know this might sound a daft question, but I have never even thought of using slide film due to my perception of difficulties in storing and presenting them to others.