HI, I would like some of you to share your experiences regarding slide film. I had been using Kodak Elitechrome till recently. Now have switched over to Fuji Sensia. I have been advised by a friend to use Fuji Provia F or Velvia. Which is better in overall use (Bright light for landscapes and use with flash indoors). Thanks Dinesh

-- Dinesh Hukmani (dineshhukmani@hotmail.com), August 28, 2001

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Dinesh: This is a golden opportunity for you to begin answering your own questions, by doing the following: 1) Carefully read Photo.net's tutorials, by clicking on the section that is titled, "LEARN"; 2) Using Photo.net's SEARCH engine, try entering searches for words or terms such as "slide film", "provia 100f", "sensia", etc.; 3) Shoot a few rolls of any slide film that may interest you, and then evaluate YOUR results at YOUR light box in order to begin formulating YOUR OWN opinions.

-- kurt heintzelman (heintzelman.1@osu.edu), August 29, 2001.

Dear Dinesh,

I use Kodak E100VS because my camera shop give me two sales samples everytime I visit them. Color is vivid and saturated, as what VS stands for. I like it very much.

However most advanced amateurs prefer Fuji Povia 100F as their standard slide films. And they avoid using higher speed slide films such as 200 or 400. Too grainy they say.

Velvia, rated at ASA50 is too slow for general use or handheld. You need a tripod for it.

It is not so good idea to shot slide with flash indoor. Slide is not too good with overexposure (common on flash indoor shots). Fuji NPH, rated at ASA400 is very good negative films with fine grains.

-- Damond Lam (damond_lam@hotmail.com), August 30, 2001.