atlfoto Posted July 19, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nothing more to said....:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 Hi atlfoto, Take a look here RIP Velvia. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
eric_bowles Posted July 19, 2012 Share #2 Posted July 19, 2012 Reread the (updated) BJP article to see why it's not exactly "RIP Velvia". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted July 20, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 20, 2012 Nothing more to said....:( There is more to be said: Fujifilm discontinues two professional films [update] - British Journal of Photography Fuji are discontinuing Velvia 100 in all formats, and Velvia 50 in LF. It's not the end of the line for Velvia 50 in 35mm and 120. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted July 20, 2012 Share #4 Posted July 20, 2012 There is more to be said: Fujifilm discontinues two professional films [update] - British Journal of Photography Fuji are discontinuing Velvia 100 in all formats, and Velvia 50 in LF. It's not the end of the line for Velvia 50 in 35mm and 120. I thought it was Velvia 100F being chopped? Isn't Velvia 100 still available in 35mm, as well as Velvia 50? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted July 20, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 20, 2012 It's 100F. Glad 50 will be around. Time to stock up. /s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 20, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 20, 2012 Velvia 50 has been discontinued before, for technical reasons. This is all inevitable, I'm afraid. Film will be B&W only in 10 years time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted July 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted July 20, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Velvia 50 has been discontinued before, for technical reasons. I found it pretty brave at the time of Fuji to relaunch it in '07 or whenever it was. Still I think it's time to bulk up. It's the one slide film I've used for half my life and I'd be very sad to see it disappear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted July 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 20, 2012 I found it pretty brave at the time of Fuji to relaunch it in '07 or whenever it was. Still I think it's time to bulk up. It's the one slide film I've used for half my life and I'd be very sad to see it disappear. Agreed. I never cared for 100F - no big loss there IMHO. I do like the Velvia 100, though. However - if we can have only one Velvia emulsion, the ISO 50 RVP is the Velvia of choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbyhp Posted July 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2012 I thought it was Velvia 100F being chopped? Isn't Velvia 100 still available in 35mm, as well as Velvia 50? Yes, its just 100F being dropped. Velvia 100 is a different film, and is still going. I hope it's the last to go as it's a favourite of mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbyhp Posted July 20, 2012 Share #10 Posted July 20, 2012 This is all inevitable, I'm afraid. Film will be B&W only in 10 years time I'm a bit more sanguine. I agree that the choice of colour film types and formats will continue to narrow, but that they will not disappear altogether. And my bet would be on Fuji to be the last man standing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted July 20, 2012 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2012 This is all inevitable, I'm afraid. Film will be B&W only in 10 years time You may well be right about that. Yours is the first "end of film" prediction that has made any sense to me. If you are right, I suppose we film shooters will soldier on with our film M cameras loaded withe B&W emulsions. It's fortunate for me that my interest in B&W has supplanted my interest in color during the last three or so years. I started with Tri-X in the 8th grade and now I've come full circle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted July 21, 2012 Share #12 Posted July 21, 2012 The pressure on E6 films is very high. So even Fuji has to make choices. My bet is Fuji Provia 100F and 400X will be the last real E6 slide films in production. If you want a cheap E6 alternative: CR200 (Rollei), in fact old Agfa RSX technology from 10 years old, made by Agfa Gevaert. The film is available in 135-36 and 120 roll film and half priced compared to Fuji. It's a nice E6 film for cross processing, (development in C41). About color negative films: They will be around for a much longer time, so don't worry about this. B&W: I think the actual choice in B&W films is pretty wide. Also in special films like Ortho, Orthopan and even IR films. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjans Posted July 21, 2012 Share #13 Posted July 21, 2012 I found AgfaPhoto CT precisa to be a cheap alternative for slide film (I used Fuji Sensia on occasion) but have not yet used it. Does somebody have experience with the AgfaPhoto CT precisa? Thanks Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheekyguille Posted July 21, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 21, 2012 Petition to Fuji Petition: Fujifilm: Continue manufacture of Velvia 50 Sheet Film | Change.org Also, the business and production of film has to adjust to a new scale and business model. These changes make sense, however, we just would like to see that other companies cover the gaps where it makes sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted July 21, 2012 Share #15 Posted July 21, 2012 Since re-kindling more earnest interest in photography 15 years ago or so, I did not want to use Velvia 50 to maintain a "more natural" look of colors, supported by a few experiments I found too saturated. Then, the very day this thread appeared, I came back plain happy from the lab with a role of Velvia 50 exposed at the Breton coast on an overcast day, marveling at the brilliance of the tones and looking forward to resort to the film on a regular basis to complement the Provias... and to project the whole thing! Fuji, after killing off Astia, don't slide down the Kodachrome slope any further, pleeze... Jest aside, film seems to be modestly reviving these days (nice special issue no. 14 of Réponses Photo in the moment), and hopefully a balance (and more adapted business models) will be found before the medium gets deprived of more nuances from the palette. Alexander Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted July 21, 2012 Share #16 Posted July 21, 2012 Does somebody have experience with the AgfaPhoto CT precisa? Modest but positive experience, quite "neutral" rendering in a city's daylight, perhaps a bit on the cool side. Just tried a role cross-processed (over-exposed by 1,5 IL), interesting. Not sure if they changed the emulsion since Agfa days. My concern would be long-term stability (25+ years). And definitely no replacement for Velvia, should 135 go dodo. Alexander Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joop van Heijgen Posted July 23, 2012 Share #17 Posted July 23, 2012 Fujifilm UK Disinformation? I've just contacted Fujifilm USA, Badger Graphic and BH Photovideo and none of them has heard anything about discontinuations. This sounds like the same issue that Fujifim UK had when they announced the discontinuation of Astia a couple of years back (as mentioned in the article). Strangely it's still available in the rest of the world but not the UK. If this is the case then Fujifilm UK should be ashamed of themselves for spreading disinformation about the future of film, adding fuel to the fire that film's future is still in jeapardy and potentially stopping people taking up film again. in actual fact it seems that Fujifilm UK can't manage to get film imported or distributed for a decent price. Buying 20 sheets of 4x5 Velvia in the US costs £33, the same film in the UK costs £86. Even with tax and import duty, that difference is astonishing and it's not surprising that people aren't buying much in the UK. Posted by: Tim Parkin on 19 Jul 2012 at 20:17 Read more: Fujifilm discontinues two professional films [update] - British Journal of Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 23, 2012 Share #18 Posted July 23, 2012 BJP is a British magazine. If Fujifilm UK say that they are going to stop selling various films, that's news. If Fuji continue to sell the film in other countries, then the article still isn't disinformation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeswe Posted July 25, 2012 Share #19 Posted July 25, 2012 I found AgfaPhoto CT precisa to be a cheap alternative for slide film (I used Fuji Sensia on occasion) but have not yet used it. Does somebody have experience with the AgfaPhoto CT precisa? Thanks Best It is repacked Provia 100F. Color balance is a bit different from Sensia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joop van Heijgen Posted July 25, 2012 Share #20 Posted July 25, 2012 It is repacked Provia 100F. Color balance is a bit different from Sensia. This film is produced for and distributed by Lupus Imaging & Media GmbH & Co KG in Langenfeld Germany Lupus Imaging Media GmbH - Filme / Analoge Kameras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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