Sajeev Chacko |
Professional Vs Consumer Slides films Last time I asked a similar questions on *Slides Vs Negative* and got the answer that I should shoot negative. Thats because I doesn't shoot frequently and prefered to get all my photos printed. But this is different question. After reading more articles on Slides Vs Negative, I finally decided to go for slides and when needed i.e. when I wants to take snapshots or print most of the photos, I will go for negatives. Thats because slide has better color correction, shows exactly what you captured on it and is a great learning tool. Now my question is whats the difference between a professional and consumer slide films. "Many professional films require refrigeration to keep the emulsion fresh. Consumer films and some pro films do not require refrigeration. You can These are the lines from http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1309.htm. Does the fresh emulsion give better picture quality in terms of sharpness, color, contrast etc. How does it compares with the consumer slides with respect to the final picture quality. Will I be able to enlarge photos from consumer slides with equal sharpness as can be done with a professional slide film. I am thinking of stocking lots of slide films (and some negatives) and use them as needed. Which kind of films (Pro or Consumer) should I prefer. Please help. Thanks
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Hermann Graf |
Professional films yield more consistent results, i.e., there is less variation between different rolls of film, esp. in terms of color rendition (important for, e.g., fashion photography). This is mostly done by applying stronger selection criteria at the quality control step. In order to maintain this consistency, they have to be stored in a refrigerator before used. But for many purposes, these properties are not needed. There are reports that there is no visible difference when applying "pro" and "consumer" grade slide films.
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Sajeev Chacko |
thanks hermann. if what you are saying is true i.e.
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Sajeev Chacko |
thanks hermann. if what you are saying is true i.e.
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Hermann Graf |
As said, for some applications as fashion, advertising, etc., it is necessary that the color tones appear to be constant over a series of rolls of films. Prices for pro grade films are significantly higher, cf., e.g., Fuji Sensia and Provia.
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Sajeev Chacko |
thanks again hermann. I think its bettr to go for consumer films until I feel confident about it. may be later I can switch over to "pro" films. thanks...
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