Fujifilm Fujichrome Velvia RVP 50 Color Slide Film ISO 50, 35mm Size, 36 Exposure, RVP50-36,

I shot 2 rolls of Velvia 50 for the first time, and I loved it! In fact, it might be my new favorite film. I'm not so sure there's any other film that can touch it in terms of color saturation and vibrancy, not even close. This film stands alone completely. It works very well for me in bright day light and sunset/dusk conditions, both with landscapes and around a bunch of small towns I visited. The reds, blues, and greens are much more pronounced, and the film grain is almost digital like. I was worried about using it at first with all the claims that I would have more difficulty nailing my exposure. Out of the two rolls, there were really only 3 photos where the highlights were totally blown out and unusable, but every thing else was spot on. One things that I noticed with the film results is that it is heavy on the black levels. You'll have to decide right away if you like this or not. If you edit scanned slide images in Lightroom, bringing up the shadows doesn't work very well, especially if you are coming from Ektar or Portra negative film. Slide film edits quite differently, so I made either very small edits, or none at all. Anyway, I really recommend trying this film out. You may love it!

Pros: - Excellent color reproduction. See the image I posted...it just sucks the colors of the late afternoon sun right up. - Subtle film grain - Wonderfully sharp. Cons: - I found that darks were really underexposed. If the subject you're shooting is really dynamic, the shadows will be too dark; you'll have to push them. Bottom Line: This is really great film. The sharpness and color reproduction is amazing. When processed and scanned at a good shop, I found that the sharpness and image quality rivaled my D3100. It's great for landscapes, but in my opinion it really underexposes darks and shadows when put up against really dynamic light. I think this because of the low asa rating; I'm going to try the 100 asa version of this film next and see if there's any improvement. Five stars for a wonderful slide film. It makes my Kodak stuff look like a photo struck with a cheap instagram filter by comparison.

I shot it through an EOS3 at box speed, and almost every shot came out under-exposed. I was using it wrong, I took it to a music festival and tried to get people, and neat things in terribly contrasty light, but still, I'd suggest shooting this at ISO 30 or so. 50 is not enough light!!

I originally purchased this slide film because of all of the favorable reviews on the web. The first time I used it was for shooting outdoor garden scenes and absolutely loved the color rendition! However, the term "color rendition" is a subjective term so I can only recommend that you try it yourself. If you've never used this slide film before you may be pleasantly surprised as I was? The colors are vivid and highly saturated so if that's what your looking for then I think you'll like this film.

Very beautiful slide film. Best for landscape work in bright to fairly bright light. Great for capturing fall colors and the magic hour. Color is a bit saturated for some people but I enjoy it - in fact they called it Disneychrome when it came out.

First of all, this film deserves full 5 stars. So why am I giving only one star in this review? For buyers to become aware that if they are buying a single roll they will get an open box film canister with unknown expiration day. I bought this film from Mel Pierce Camera and that's what I got. When I brought this up to the seller, Jim R, from Mel Pierce Camera was kind enough to send me this input: "This film in individual boxes has been discontinued by Fujifilm. The only way we can ship single rolls is like this. Let me know if you still want to return. Jim R. MPC" A good practice every seller should follow: There is only one seller (AscotSales) that is honest enough to warn you that his film is expired but was stored refrigerated. And it is up to the buyer to purchase it or not.

Slow speed, extremely vibrant colors, slide film. This film cannot be processed at your corner drug store it needs to be taken to a professional lab and it will cost more than regular color c41 film. Rate it at 40 and use it for landscapes.

It seems like these days, those who still DO shoot at least SOME film rave RELENTLESSLY about hypersaturated films like this one. So when I went from shooting all digital to shooting digital and SOME film several months ago, I figured I would give this stuff a try. After all, Velvia is supposedly the film that 'dethroned' Kodachrome. And given the fact that I have ALWAYS been a fan of Kodachrome, it just HAD to be good. Right? Well, not quite. Now don't get me wrong. I like colors as much as the next guy. But not when they just completely butcher a shot. People often complain about rendering of skin tones. But this is NEVER what Velvia was intended for. It is supposed to b a landscape film. However, I have found that it is not the best landscape film, either. I am just not partial to vast expanses of mountain forests (normally a dark grey-green) that look almost kelly green or expanses of golden, grass-covered California hillsides that come out orangish-brown. Of course, in its defense, I have taken some GREAT shots with this film. Sometimes, the hypersaturation just plain-old works. It seems to work well when shooting subjects which are SUPPOSED to be REALLY coloful, like art or flowers. Also, it works well on landscapes that are fairly colorless, but in which a really old, blue sky is desirable. However, I just don't seem to encounter enough situations on a consistent basis where this IS the case to make Velvia a favorite.