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Old 04-27-2007, 09:48 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I am new to slides... what kind e-6 slides film have the kodachrome look? maybe it is a stupid question....
Kodachrome 64* is (was?) famous for "its nice bright colors" as Paul Simon famously said.

More particularly, it really "wows" the reds and yellows; less so the blues and greens.

Fuji Velvia 50 is better on the blues and greens - but I find it does nice reds too - if not to the "wow" level. The older version of Velvia 50 has been discontinued - but a new formulation is supposed to be released soon (May 2007).

There is also Velvia 100 - which I've only used a few times but seems quite good.

YMMV and I'm sure others here will have alternative opinions.

* I think I might have once shot a roll of Kodachrome 25 - it is a "legendary" film.
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