35mm Slide Film

[orangelion03]

Hoping some of my fellow dinosaurs on this forum can help me out.  I have a sizable investment in 35mm film gear that I havent used in years, but would like to start playing with again.  I always preferred slides and I know that Kodachrome has been discontinued now for some years...never liked Ektachrome for anything other than snapshots (no longer available in 35mm camera format anymore, right?).  So which of the few existing slide films is considered the best right now?

Fuji Velvia, Provia, Astia?
Kodak Elite?

[zarn02]

Disclaimer: I've never shot slides.

I've heard really good things about Velvia. Supposed to have nice color saturation.

[the_Journeyman]

I'd give the Fuji a try, I always snot with Fuji when I did 35mm, and have also heard good things about Velvia ~

JM

[stopintime]

Velvia with a Polaroid filter 

Great memories!

[zarn02]

Aaaaaannnnndddd found it.

Here's what I'd read about Velvia: http://www.kenrockwell.com/fuji/velvia-50.htm

[ducatiz]

God, I've still got a shitload of 35mm gear.  All Nikon stuff.  F, F2AS..  couple of photomic prisms, Nikkormat bodies. 

[derby]

God, I've still got a shitload of 35mm gear.  All Nikon stuff.  F, F2AS..  couple of photomic prisms, Nikkormat bodies. 

great thing about nikon? they've had the same lens mount since 1959 and all your lenses will still work on their modern bodies*.

*you'll be "limited" to manual focus only on the bodies w/o focus motors, but the lenses will work otherwise.

[orangelion03]

Looks like the Velvia 50 will be first on my list.  Thanks!!!

[ducatiz]

great thing about nikon? they've had the same lens mount since 1959 and all your lenses will still work on their modern bodies*.

*you'll be "limited" to manual focus only on the bodies w/o focus motors, but the lenses will work otherwise.

yes and no.  the old F lenses have an external aperture indexing pin.  you have to modify the lens ring to fit later F mounts or no go.  They used the external pin thru the F2.

if you think i am taking up film photography again, you are sadly mistaken..  want to buy a shitload of nikon stuff?  all pristine?

[derby]

yes and no.  the old F lenses have an external aperture indexing pin.  you have to modify the lens ring to fit later F mounts or no go.  They used the external pin thru the F2.

true, but that's a rather inexpensive modification, iirc.

any lenses released after ~1981 (AI-S and later) shouldn't require a modification.

if you think i am taking up film photography again, you are sadly mistaken..  want to buy a shitload of nikon stuff?  all pristine?

you can pm me a list, but i'm good on gear until the d300 and d700 replacements are released.

[ducatiz]

true, but that's a rather inexpensive modification, iirc.

it used to be a cheap mod, but no one does it anymore.. or do you know something i don't?

any lenses released after ~1981 (AI-S and later) shouldn't require a modification.

i have lenses going back to the mid 60s.  all perfect glass.  several 50mm f1.1 and 1.2's.  aspherical barreled special application stuff too.

you can pm me a list, but i'm good on gear until the d300 and d700 replacements are released.

Nikkormat FT
Nikkormat FTN
F photomic body with working prism
F2/AS body with extra /SB prism.. includes battery charger
FA body
FG2 body
bunch of lenses.. about 20.

[derby]

it used to be a cheap mod, but no one does it anymore.. or do you know something i don't?

there are still a few people around that do 'em:

http://www.aimodification.com/

i have lenses going back to the mid 60s.  all perfect glass.  several 50mm f1.1 and 1.2's.  aspherical barreled special application stuff too.

Nikkormat FTN
F photomic body with working prism
F2/AS body with extra /SB prism.. includes battery charger
FA body
FG2 body
bunch of lenses.. about 20.

nice collection...