PROVIA 100 VS. VELVIA 100 | Slide Film Comparison

In this episode, I do a side-by-side comparison of Fuji Provia 100 and Fuji Velvia 100. Both are E6 process slide films with different characteristics. Let's take a look at the results. Which do you prefer? Leave a comment below.

PROVIA 100

VELVIA 100

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[mojekh]

Great comparison, especially the last Vespa shots :)) Many thanks!!

[-grey]

Provia seems to have green tint shadows, while Velvia has magenta tint shadows. That's how I could tell them apart anyway.

[scott-ish]

Great comparison!
Something you can tell from looking at your side-by-side comparison, is Provia's slightly wider latitude in comparison to that of Velvia's, which may translate into having (or not) blown out highlights, IMO.

[toonman]

I could immediately tell which scooter pic was shot with Provia. The grass in the foreground had a much nicer green and the scooter just looks like the paint is still wet! The Velvia pix look unremarkable and ever so slightly overexposed. I shoot a lot of stereo photography and use Provia 100 F exclusively. Kodak Ektachrome is too warm, Velvia is lackluster. Provia is the closest to Kodachrome (even better than). Thanks for the comparison.

[carlosthomas]

What a great video, the info is so useful.  I have a big photo shoot coming up and need to use 120 film, wasn't sure what film to use.  And after seeing this video I'll use Provia 100.  I hope you will be making more videos, you have good talent.  And I could tell a lot of work went into in making this video.  Well done and thanks so much for your effort.

[wolfsea]

just ordered velvia and will see how it works out thanks.

[wolfsea]

i like these tutorials the are easy to understand i think for most people the simpler the better.
In the eighties i had two Hasselblads the cm500 and the electric and used a lot of ektachrome 64 pro which was balanced when they made this slide film but what i did was had internegs made which were 4by5 inch and had beautiful prints made from them, the beautiful ektachromes are as good as when i took them i have kept them in a dry and cool place,
the 6X6 cm ekatacromes are over 20 to 25 years old and you would think i took them yesterday
thanks.

[voyagersquaremuzika]

Great video, thanks man! Very similar films, i like both of these, but I would give one point more for Velvia!

[mustangjosh]

Slide is something I've only shot once years ago back when Kodak was still making it. Might have try it again at some point when my film stash is a bit lower.

[Pigletsyes]

Thanks a lot for the comparison video. The reason I've never shot slide film is because it's so unforgiving; however, it seems like Provia isn't too bad. I might just pick up a roll and give it a try.

[dirtywater]

I just ordered one roll of each for my 6x7 and I'm hoping for a vibrant, fruitful autumn to test them out on

[tomislavmiletic_]

Next time you make comparison video of two slide films, please do it with the same lens and meter with hand held meter. I prefer Sekonic :D
The difference between photos could also be couse of different processing, I couldn't tell. However, this proofs that a third of stop difference on a slide film could produce totally different image...

[pakhimli]

Did you used any filters for both of the film? Like a skylight filter? I've heard Provia have a blue cast and need a skylight filter? Should I have a skylight filter on the lens all time? Any opinion will be appreciated.

[DANVIIL]

Seems that both really saturate colors, but Provia adds a little more green where Velvia adds a little more blue in areas that aren't red. I think you have to be more careful with Velvia in subject selection. Provia appears to have more leeway with subjects selection. Good video!

[theonlygoggin]

Great video, I was going to buy velvia until I saw this, now I don't know what I'm going to do

[legaultalexandre]

I always get a strong purple or blue tint when I shoot slides (velvia as well as provia). Anyone else have this problem?

[joevenuti]

they look the same, but velvia is slightly over exposed....they look so close that I wonder if there really is a difference. I spoke to a Cigarette dealer and I asked him what the difference between the green and blue pack of Kool cigarettes was and he said there wasn't any, they were just seeing which color sells better.

[ArnoldTohtFan]

5:30 oh wow, provia is so much better!

[FirstOnRaceDayCapri]

Provia looks much better than Velvia 100, head and shoulders above Velvia 100

[MeAlexSenna]

Boston looks so boringly dead, good effort