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5 Beautiful Slide Film Emulsions You Can Still Get Your Hands On

Chris Gampat
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Last updated on 02/01/2017
02/02/2017
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It’s a sad thing that chrome film isn’t really available in the same way it used to be. Of course, this is because it’s tougher to work with vs negative film. But if you take the time to really work with it, you’ll be rewarded with images that have a unique character and look to them. Many professional photographers work with it and always did to get images and looks you can’t replicate. So if you feel brave enough and want to take the dive, check out these available slide films.

Fujifilm Provia 100F

Image by Xiu Xiu

Primarily, Fujifilm Provia 100F is used for portraiture due to its really beautiful color palette. Think of it almost like Ektar and Portra combined in some ways but capable of delivering different tones that are bound to please. This film still sells very well (for a film emulsion) and is available in both 35mm and 120 emulsions.

Lomography X Pro 200 Slide Film

Photo by き お

It’s rumored that Lomography X Pro 200 is a retired Agfa film. Despite Agfa not being as popular as Kodak and Fujifilm, analog photographers know they can surely love the brand and get great results from the film.

You see, Lomography has this whole marketing tactic of cross processing the living daylights out of their films. But if you don’t do that and instead process the films normally, you’ll get something that looks really beautiful.

Pro Tip: This image was shot with Kodak Portra 400, which isn’t a slide film. But if you really want to start working with film, start shooting with your camera set to the daylight white balance so that you gain a familiarity with the various types of lighting scenarios and how they’ll affect your scene.

Fujifilm Velvia 50

Image by Bimal Ramdoyal. Used with permission in our interview.

If you’re wanting to get into Velvia 50, know that it’s the far more preferred emulsion vs Velvia 100. The day that Fujifilm Velvia 50 goes is going to be one of the saddest days in photography. This emulsion is by far the absolute best for photographing gorgeous landscapes. You’re not going to get anything better due to its vivid colors, saturation, etc. We recommend getting a graduated ND filter and giving the film a lot of light.

AgfaPhoto CTprecisa 100 Color Transparency Film

Image by Steven Boelaars

This one is a bit of a mystery. Admittedly, I don’t know a whole lot about it, but it’s yet another slide film that you can get which can have very beautiful results.

Kodak Ektachrome E100 (Coming Q4 2017)

Kodak Ektachrome
This image was taken from the older version of Ektachrome and by far it is my favorite film on this list. I personally love it for portraits, but we’re not sure what the new emulsion will be like.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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