Fuji Velvia 100 - A Film for Dreamers!

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Fuji Velvia 100, a 35mm slide film first produced in 2005, is unarguably one of the most popular films amongst budding analog photographers today. And quite rightly so — when used in the right conditions with the right camera, the film produces stunning images unparalleled by any other.

On a recent trip to Kenya, I had the chance to use this film for the very first time, and was blown away after receiving the photos back from the lab. When cross processed, the film produces soft, dreamy images bathed in hues of pink and red.

Taken during a safari at Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Perhaps what I liked most about the film was that these tones were subtle, rather than overpowering. Hints of green, yellow, blue could still be seen in my photos.

So far, I’ve only tried the film outdoors, and have no complaints whatsoever about the results. Since the film is one with a low ISO, I do imagine that it would yield its best results in bright sunlight. However, I definitely plan to buy more rolls of this film in the future to see what kind of results I can get indoors as well!

written by muddymire on 2011-07-07 #gear #red #pink #review #35mm-film #dreamy #lomography #fuji-velvia #xpro #cross-processed #user-review

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23 Comments

bulletofmine · 2011-07-07 16:31
really stunning photos!
dearjme · 2011-07-07 23:37
The lion shots are amazing! You got so close to the animals :)
nerpman · 2011-07-08 03:44
Great shots! I love my Velvia processed E-6 though, saturation is like nothing else!
natalieerachel · 2011-07-08 05:28
Ahhh I love these photos! And I love this film :D
ryuhei · 2011-07-08 11:13
this film is amazing!!!!! from my experiences with using this film the red/pink shift follows the shadows :)
kamiraze · 2011-07-08 13:44
Didn't know that this film is also magnificent after regular processing!
liisachisholm · 2011-07-08 14:33
your photos are gorgeous!
melodamyus · 2011-07-08 16:07
i needa get me some velvia already!
boogieroxx · 2011-07-08 19:02
i have a ton of this film its 10 yrs expired i bought it on a lot on ebay great pictures!!
muddymire · 2011-07-09 01:55
hi everyone, thank you so much!! am looking forward to buying/trying more of this film and will share the shots i get with you then :D
@dearjme: yup, the lions came SUPER close to us, which was simultaneously amazing and scary hahaha
@nerpman: i would like to try E6 processing but sadly i don't think there's any place in Singapore that does this :(
feelux · 2011-07-09 05:50
Amazing photos, especially the photo of a Lion. Where was this? I'd love to get my hands on some rolls of velvia! :)
nadinadu · 2011-07-09 15:00
wow! amazing shots! love the one of the two lion babies!
nick_a_tron · 2011-07-10 03:26
I personally have to say that in a straight shoot out I prefer Lomography 100 Xpro chrome to Velvia 100. It's so much nicer!
starzh · 2011-07-10 03:45
Wow, such amazing tones... A dream of a photo.
Thank you for your article!
james_taylor · 2011-07-11 01:26
Velvia is a gorgeous film, don't x process it, if you wanna see the real beauty in this film put it though e6. Its high contrast and high saturation is not miles away the precisa when xpro'ed but better cos half your shots want be ruined from the xprocessing.
racarrete · 2011-07-11 03:52
NICE DANGER DUDE! WILL SURELY CROSS PROCESS A VELVIA ENDEED :)
muddymire · 2011-07-11 05:53
thank you everyone again! :D
@nick_a_tron: i have yet to try the xpro chrome but i really want to - what are the tones like?
@starzh: thank you for reading it <3 :)
@james_taylor: i would try that but i don't think there are places to do so in singapore! :(
ashdinosaur · 2011-07-11 17:28
Amazing photographs.
james_taylor · 2011-07-11 21:15
fotohub.com is the only company handles the E6 process in singapore.
Apply a member ship and you can have few discount.
fotohub has many outlets in Singapore. Drop your films at any outlet you pass by and state the preferred outlet that you are more convenient to collect 2 days later.

you'll be blown away be the colour and quality of this film in e6
eva_eva · 2011-07-13 05:05
great gallery!!
muddymire · 2011-07-13 07:47
@feelux: sorry, didn't see your comment! the lion picture was taken during a safari at masaai mara reserve in kenya, east africa :)
mixy · 2011-07-13 12:23
Love Velvia film, and the shot you're using as your avatar has an amazing quality. Rawr!
c-murder70 · 2011-07-17 20:58
great shots. i havn't used velvia yet but plan to very soon...might try it in my old argus c3?