Fujichrome Velvia
by Bo Stahlbrandt

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Velvia is a ISO 50 (18 DIN) film for use in daylight or ISO 16 (13 DIN) with 3100K Tungsten lamps and a Kodak Filter No 80A (or eq.). It can be pushed one stop (to ISO 100) without loss of color balance.

Some time after five o'clock in the morning with the sun still being below the horizon. The picture shows a part of the Baar-plateu, some 750m/2300ft over sea level, looking direction south east. If you look at the larger picture (click on the preview), you can see the condensation trail of an aircraft likely coming from Zürich, Switzerland. May 1999. Nikon F5, Nikkor AF 20mm/2,8D.

Film structure
19 layers (incl. protective layers etc).

Base material
Cellulose Triacetate

Resolving power
At a chart contrast of 1,6:1 80 lines/mm
At a chart contrast of 1000:1 160 lines/mm

Manufactured both as roll and sheet film.
Rolls
135 (24 & 36 exp). Latter in 5 and 20-roll packs
35mm x 30,5m (100 feet)
120 (12 exp) in 5-roll packs
220 (24 exp) in 5-roll packs

Sheets
4 x 5" (10,2 x 12,7 cm) as 10 and 50 sheets
5 x 7" (12,7 x 17,8 cm) as 20 sheets
8 x 10" (20,3 x 25,4 cm) as 10 sheets
11 x 14" (27,9 x 35,6 cm) as 10 sheets
9 x 12 cm as 10 sheets
13 x 18 cm as 10 sheets
QuickLoad (4 x 5") as 20 sheets