Slide Film is Simply Incredible

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

The close-up dioptres are NOT filters. Zeiss produced these, with the proprietary name 'Proxar'. They were made in three focal lengths for Zeiss lenses on Contax, Rolleiflex, and Hasselblad. I've been using mine for nearly 40 years, on Hasselblad lenses. 👌

[@totallynotmyeggalt6216]

I don't think I've ever seen any of your videos before but this was excellent! Your compositions of the flowers are amazing and the final results look incredible (I was at the festival a couple weeks after you but really struggled with the flowers and ended up just taking pictures of the people there instead).

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks for checking out the video! Great spot to get some portraits as well!

[@charleyfolkes]

The girls will always drag us off into something we could never have imagined ourselves, or thought could be so good !

[@BraeHunziker]

haha this is true 😂

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Now... I've learned photography from my father, who was a big advocate for the slide film. All the way, with projector (which I still have) and family shows for each Christmas. So naturally, I've first learned slide film, than B&W film and photographs in the darkroom, all the way while still shooting slide film. I think I actually never really touched colour negative film until I've photographed my first wedding, and I was 19 or 20 at the time. And trust me, I'd loved to get into it agin, course I still have some 20 or so rolls of Kodak's professional slide film in the deep freeze what I bought myself some 20 years ago. On top of Velvia 50 which I adore and it's still available. But the biggest problem I have with that is that the only lab that still had E-6 developing line, ceased that operation in March of last year. So the only way to develop any slide film is to ate up inconsistent results if I'm doing it at home, while still spending money onto developing kit, or to travel 8 hours and spend some $70 on a bus, or drive 4 to 5 hours and spend $250 + development costs and parking to develop it in the neighbouring country, which is Austria. And since sending film via Post office is not common anymore, I'll not fly it out for development somewhere else. I saw X-ray machines they are using so... no way dude. As a side note: I inherited about 6000 slide shots alone from my father, all of them needs to be scanned, course some of them are 70 years old and on the brink of being lost forever. And I have to do it by myself. Course at current local prices (yes, local, course we are talking about over 1 cubic meter of stuff), I should pay over $90000 for scanning alone if maximal resolution. Of course, that's never going to happen...

[@kw_awards]

Slide film is pure magic. It's like a piece of reality that has been cut out and put into a frozen state.

[@miklosnemeth8566]

8:09 she looks beautiful especially on this ektar

[@corwingarber]

I tell all my friends the exact same thing. Slide film is they key I use to turn my friends on to film once and for all from digital. It is truely magic.

[@CrnaInBela]

Dammn thats some banger flower shots!

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you!

[@DeltaSniperZRR]

"Tulpen", windmills... I thought for a sec you were in my country haha. And man, these colors!

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha not quite. But yeah the colors popped!

[@tombuttner]

Brae is in his Civil War Reenactor phase.

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha 😂

[@seanimal_rex]

I love this video and the sentiment behind it. Slide film is magic and everyone should try it.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you! it is indeed

[@StephenWhitakerImages]

Yessss! I also busted out some medium format Velvia for the tulip festival around the same time. Velvia on a light table is the dragon I’ll chase as long as I can. I’m even hoarding some 4x5 sheets of the 100-I can’t freaking wait to use it.

[@cameraman655]

Switched to Velvia in the late 80s when Kodak began to ramp down processing labs globally and getting a roll of K64 processed was taking close to a week. I was primarily shooting 35mm (Canon F1 and T-90s), though I did flirt with the Mamiya 645 for a few months. However as I was a wire service shooter at the time, MF was a luxury that I was simply not using enough to justify keeping it. Indeed getting these stunning gems back from the lab and laying them on the light table was nothing short of a magical experience. Like K64 (which I loved), Velvia’s demise from the US market was a shock. To date, I grab one of my trusty, banged-up F1s a few times a month and throw in a roll of Provia, when shooting film stock, I prefer slides, keeps me sharp and forces me slow down and concentrate. For my daily “paid’ work, it is all digital, but I have kept my love for Fuji alive by switching from Canon after 40 years to Fuji. While I shoot strictly RAW, my post-work is Velvia (when appropriate, Landscapes, Seascapes, etc...) , followed by Classic Chrome and Provia. I played with LF in the Navy and College, did not care too much for it, though I might be willing to give it another try for grins-n-giggles.

[@pilsplease7561]

Slide film is my favorite film, its always fun looking at slides, I shoot a ton of slide film still. I scanned some 50 year old slides for my grandfather that he took on kodachrome and ektachrome that survived and werent at all damaged from age and have slide photos of my mom as a kid because of it and photos of a trip my grandfather told me about all my life because its one of those stories of being on a cruise where the ship caught fire, hit the side of the panama canal tore a hole in it and then a bunch of people got sick and then people got off at one of the ports and got robbed and then the cruise line declared bankruptcy in the middle of all of it.

[@joshuagaude6084]

4:46 also love looking at these with a slide projector.

[@Poverello2001]

I love slide film. What I wouldn’t give to shoot Kodachrome 64 in Medium Format. It’s all I shot back in my college days and I absolutely loved it.

[@mikejankowski6321]

I shot a bunch of it in 35mm when I started out. Have always loved the crispness and saturation of chromes.

[@js2765]

I have my grandfather to thank for first seeing the magic of slide film. It holds a 3D and lifelike quality to it that you cannot replicate elsewhere. I stumbled on a new affordable slide film called KOMISO. I haven't shot using it but it makes it more affordable for 35mm film.

[@MichaWha]

You got some amazing shots there man! Thanks for reminding me about slide film, next roll in my Bronica will definitely be a Velvia 50! Also, I had the privilege to shoot some Provia on 4x5 and man, you're absolutely right, seeing these sheets of slide film on a light table is something else.

[@BraeHunziker]

Love it. Yeah I gotta give it a try. I can only imagine how good it looks!

[@ale_s45]

I love Velvia

[@davidroberts6766]

When I was your age we had slide film aplenty and we could drop it off at our local lab…..I miss those days. Medium format positive film is next level!

[@alexbemanian]

Incredible colors & that close up filter looks epic, well done. Now I’m diggin through the fridge looking for that last roll of velvia.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@evkennedy]

My hat's off to you--incredible shots!

[@Fuegoshotz]

Looks unreal!

[@bobsykes]

Those Velvia colors are ridiculous! Wow, I've never had the chance to shoot that film. In the '70's I would shoot 35mm Ektachrome because the Kodak E-6 process was just as easy as B&W to process at home (as long as you kept temperatures super tight). Nothing looks like slide film. You're making me want to try some again.

[@BraeHunziker]

Yeah it’s just wonderful! Highly recommend giving it a go. Especially if you can find Provia or velvia!

[@SammySantiagoIrizarry]

Excellent video and experience!!! Thanks Brae!

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks for watching!

[@inkaststudio]

Welcome to the club! Been photographing flowers for a couple years now and it’s been oddly satisfying 😌

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks! Might have to do this a bit more frequently!

[@eatenbyopium]

beautiful man. That photo at 10:10 is so damn good. You the man Brae.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you! Really happy with that one!

[@SlavaVeres]

🤩 OHHH MY GOODNESS! Your images are sooo incredible!!! Just wow! The VELVIA is so rich and … velvety ;-) Gorgeous colours, great compositions, wonderful photographs! Just breathtaking. Honestly. I’ve been to the tulip festivals here in Canada but my digital photos don’t even come close to what your slide film photos look like. Certainly nothing can compare to the image rendered on a physical medium such a colour positive film.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks for the kind words! Color positive delivers something special for sure. Cheers and thanks for watching!

[@GordonMoat]

Use to shoot mostly chromes professionally. Often 645, sometimes 6x9, and 4x5 for architecture. What killed it was the need to deliver results faster. Quality was never an issue, especially with a good scan.

[@BraeHunziker]

Unfortunate but makes sense. The need for urgency has phased out many artistic mediums, which is a shame.

[@photoholic6369]

So fantastic photos, so much color and life in it ! And of course a very interesting and inspiring video !! Thank you !

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks for watching!

[@wotajared]

I owe a lot of my journey to slide film, even if nowadays I am barely shooting it... Born in the mid 90s, Dad's Agfachromes had something and when getting into film I got my chance in 2009. Sensia and Kodachrome, of which I got a handful only rolls and made an own Kodachrome project* out of it. The last generation that learned on that film. When I moved to Medium format, decided on a Fuji 6x9 for the sheer film size and targeting to use it. For a while I did Provia+Portra, managed to shoot a single Provia 400X in college... But around 2018 switched to mostly C41 and BW film. Still the freezer is stocked up with Provia 120 and I managed to find a couple propacks in winter (exp 5/2025). That is coming to a tropical trip later this year 🏝️ Provia, Velvia 50 and 100 are supposedly still manufactured but sadly any Fuji film is all but none in the market. Velvia 100 was just banned in the US and curiously I have not tried it, I did Provia 400X a decade ago as a test roll. And spring hit hard here, have 3 120 rolls that will be developed together with other photo club members. Slide film is beautiful and just needs to be exposed well (no overexposed color negative vibes), it still has a different color rendition that separates it from Digital... The reds specially ❤ *Dan Bayer is a photographer that did a whole years long project on Kodachrome but unfortunately the Kodachrome project book was never published.

[@AlysVintageCameraAlley]

I love the way you articulated taking pictures of still life photos basically. That’s my bread and butter because when i need to express myself it is so rewarding to do it through that type of photography. These are so beautiful btw. I have one roll of velvia in my fridge. I may need to try it now.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks for the kind words! It's a beautiful lane of photography and very therapeutic. Glad you enjoy it. Have fun with the roll of velvia!

[@corwingarber]

Absolutely gorgeous work btw.

[@pd1jdw630]

If only we had ektachrome paper for it. Love the colors though.

[@kw_awards]

Looking at the slide film itself is 10 000% better than any paper.

[@juniornlondock]

Brother those pictures are incredible.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you!

[@2071photo]

Man I’m so happy we finally found you that filter cause these results are spectacular 🙌🏽✨

[@2071photo]

Also thanks for the shoutout ☺️🤘🏽

[@BraeHunziker]

Me too man, me too 🥲

[@george_edward_]

Those thangs be poppin 🌷

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha yeah the colors are lovely

[@anta40]

Slide films are amazing. Will shoot Provia/Velvia until they are out of stock. I guess printing slide films using the darkroom way isn't possible nowadays?

[@kronkite1530]

As someone who specialised in landscape, garden and floral photography with slide film - mostly Velvia 50 and Kodachrome 25 and 64 - for many years these look SO familiar. The colour; the “look”… saturated and rich without the over glossy, over bright, over sharp look if so many digital photographs. Especially those “benefiting” from high dynamic range, ugh!

[@BraeHunziker]

It’s hard to beat! A beautiful balance of saturation and that natural look.

[@jessejayphotography]

I feel like so many people are afraid of color and grade there footage and photos with washed out, brown, gray, and muddy colors and tonality. Maybe it's a sign of the times we are in, or what's in style, but there is a certain joy that is captured with quality color positive films.

[@BraeHunziker]

Agreed! Nothing beats some vibrant colors in my opinion. I suppose it is a matter of stylistic preferences. I just love the natural saturation color positive film delivers!

[@danielkophoto]

Velvia is king😤 Regarding 4x5, I have 49 sheets of Velvia 100f in my freezer left in the box of 50. The test sheet blew me away

[@BraeHunziker]

Oh man!! That’s a great collection. Should last a while with 4x5

[@ale_s45]

Yeah it is

[@danlgz]

Stunning positives, Brae! How did you nail exposure? Relied on the camera’s metering options or used other criteria? Cheers 🙏🏼

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks! The metrix metering mode on the Pentax 67ii is usually very accurate. I also double checked using the light meter app on my phone (MyLightMeter Pro). Cheers!

[@mariopantoja]

Nailed that roll of velvia! I usually prefer Provia because is more neutral (for skins) but Velvia + Flowers = Eye candy, Beautiful results Brae! One thing I still don't know is which is the best scanner for positive film? your scans look amazing, I usually have my slide film scanned with Frontiers but the results aren't that good (I always end up scanning them myself with my Epson V600)

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you! These were on a Noritsu 3212, but I've scanned color positive film on my home setup with my a7iv and been pretty happy with the results. If you go to 9:38 in the video, that shot is just me pulling the film through my film carrier with the Sony on my copy stand looking down at it. Which is essentially the same result I get when I shoot still images of the film when scanning. Cheers!

[@MacnTeensVisuals]

Yet to try slide film and now the time has come haha Really beautiful shots man, those colors are ridiculous. That footage you got is so damn nice too 👌

[@BraeHunziker]

Gotta do it! Would love to see the shots you get!

[@andykphoto]

5:50 can confirm, it’s amazing 😸

[@BraeHunziker]

🙏🏼

[@jalo4242]

I just bought 2 1/2 boxes of Velvia 100 in 4x5 for about 50€. They’re all expired for about 20 years but I have hope that they’re still kinda okay.

[@zfisher]

Love those reds on the green bsckground, simple and evocative. I wouldnt mind an 11x14

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks! Going to add a couple of these images to the print shop this week.

[@UncleSam493]

At 10:22 all the way on the left has such a nice composition

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you!!

[@just_eirik]

Nice photos!

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks!

[@matthewcunningham6296]

Great stuff, Brae.

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you!

[@mkshffr4936]

Kodachrome was de bomb for this kind of work.

[@jw48335]

The Provia thaws with the arrival of spring every year 😁

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha a great time to bring it out!!

[@NateG459]

So happy to see you shot slide man. I've dedicated this summer to slide film and bought a whole bunch of velvia and provia last week and plan to buy some 8mm slide film movie from fpp and calling this project slide summer 🤣

[@BraeHunziker]

Heck yeah love to hear it!! Enjoy :)

[@NateG459]

@@BraeHunziker btw, i know velvia 100 is not sold in the US but did you get it developed in the US? i'm wondering if i can get it off of Amazon and get it developed locally...

[@BraeHunziker]

@@NateG459 Yes you can still get it developed in the U.S. !

[@khandarbar3975]

I want to print logo and images on 35mm film To prepare slides in projector for logo projection Can you suggest me what are the printer and films required for this?

[@thenotoriuosbg7372]

Set up a stand at the next festival or go back up there if its still on and sell some prints. The people there like the flowers so they would be your best market.

[@BraeHunziker]

haha not a bad idea!

[@americanrosefilms]

Hey Brae, what brand fridge do you have? I have a mini fridge for film but it has one of those little freezer sections at the top which has been an issue in the past when it surprisingly defrosted all over my film.

[@BraeHunziker]

a.co/d/8v0mYNR. It has been pretty solid! Ice will develop all over the back of the fridge if it is set too cold though.

[@bryanpolitte]

Gorgeous work bro!! What is the exposure range like for that particular film stock? Is it forgiving at all?

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you! It is quite a bit less forgiving than color negative film. And while it is better to expose for the shadows with color negative film, it is usually better to expose for the highlights with color positive film. But ideally you have a very balanced exposure because it doesn’t do great if you go too far in either direction. Cheers.

[@bryanpolitte]

@@BraeHunziker You nailed the exposure then! Wow! I definitely want to try color positive film after watching this video!

[@mynameisnotcory]

Wow wow wow

[@BraeHunziker]

🙏🏼

[@treyusher32]

Is that a specific film freezer or is it just a regular mini fridge?? Thats like the perfect size

[@BraeHunziker]

Just a mini fridge I found on Amazon!

[@ramiromaya]

Jawdropping pictures. Ive never thougt about Slide film that way on being a different experience.

[@briantallman244]

Great! I guess I have to start shooting color positive film now. 😩 Been trying to avoid it up until I saw these shots. Good stuff, nice shots!

[@BraeHunziker]

It’s worth picking up a roll every now and then. When it works, nothing beats it.

[@mikestanavech7858]

Oh man you just tripled the value of my s82 and T132. That was a secret I hoped would never be revealed.

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha I'm sorry 😅

[@ThePlainsProductions]

Amazing

[@BraeHunziker]

🙏🏻

[@Ancaja123]

These are fucking amazing

[@zenonbillings9008]

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[@mkiv20v]

How did you meter shooting velvia ? TTL ?

[@BraeHunziker]

Matrix metering on the Pentax 67ii

[@carboom8973]

how to get slide film done?

[@ale_s45]

wow

[@shervinsardari]

9:37 is the shit!

[@BraeHunziker]

Thank you!

[@coopbran]

Thumbnail is a must click 🔥

[@BraeHunziker]

lololol

[@BryanBirks]

I can assure you that 4x5 slide film knocks medium format out of the park. Not even close. Not even in the same realm. Don’t even consider yourself a photographer until you try it.

[@BraeHunziker]

Checks out. Buying a 4x5 right now.

[@seanimal_rex]

I want to shoot 8x10 ektachrome so bad

[@ZoneFocused]

I second this comment. Holding a 4x5 slide and looking at it is just beautiful. Also try to grab a MF projector. Seeing MF slides projected takes it up another notch. I'm a huge slide film fan.

[@AppleGameification]

Don't consider yourself a photographer until you've coated your own substrate in emulsion

[@koreanicseouler]

Positive film will no longer be developed in South Korea because of environmental issue.. (probably end next month...) So these days, I only shoot slide film. It's such a sad reality.

[@sneakingelephant]

Is that for ektachrome too?

[@deadpool6072]

Dang. No one is here yet.

[@beamingbirdpictures]

Stop posting videos. I only have so much money for film.

[@BraeHunziker]

I’m sorry 😭

[@jasongold6751]

Digital color easily printed. The huge cost of slide film best avoided! Accurate color was NOT Kodachrome!

[@peteanddrake4242]

as someone who owns and operates a film lab....this is dumb. E6 offers nothing and in no universe is it worth the cost. Only the most self-indulgent, ignorant film fan could want to shoot slide film. I develop film for a living at Kodak...DON'T

[@BraeHunziker]

I disagree, but thank you for respectfully sharing your opinion in a mature manner

[@aristoioannidis7490]

Nailed it Brae!

[@BraeHunziker]

Thanks :)

[@ikaros4203]

im gonna *beeeeeeeeeeeeep* if someone at fuji doesnt fuggin fire up the color positive machines again.

[@BraeHunziker]

Haha for real