• What it’s for: landscapes, portraits, products, fashion… and just about anything
• Type: slide film (E-6)
• Available ISO: 100, 400
• Available Formats: 35mm (135), 120, 4x5, 8x10
• Notable characteristics: vivid colors, rich tones, medium contrast, fine grain
• Web: Fuji Provia 100F, Fuji Provia 400X

Fujichrome Provia is a daylight-type color reversal (slide) film, and happens to be one of my primary go-to films for many different shooting situations. It boasts fine grain, poppy color, great contrast and - most importantly - high versatility, meaning you can use it to shoot people, picturesque moments or whatever strikes your mood. Colors are pretty true to life, but definitely more saturated in bright light situations. Meaning, if you shoot on a sunny day you’ll get insanely blue skies.

The 100F has an RMS of 8, while the 400X has an RMS of 11. What is this, you say? Film grain is made up of tiny, light-sensitive silver halide crystals (for more on this, see How Photographic Film Works) and the level of grain has a number value. RMS (which stands for “root-means-square) is the numerical quantification of film granularity. The lower the number, the finer the grain.

Both the Fuji Provia 100F and 400X cross-process well, tending to go on the greenish side (depending on your lighting conditions and camera, of course.) Personally, cross-processed Provia is my absolute favorite with plastic cameras like the Holga and Woca, as it creates bright and vibrant colors. They both work well with the push/pull process, but the 400X beats out the 100F on reciprocity failure if you like to shoot extended exposures.

This film has only 2 negative points: first is that if you do not live in a major city, processing slide film can be an issue… but that applies to all slide film, not just the FujiChrome Provia. The second is that the 100F really does not work well in low-light situations. If you’re not sure about the lighting, go with the 400X.

Here are some sample images:

Fujichrome Provia 100F (medium format, Kiev 88, normal process)

FujiChrome Provia 100F (medium format, plastic camera, regular process)

FujiChrome Provia 100F (35mm, Nikon FM2, cross-processed)

FujiChrome Provia 100F (medium format, Moskva 5, cross-processed)

FujiChrome Provia 100F ( (medium format, plastic camera, cross-processed)

FujiChrome Provia 400X (medium format, Moskva 5, cross-processed)

{This is a general overview for anyone who wants a little more information when choosing a film brand. For a hardcore profile, check out the tech specs directly at Fujifilm.com}