To LeRoy Barco,

 

Everyong has their own favorite color films, and there are as probably more opinions than there are medium format 3d photographers!.  You would do well to get a few rolls of each and try them in your new toy.  Your preferences will probably be related to the kind of things you like to capture with your camera.  The TL120 is a blast to use.  I have shot Provia (100 & 400) , Velvia (50 & 100), Astia, E100, E64T and Fuji 64T.

 

But you asked for opinions, so here's mine.  I generally like a color film that renders natural to warmly.

My favorite is Astia.  Long exposure lattitude, warm and bright colors.  Reminds me a little of Kodachrome 64, but a little more forgiving in exposure.

 

Next is Provia 400x.  Nice and fast.  Colors are a little softer, and the palette actually looks more like Kodachrome 64.  To me, the images are so large, that there is no objectionable "grain".

 

If I have a lot of light, I really like using Kodak 64T (yes, tungsten) with an 85B filter in daylight.  This film has a lot of lattiude and is very sharp with a pretty natural looking color pallette.  The only disadvantage is that you must use that 85B in daylight, which cuts your EI down to 40.  If you are indoors without flash and with tungsten lighting, you can shoot at E-64 without that 85B filter and still have an image that has a "natural" looking color rendition.

 

Films I tried but didn't like include:  Fuji makes a 64T, but when I use it in daylight with an 85B, it is just a tad too cool (bluish) for my tastes.  Provia 100 is also too cool, but a very nice and sharp film. Velvia (50 & 100) is too intense for the kind of things I like to photograph (mostly people & places).

 

If they still made Kodachrome 64 in 120, and Dwayne's would process it, I would probably use that.

 

You didn't ask about monochrome.  Some don't like monochrome, but I find it useful for some images.  I like Ilford Pan F.  Slow but really great looking images.  Also, Sam Smith (on the list) has a process for making monochrome images from outdated E-6 films.  It does work. 

 

Have fun; shoot more stereo!

 

-kp