Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree.....ASTIA is possibly the best Fuji slide film for shooting models. I have done over 35% of my recent work with Astia! At 04:00 PM 3/18/98 -0500, Tina Manley wrote: >At 07:43 PM 3/18/98 +0100, you wrote: >>Hi all, >>anyone have comments on these two fine reversal films (other than Velvia >>being 50 and Provia 100 ASA)? I haven't had too much of a chance to try >>either with my new Leica gear, weather just plain S*CKS around here.... Any >>comments welcome (like, am I wasting my money and would Sensia which costs >>about half the price do just as well). >>Later, >>-- Dieter >> >>Dieter Stoll D-72127 Kusterdingen, Germany >>dstoll@tuebingen.netsurf.de Home fax: +49-7071-368520 >> > >Dieter: > >My favorite of the Fuji's is Astia - also 100 but beautiful skin tones. >Velvia is super-fine grain, very contrasty and saturated - a wonderful >landscape film. Provia is less contrasty and less saturated. It's also a >good film but I prefer Astia. Sensia is the same as Provia but is made for >the amatuer market since it is not pre-aged. You could always buy it and >wait awhile before you use it :) Hope this helps. Tina > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Tina Manley, ASMP ><http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> ><http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> ><http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm> > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/