Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:02 AM 5/31/98 +0200, you wrote: >Encouraged by the frequent and kind comments on Fuji's Astia, >I took several pictures of some of my most favorite subjects. > >Compared to my favorite color film, E100s, faces showed too >much pink and purple, a rape field too much red (warm red-yellow >instead of cold white-green-yellow), and early spring green was >too cold and missing the yellow component. > >Same cameras, same lenses (both, Leica and MF Zeiss), 10 minutes >difference between Astia and E100s. > >Maybe, I need to blame the lab or our daylight here in Germany - >but, in general, I'm unhappy with Astia's results. > >Alf Alf - I guess there could be a difference in developing (I do all of my own E-6 processing), or it could just be a personal preference. I find the E100s too blue for my tastes. 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>