Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Bud Cook wrote: > >As for the Astia, I now realize that this is probably not a film to use > >for travel applications. However, since I've got it I'm going to use it > >on the trip. > > > From: Henning J. Wulff > All the above comments about Velvia apply to some degree to all of Fuji's > 100 speed films, except that Astia has especially nice skin tones. For > travel I would pick Sensia, as I do not prefer either Provia or Astia for > that purpose. I have shot a few rolls of Astia here locally at festivals and events that could easily qualify as "travel" photography. Having heard about the skin tone qualities, I decided to concentrate on people instead of buildings and scenics. As a result, my own travel pictures (I did have to drive about 15 miles!) captured the events in a very personal way with the people involved. Mostly I liked the way the Astia seemed to soften the sharpness of the Leica optics, not by bad resolution, but by putting kind of a glow to skin tones. Obviously a subjective feeling here, but Astia and sharp lenses make a very pleasing combination when photographing people. BTW Henning, I liked your comment about the "violent" quality of color with Velvia. Altho I love it for our Calif North Coast greenery, I took some pictures recently with it at a Humboldt Bay Coast Guard open house. One shot is of a Dolphin helicopter with its bright visibility orange color. When projected on a big screen, it about knocks you off your chair and makes your stomach go a bit queasy. It almost made me wonder if Velvia had invented a new color. I have learned to be careful with Velvia around any shades of red. Gary Todoroff