Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Two of my favourites, Harrison (the third is Provia). The Astia is quite neutral and restrained. Not boosted, if you like. A perfect portrait film. I would describe it as accurate and with gorgeous skin tone rendition. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/F2/Border_guard.jpg.html> I shot the tail end of a roll though on rainbows and lush green scenery. I needed to boost the saturation of the files by about twenty percent to get to what I had in mind as a Velvia rendition. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+1.jpg.html> I guess you know that there are a couple of variations of Velvia at 100 ISO. I've only used the 100F version. I don't like how it renders skin tones at all. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/F2/Velvia_Mina.jpg.html> (desaturated quite a bit) Of course, unbeatable for saturated greens, blues and reds. How we would like the world to look. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Tas/Ta2.jpg.html> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+7.jpg.html> In my M7, I'd estimate that it probably should be exposed at about 80 ISO (my guess based on ten or so rolls in low-ish light). Actually now, I have settled on Provia, for virtually everything, still fabulous on saturated colour and fine, fine grained. But much better for skin tones than the Velvia 100F IMHO. But for gentle portraits, the Astia can't be beat. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+35.jpg.html> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+38.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+41.jpg.html Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Harrison McClary Sent: Sunday, 22 July 2007 02:35 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Fuji 100 chromes Has anyone here shot Astia, 100F and the new Velvia 100 side by side? How do they compare? Is one "warmer" than the other? Thanks for any feed back. -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information