I believe that Sensia is actually the consumer version of the Fuji Astia film. I
didn't particularly care for the Astia, as I thought the colors were still over
saturated. Astia is billed as a good film for portraits, so it is no surprise
that it's sibling Sensia does well at skin tones.
Jim Couch
Andrew Dacey wrote:
> I'd have to agree here, while I don't tend to take many portraits, I really
> like the tone of Sensia II. I'd almost rate it a "poor man's Provia". As far
> as the cheaper "amateur" films, this is a real keeper (and a great bargain
> compared to what Provia sets me back locally). I haven't had a chance to
> compare shots side by side with Provia (meaning to do that, I've got some
> rolls back from both recently, will have to do a comparison. I'm sure that
> Provia has a finer grain and is probably sharper, but Sensia still looks
> good. I will say that it's not the film to be using in gloomy weather unless
> you want muted colours. In the sunlight, with a polarizer it's great though.
> I did take some slides in the rain with Sensia and they worked out pretty
> good but it was midday when I took the shots so the light was still pretty
> bright.
>
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> Andrew "frugal" Dacey
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