I've standardized on Astia 100F (the new, and only version available now) for
all my normal transparancy shooting. For me, it offers natural looking flesh
tones and realisticly saturated colors. I think that Sensia is the same film,
but in a "consumer" version. I found Velvia too saturated. And I don't have
the need to keep trying new films.
If you're in a quandry, I'd put 3-4 different films into three bodies, and
shoot the same set of scenes, exposure lengths, and subjects (make sure to
include people) with the same lenses on manual. Then have the film delivered
uncut and evaluate them on a light-table. IOW, try to make your own decision.
A somewhat narrow opinion.
Skip
----- Original Message ---------------
Subject: [OM] which slide film?
From: James Michael King <jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:47:08 +0100 (BST)
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>this email is probably going to cause groans and maybe a holy war or two
>but here goes anyway.
>
>Until about a month ago I was only using fuji print film but was never
>that happy with the results when I scanned them in using a minolta dual
>scan 4. I upgraded to the scan elite 5400 but still was not impressed.
>My father ( a long time slide film user) suggested dumping print film and
>going over to slides. So I brought 4 cheap fuji sensia slide films and went
>to the local part (my usual film testing ground) with an om 3 and a tamron
>90mm F2.5 lens and olympus 35-70 F3.6. I was very impressed with the results
>when scanned in and can see that the limiting factor in the quality was
>the print film rather than the scanner.
>
>I now have the urge to go back and re-photograph many of the places I
>visited in China over the last 4 years or but want to do so with the best
>film available. I mainly take still life and
>architecture/temples/golden buddas, sun rises and sun sets and
>water refleections. I use s tripod and run at F8 or F11 for
>maximum resolution but often because of the lack of light in
>temples and their dislike of cameras I have to poke a 24mm or 21mm wide
>angle through the temple door on a tripod and use shutter
>speeds of up to 8 or 10 seconds! Therefore I am interested to know
>what films the group would recommend?
>
>I would also like to ask
>1. In the uk fuji sensia slide film is about half the prove of velvia,
>provia and astia. Is the additional cost of these films worthwhile over
>the sensia?
>
>2. I managed to find some technical specifications for sensia, provia and
>velvia on fujis web site. I see that the velvia 50 is not sutable for me
>because it can't handle long exposures without filters and compensation.
>However, I could not find any specs for astia and the specs for sensia
>don't say if it is ok for long exposures. does any one know?
>
>3. if astisa is suitable for me does it justify the extra price premium
>over provia 100F or velvia 100F?
>
>Regards and thanks for reading
>James
>
>
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