[filmscanners] Re: New Fuji Films

["David J. Littleboy" <davidjl@gol.com>]

"Ellis Vener" <ellis@ellisvener.com> writes:

>>>>>>>>>>>
I tested these films for "Professional Photographer" a monthly magazine
published by the Professional Photographers of America organization.
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Please don't construe anything I say to be arguing: I'm speaking from
limited experience and limited knowledge.

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Fuji's claims are accurate. Astia 100F has finer grain and smoother
tonality and than any film I have worked with it is also as neutral as
Kodak EPN with just a little more contrast. Skin tones, using Balcar
studio flash units, were excellent.

It is a bit less saturated in the reds and greens than RVP, but has the
Velvia palette as opposed to a Provia type palette.
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What do you mean by "the Velvia palette as opposed to a Provia type
palette"? Could you give specific examples of cases (scenes) where the
difference would hit me over the head?

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 It also has a
slightly more open exposure range-- more details are recorded in the
lower highlights and upper shadows. In other words the color effects
are not quite s dramatic. It makes for an excellent landscape and film.
Accutance is very high.
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I was hoping to find exactly what you are reporting, but I suspect that my
tools/experience/technique aren't really up to telling the difference...

David J. Littleboy
davidjl@gol.com
Tokyo, Japan


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