Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/10
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>I've used around 200 rolls, and I do like it. It definitely has better
>shadow separation than Velvia, but as I said before, that doesn't mean much
>since Velvia probably has the worst shadow separation (shortest toe) of any
>general purpose slide film. Astia does not have as good shadow separation
>as K25. As for speed, it's true you lose significantly with K25. 1 1/2
>stops effectively, in my usage. As for beautiful results from Astia on
>Ilfochrome, no argument; you can get wonderful images. I was only talking
>about the acutance of K25 vs. virtually any E6 film; here K25 (and K64 and
>200) win easily. I know K200 is grainy, but the _apparent_ 'sharpness' due
>to the high acutance is unmistakeable.
>
>Yes, I am choosing Sensia for economic reasons. If I can get and use Sensia
>at a good age point, why pay more? If I went into a store in a strange city
>andtherefore had no idea how they stored and handled film I would choose
>Provia.
Thanks, that clarifies it for me. Another film with excellent acutance is
Kodak E200. Pushed to 800 it gives results with much more apparent
sharpness than I would have expected.
Happy shooting,
Charlie
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Charles E. Dunlap
Earth Sciences Department
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel.: (408) 459-5228 Fax.: (408) 459-3074
mailto:cdunlap@es.ucsc.edu
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