Ken Durling wrote: > > Hi folks - > > Just bought a bunch of film from a photographer unloading overstock, > and in the batch are four rolls of the above film, which I hadn't even > heard of before. I've read the description at the Fuji site,
> > but was wondering if anyone has any experience shooting with it, at > different speeds, and if there are any words of wisdom concerning its > application. Is there a large grain increase with speed? Is it a > vivid film, neutral? More like Provia or Velvia? What's its best > application? > Ken I bought and shot a 100 foot roll of it a few years ago, and it was alright film. It is really the same thing as Fuji Astia, which can be seen in fuji's tech guide, which is a low saturation, fairly low contrast film (much lower color than either velvia or provia). The response curves are exactly alike for the MS and astia. You do, indeed, get a big grain increase, at least above 200. It is basically like push processing any other film, though with less color trouble (probably because of the low saturation of it). Great stuff for portraits and such, and probably not bad for wildlife where oversaturation makes the shots look funny. Just don't expect saturated color if you shoot landscapes or something like that. Mike Michael Shupe M.J.Shupe Photography Michigan Tech University www.northernlightsgallery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
