On 7/28/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Scott ... > > Just what, exactly, don't you like about the photo?
It is too soft. It almost looks like it's out of focus. > How does the slide look projected or viewed on a light table? Just about like the web image. No projector here, so I'm going by what the loupe tells me. > > Is this a scan directly from the slide? If so, what scanner did you use? > How much of what you dislike may have been a result of the lens, how much > the film (I've heard it said that Sensia tends towards a soft, less sharp > image - never tried it m'self), how much the processing, and how much the > post processing? The scan is from the slide. Canon 8400F. I think it's a combination of both the lens and the film. This roll contains photos taken with the FA28-90 and the F80-200. While all the images were grainy, the photos taken with the F80-200 were visibly sharper. Sensia 400 does have a reputation for being grainy/soft, depending on who you ask. Processing was done by Fuji. Post processing consisted of a little backlight correction, unsharp mask, resizing, and "save for the web". I tried to make the scan look as much as possible like the slide without being too heavy handed. My knowlege of Photoshop is very limited, so I try to keep things simple. I've been pleased with the 28-90 for print film, but it seems that even the faster Sensia really exposes the lens' weaknesses. As soon as I get my Astia 100 slides back from Fuji, I'll do a bit of comparison, of course. Perhaps I'm reading a bit too much into it and should try a few more rolls before condemning the lens. Thanks for taking the time, Shel. Much appreciated. > > > [Original Message] > > From: Scott Loveless > > > > This photo was taken a little over a month ago at Cowan's Gap State > > Park near Ft. Loudon, PA. This is from my first ever roll of chrome. > > Sensia 400, *ist, and the infamous FA28-90/3.5-5.6. I've heard others > > voice rather negative opinions about this lens before, but I never > > really noticed just how bad it is until I got my slides back from the > > processor. > > > > http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=132 > > > > I have since started shooting Sensia 100 with prime lenses and am > > looking forward to getting those back to do a little comparison. > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
