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Jamie Miller wrote: > My one thing against Astia is it's sharpness. It's good, but not as sharp > as Provia. They are both equally sharp under a loupe of the same magnification, but because you need contrast to make an image 'appear' sharp, they may not look the same to you. Astia is not a soft film. > It was mainly designed for product and people photography, where > you really don't want tac razor sharp images. Actually you do want razor sharp images for that (I do that for a living), and you can use a soft focus filter such as the Hasselblad Softar which will give you a soft (actually diffused) look, without actually losing sharpness. > Yet the color and detail is very > good!! The color really reminds me of K25 in many situations, just 2 stops > faster!! Well said, Jamie! Dave Cohen Photographer, Member ASMP Action Photographic Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/home/ ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
