It's interesting, because a guy in a camera shop I was in a while ago
told me that Fuji was going to discontinue Sensia 100. He seemed to be
convinced that slower films were dying, much as has been feared in
various discussions on the list. However, if Velvia is coming out in
100 speed that would seem to be untrue. I look forward to trying it,
but I certainly hope it holds more shadow detail than Velvia 50! I find
Velvia currently just too contrasty for a cheapskate like me who doesn't
like to bracket too much.
As this is pertinent to the recurring discussion about whether film will
ever die out, I thought I would mention that even in the world of
astronomy where detector efficiency is paramount and CCDs have long been
king, film is not yet dead, and one recent sky survey which doubled the
number of known planetary nebulae made use of Tech Pan, because of the
much larger surface area available.
Roger
Jamie Costello wrote:
I had heard that Fuji was expanding its professional slide line to fill
out the ASA 100 spot with new formulations of Sensia and Velvia (and a
faster Provia, too). This link is to Fuji's website and is not
terribly elucidating (like the rest of their site), but ... :
http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/PRNewsDetail.jsp?DBID=NEWS_543027
Jamie
Fort Myers, FL
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