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Thanks again, Lynn. I agree with you that it's very valuable to see other people's work. I for one would like it if more members of discussion forums "put their photos where their mouth is". I don't mean that in a nasty way. I just mean that "seeing is believing". It's the best way to cut through all the differing opinions when it comes to cameras, lenses and film.
I love Astia because it scans so beautifully. I originally tried Provia 100F but could rarely get a good scan that I was happy with. Provia scans often have a colour cast according to the type of light in the scene, whereas I found Astia to give reliably accurate scans which required minimal colour correction. In particular, Astia reproduces skin tones and whites really beautifully. I've never used Sensia myself, but one of my students shot a roll of Sensia and a roll of Astia on the same trip (Guest Photographer 1 on my site) and I could see a difference between the Astia and Sensia slides on my light box. The Astia yellows were more punchy than the Sensia, which leads me to believe that they are not the same film stock.
Just to get us back on to the original topic of this thread: Contax digital in Y/C mount, I'd be happy with a sensor that was less than full frame size, as long as we could move the sensor up and down inside the camera, taking advantage of the lens's larger image circle, to achieve a "shift" function for perspective correction.
I'm surprised that no digital camera yet allows "sensor movements". It would mean we could enjoy tilt and shift effects with standard lenses. What do you think?
Kind Regards,
Craig
I love Astia because it scans so beautifully. I originally tried Provia 100F but could rarely get a good scan that I was happy with. Provia scans often have a colour cast according to the type of light in the scene, whereas I found Astia to give reliably accurate scans which required minimal colour correction. In particular, Astia reproduces skin tones and whites really beautifully. I've never used Sensia myself, but one of my students shot a roll of Sensia and a roll of Astia on the same trip (Guest Photographer 1 on my site) and I could see a difference between the Astia and Sensia slides on my light box. The Astia yellows were more punchy than the Sensia, which leads me to believe that they are not the same film stock.
Just to get us back on to the original topic of this thread: Contax digital in Y/C mount, I'd be happy with a sensor that was less than full frame size, as long as we could move the sensor up and down inside the camera, taking advantage of the lens's larger image circle, to achieve a "shift" function for perspective correction.
I'm surprised that no digital camera yet allows "sensor movements". It would mean we could enjoy tilt and shift effects with standard lenses. What do you think?
Kind Regards,
Craig