Fast Sensia

[oscroft]

Does anyone here use the faster Sensia versions - 200 and 400 ASA? If you do, I'd be very grateful for your opinions, mainly on how they compare with the 100 ASA version - just how much coarser is the grain, and how does the colour balance compare? One thing I'm thinking of doing is trying the 400 as a standard film, along with Delta 400 for B&W, to use in compact rangefinders (like the Olympus XA), but I'm also thinking of giving it a go as a something mainstream for the winter months in the UK.

 

[varjag]

I tried only 400 ISO version, and my subjective conclusion is that it sorta sucks: fairly unconvicing color rendition. IMHO you'd be better of with Provia.

 

[Xmas]

I'm still struggling, i.e. missing the K64. but there does not seem to be that much difference, between any of the Sensia.

I dont think they are 'grain films', what I miss is I dont get the edge effects I got with K64, colour difference is too subjective for me.

Hope this helps.

Noel

 

[oscroft]

I tried only 400 ISO version, and my subjective conclusion is that it sorta sucks: fairly unconvicing color rendition. IMHO you'd be better of with Provia

Thanks, I'll try some of that. Is the colour rendition of Sensia 400 and 200 poorer than Sensia 100, or do you think all of them have poor colour rendition?

I'm still struggling, i.e. missing the K64. but there does not seem to be that much difference, between any of the Sensia.
I dont think they are 'grain films', what I miss is I dont get the edge effects I got with K64, colour difference is too subjective for me

Yeah, I know what you mean. It'll be a sad day indeed when the last of the K64 is gone (as it inevitably will be).

 

[Bryce]

Sensia 100 is identical to Astia 100 (the pre- "F" version) as of last I read.
Sensia 400 is Provia 400 with different labeling.
I got this info from a Fuji brochure a couple of years ago- so there's a possibility things have changed.

 

[kully]

Hey Bryce, I read about the re-badging of Provia/Sensia in quite a few places too. However, the stuff on sale in the UK at the moment does not seem to be the case, the colours arn't as vibrant as Provia (reds especially).

This is 35mm and viewing on a lighttable with a loupe which looks a lot like a 50mm lens.

oscraft, I'm getting some Sensia 100 back from dlab7.com today/tomorrow. I'll try and scan them in an post some comparison shots (not of the same scene unfortunately).

 

[oscroft]

I'm getting some Sensia 100 back from dlab7.com today/tomorrow. I'll try and scan them in an post some comparison shots (not of the same scene unfortunately).

That would be great, thanks.

 

[varjag]

Thanks, I'll try some of that. Is the colour rendition of Sensia 400 and 200 poorer than Sensia 100, or do you think all of them have poor colour rendition?

I haven't tried 100 and 200 versions so can't comment on those. The thing about color isn't low saturation, but rather that palette looks 'dirty' (for the lack of better word). It might be just me though.

 

[Dracotype]

I used some Sensia 100 a while back and I thought it was quite gorgeous. It was about a month past the use by date, but still gave very nice results. Color was fairly realistic, can't really complain about that. Maybe a tad red for some peoples, but I was mostly shooting in Arches National Monument and Colorado National monument, so a tad red isn't too bad for red rocks anyways 😀 .

Drew

 

[David Murphy]

I'm still struggling, i.e. missing the K64. but there does not seem to be that much difference, between any of the Sensia.

I dont think they are 'grain films', what I miss is I dont get the edge effects I got with K64, colour difference is too subjective for me.

Hope this helps.

Noel

K64 is still available as is processing. There seems to be this widespread myth out there that Kodachrome is somehow extinct.

 

[oscroft]

K64 is still available as is processing. There seems to be this widespread myth out there that Kodachrome is somehow extinct

Indeed. I'm still using it occasionally here in the UK, though it has to be sent to Switzerland for processing.

 

[HansDerHase]

Hey Bryce, I read about the re-badging of Provia/Sensia in quite a few places too. However, the stuff on sale in the UK at the moment does not seem to be the case, the colours arn't as vibrant as Provia (reds especially).

Hmm. Maybe they are the same layerstructur and emulsion but produced on different production lines and/or to different quality standards and thus labeled either Provia for the higher quality output and Sensia for the lower quality output (Just a guess).

Like back when Motorola made the 68040 microprocessor and labled the chips either 68040 (with floating-point-unit) or 68LC040 (without floating-point-unit) after quality control. Where the latter was in fact the same as the first but with a broken and thus deactivated floating-point-unit.