Re: New Fuji Film: Astia

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I also heard that while Kodak bases color rendition on photogrammetry, 

"Photogrammetry" might not be the right word as it usually refers to making
measurements of sizes (-grammetry = mesuring lines), not colors, in 
pictures.  Anybody knows the term Gary is looking for?

I might be ignorant in this subject, but, philosophically speaking, no
instrument can tell how the colors are actully seen by the eye-brain
complex.  So, what's the sense of doing "photo-color-metry"?

>Fuji has tended to give more attention to user feedback. 
>In one study (this may be an urban legend) test subjects 
>"remembered" scenes as being much more vivid than a color meter would 
>say they were. Hence Fuji's punchy film lines.

And I cannot blame them.

Speaking from personal experience, when I shot my first stereo slide rolls
in 1988 in Greece, I was very disappointed with Agfa's washed out gray 
skys and was happy with Fuji's blue skys.  The sky _was_ blue as I recall. 
That's why I decided to stick with Fuji.

I have been puzzled by occassional comments by "fanatic" Kodachrome users
in SSA folios about the pastel exaggerated colors of Fuji films vs. Kodak
films when to my eye the colors look real and not exaggerated.

>From time to time I tell my wife:  "Look at this sky.  Doesn't it look
BLUE, like DEEP BLUE, do your eye?  Would you blame the film if it records
this sky as DEEP BLUE?  Wouldn't you be disappointed if it comes out gray?"

For long time photographers have followed the advice of slightly
underexposing (some times by 1/2 stop) Kodachrome film to get more
saturated colors.  With the newer "punchy films" this is not only
unecessary but also not recommended (the opposite is recommended in 
some situations)  With good control of exposure color saturation could 
be put under control.  

Having said the above, I still think that there is a use for a less
saturated film for those "contrasty" (clear as in crystal clear, and 
sunny) days... Lately we've been having these days here is Ohio.

-- George Themelis


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