Fuji Sensia 100

When I switched from C41 to E6 film, I was testing lots of emulsions, and eventually I ended up using mostly Fuji RA (as a neutral, all-around film) and Kodak EBX (when I needed more punch). RA gives pictures a beautifully gentle, nostalgic tone, which is absent with stronger, more saturated films like Velvia. Sometimes, however, it's a bit too cold and flat, and there I used EBX, which is a cheap but good alternative to Velvia. I switched to digital now, but I miss Sensia and its gentle feel.

I've just used this Fuji Sensia film to take some of the most important slides of my life: the first few days and weeks of the lives of my new-born twin boys. If it had messed things up, I could NEVER go back to retake the shots so this film HAD to deliver. I was using it with my Olympus OM4Ti (reviewed elsewhere on this site) and 50mm Zuiko lens. Thankfully, deliver it did.

As with most Fuji films, colours are very vivid, especially primary RGB ones. This film would be ideal taking colourful summertime landscapes and floral macro shots.

On the downside, knowing what I do now I probably won't choose it as a film for portraits as it will bless even a corpse with a colourful, rosey glow. Anyone with an already glowing complexion will come out looking embarrassed or sunburned!

Some of the photos I took of my twins in hospital exhibited more than an average colour-shift due to the artificial lights. Other films are perhaps more forgiving. Daylight shots are exceptional, and flash-lit shots are more than adequate.

So not the ideal film for every situation, but if you mainly shoot landscapes and nature you'll love it!

This film uses the ubiquitous E-6 Slide Film process. Fuji Sensia 100, as any slide film, should be used in an SLR Camera (i.e., my Canon EOS 7E/30), although I've also had acceptable results with this film and my Leica C1 compact.