Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Licquia wrote: > > Javier, > > I live in the Chicago area and am a member of the Chicago Art Institute. The > lighting in most of the galleries in the daytime is very good due to the > design of the building which makes good use of skylights. Any film in the > Iso 200 and up range should be suitable with f2 or 2.8 lenses. In general, > the lighting is much better than the Louvre's, which is overwhelmingly > artificial light except in the major stairwells which have window exposure. > Photo shooting is permitted in all of the galleries of the Art Institute but > use of flash or tripods is not permitted. > ><Snip> In the black and white realm and: If my memory is correct the Museum of Natural History though is like a tomb that will love to have a film in the Ultra fast category. I'm walking in with a brick of Delta 3200 shooting it at 1600 and developing it in XTOL. I'm going to also have some Delta 400 for less demanding situations as it's quality is the same as 100 films as far as what I'm getting and seeing. And it's also in 220 so I can standardize. Finally moving away from Tri X. My last roll is in the Camera. Next year my second body will contain Kodachrome of any ASA. Mark Rabiner