Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam - There's no established thought on this. Different films have different flavors. Some artists like working in all oil paints; others use chalk/crayon/oil/watercolors as they see fit. I work almost exclusively in Tri-X when in B&W. Why? Because that's what I've done for 16 years and I'm used to how Tri-X behaves. I know what look I'll get in any particular situation. So I'm comfortable with it, although I still will have to get used to the idea of using the new Tri-X (I still have 20 rolls of old Tri-X to use before I order my next batch). But venturing out of one's safety zone is always a good thing. I occasionally buy other films to give them a try (Acros is interesting, though expensive). But I always return to good old Tri-X, not particularly because I think it's the best, but because I know exactly what it can do and what it can't. My own advice to you would be to use a single film until you get used to it, then try other ones. If you keep dilly-dallying with different films, you'll never get a chance to learn/use one well. Karen - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html