Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lamport Northamptonshire
From: "GeeBeePhoto" <graham@geebeephoto.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:08:28 -0000
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From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@direcway.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 13 January 2004 21:58
Subject: Re: [Leica] Lamport Northamptonshire


> I wanna be there, Graham. When I looked, my first wonder to myself was
what
> would this look like with a light red filter.
>
> Funny, literally 30 minutes ago I picked up two rolls of T400CN to use on
a
> business trip to San Francisco this Friday. I have limited experience with
> this emulsion. I have heard that it can lack the crisp contrast of silver
> films but that it is much easier to scan. Also very forgiving latitude as
I
> discovered this past fall when shooting a roll exposed as for 800 and got
> very presentable images, though I did not enlarge to any great extent. I'd
> be grateful for any experience you would care to share.
>
> Seth                LaK 9
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "GeeBeePhoto" <graham@geebeephoto.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:47 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Lamport Northamptonshire
>
>
> > Leica M6 35mm Summicron orange filter Kodak T400 CN @ 400
> > http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/l23.html
=================================================================

Hi Seth,
This is really embarrassing but my original post contained an error. The
film was in fact Kodak Portra 400. The reason for my confusion is that in an
attempt to find something to replace Tri X (to get out of processing my own
film) I have tried all sorts lately.  HP5 and Delta with prepaid processing
and Portra and T400CN processed at the local 30 minute Agfa guy. I am
currently working on scans from all of them and that is what led to my
confusion.

I have settled on T400CN because my local processor prints the 6x4's on Agfa
colour paper and it prints almost true b&w. It also scans as b&w, unlike the
Portra which comes out blue.

I never print any images I just post to the web so I have no experience of
how it will look when enlarged. How much do I like Kodak T400CN? I just
bought 40 rolls of it.

Sorry again for the confusion and thanks for looking.


Graham
http://geebeephoto.com


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In reply to: Message from "GeeBeePhoto" <graham@geebeephoto.com> ([Leica] Lamport Northamptonshire)
Message from Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com> (Re: [Leica] Lamport Northamptonshire)