Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25

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Subject: [Leica] film choice
From: allan_yates at yahoo.com (allan yates)
Date: Sat Sep 25 19:19:26 2004

Hi, LUGers - 
I would appreciate your thoughts on film choice for the following 
application.  I will be going to Europe this summer and will be using my MP 
and 28, 50 and 90mm lenses pretty much exclusively for street type 
photography.  I want to capture people in their native environment, some 
streetscapes, and will  possibly do a bit of landscape work with my Leica 
gear.  I do not use flash, but will use a tripod when needed.
 
I am thinking of using either Ilford Delta 100 pro, Delta 400 pro, or Kodak 
Tri-X.  My concern with Tri-X is whether or not it will reproduce good 
blacks.  It seems to have great exposure latitude, but comes up a bit short 
on black reproduction.  Delta 100 seems to be higher contrast than Tri-X and 
would be a good choice for making large prints as it is fine grained.  I 
have read the reviews (all positive) of Delta 400, but haven't used it 
personally.
 
Any thoughts on these three films would be greatly appreciated, as would 
your recommendations.


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