Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery wrote: >>Sharper and finer-grained than BW400CN? That is saying a lot!!<< regarding >> http://tinyurl.com/yun427 << Perhaps my Noctilux just became one stop faster! Maybe two if the new TMax400 turns out to be a close substitute for TMax100. Since I moved two years ago, and no longer have a darkroom, I've been shooting mostly digital. But after fighting with yet another printer issue I'm ready to set up my Focomat again. Ink jet printers -- even very good models -- seem to work well for a while. But then it seems they develop problems for one reason or another. Sometimes it's the printer or ink. Sometimes it's software related. Sometimes it's pilot error, i.e. I screw up a setting. I can usually get things working well again, but it takes more effort than I'd like. Color and BW each have their own sets of issues. I find it difficult when I mix the two, in terms of both workflow and creative mindset. Sometimes I think life can't get simpler than a stainless steel tank; three trays; a few bottles of developer, stop and fix; and a light in a can. Throw in a thermometer and a few other handy items like film and paper, of course. I also need to acquiesce to the fact that I'm really a bw photographer. Sometimes I think I just waste my time when I shoot color. I'm glad they're still working on improving film :-). DaveR