Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was under the impression that Kodak had halted all R&D on analog photography (film and chemicals). Apparently not. Perhaps the demise of several major film manufacturers gave them a bit more "business" so they decided to avoid being trumped by Fuji. > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA