Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/01

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] film question
From: tgray at 125px.com (Tim Gray)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 09:38:29 -0400
References: <CAHybWBYopPfiPN7foj6s3gPL+pMnRg0W9MN4nR1MCw9qD8k5DA@mail.gmail.com>

On Apr 01, 2012 at 11:52 AM +0600, simon jessurun wrote:
>I want to go back to the torture of a IIIf or G and techpan.

I know a guy who uses SPUR DSX and Agfa Copex Rapid as his Techpan 
replacement and seems happy with them.  I think he liked Adox CMS 20 as 
well, but I don't recall.

As far as more conventional films, I see the usual suspects have been 
mentioned: PanF+, Delta 100, Acros 100.  What always confuses me is that 
T-MAX 100 wasn't mentioned.  Also a good film.  From what I've seen, 
it's the one I like the most, though it might be a bit flat for you 
(increase development, print on harder grade, etc.)  If you ask me, 
PanF+ is the coarsest grained one of the 4.  It's also pretty contrasty, 
as in it has a more limited ability to capture scene dynamic range.  It 
is also the only one that is a 'traditional' grained film, if that is 
important to you.  Of course, if you need long exposures, it's hard to 
argue with Acros 100 - hardly any reciprocity failure.

But they are great films.


Replies: Reply from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] film question)
In reply to: Message from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] film question)