Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mine, too! Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Feb 19, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Kodak Plus X ISO 125 was one of my favorite films! Unfortunately gone? > > Lluis > > >> El 19 febr 2018, a les 3:13, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >> escriure: >> >> Beautiful skin tones. Reminds me of Plus-X (ASA 50) of the 1950s, only >> better. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >>> On 2/18/2018 7:15 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/firecrackers+sm.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> >>> M3, Summilux 50, Ferrania P30 >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks to Kickstarter I helped underwrite the Ferrania film company?s >>> resurrection*, which is running over budget and well beyond the original >>> timetable. The underwriting gift was going to be their first production >>> of >>> E-6, but in the interim Ferrania decided to make some black and white >>> negative film, which they offered to their backers at $5/roll for up to >>> five rolls. I bought five, and I am blown away by it (I like it more >>> than >>> Acros). The problem is that it?s slower than molasses (ISO 50 at box >>> speed, though I learned that some people are getting desired results at >>> ISO >>> 20). About six good pictures from the first roll were lost because of >>> fast >>> action cursed by tiny DOF in cloudy streets. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Shulman >>> >>> Wynnewood, PA >>> >>> >>> >>> *For those of us with long memories, the old 3M Color Slide film was made >>> by Ferrania. It was decidedly inferior to Kodak and Agfa. However, with >>> Fuji being about the only company making E-6 today (the promised return >>> of >>> Ektachrome has yet to materialize) an alternative would be most welcome. >>> Ferrania has promised to make their E-6 in 35mm, 120 and 16mm movie. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information