Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Off-topic: what b/w films should I use?
From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 23:24:13 -0500

Dale R. Reed, wrote

>Are there any b/w films that result in slides?  No negatives and prints
>but just slides like the Chromes result in color slides that can be
>projected on a screen.  Dale

Dale,

Latest scoop!

There are two films that can produce B&W slides.  One takes a bit more
work. the other you have to send to New York.

1/  If you want to go to the trouble yourself of processing the film,
purchase a KODAK Reversal processing kit for B&W.  You shoot T-max 100
rated at ASA 50 and process in the reversal kit and walla! Slides. :)

2/  Least troublesome but maybe a longer wait for the slides to be
returned, "SCALA" a b&W slide film available at most camera stores, but I
understand it can only be processed in NY. I've never used it, well once
but the roll was lost between here and NY. So much for that test! :)

I've used the Kodak Tmax 100 reversal kits on many occaisions and it
produces beautiful B&W slides. But it's the chemistry that you have to go
through that is the pain in the A...!


ted