Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, Of course I realize that the film can be pushed to 3200 and beyond, when one must have an image--any image. What I meant by "marketing hype" is that here we have a film whose true ISO speed is in the 1000-1600 range (see Erwin's report, and my own experience bears it out), which is nonetheless labeled 3200. I am not picking on Ilford here, Kodak does the same with TMZ. I think the D3200 is the best high-speed B&W film ever made and I love using it. But I love it for the results at 1600. Between this speed and my Noctilux, I can cope with any of the low-light situations I encounter. Nathan Bill Welch wrote: > At 10:24 PM 2/20/99 +0100, you wrote: > > The 3200 > >speeds are in my view marketing hype. > > > > Hardly. If you've ever been in a situation where you need an image at 3200, > you'd think differently, I suggest. > > Yes, it's underexposing and extending development. But it can yield very > nice results, with proper technique. Both these films are designed with > pushing in mind. > > Bill - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html