Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] my M lens and b+w film test
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:24:13 -0400

Have you tried Agfa 400 in Rodinal?  I have heard that this is a good
combination.

Dan C.

.At 11:27 PM 17-06-99 +0000, you wrote:
[snip]

>Agfa  APX 25 exposed @ e.i. 16 and developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 17 mins
>has no grain at all but is not as sharp as Delta 100 slightly pushed in
>Xtol 1+1  for 14 minutes. And there is a three stops film speed difference.
>APX 25 in Xtol is a minor catastrophe
>
>FP4 exposed @ 64 and developed in Perceptol 1+3  has a lot of latitude and
>handles contrasty subjects and over/underexposure better than Delta 100 in
>Xtol 1+1, but is grainier, not so sharp and slower by at least one stop.
>
>Delta 100 slightly pushed in Xtol 1+1 remains my favorite. I will bracket
>exposures when I feel there may be an under/overexposure problem. When
>making portraits of people with light skin I will give one stop more
>exposure than the meter reading off the face.
>
>Tri-X in Xtol 1+1 is great for its versitality, it can be shot at e.i
>..from 400 to 1600 and then some....
>Anyway, looking at full frame 16x enlargements from a one meter distance
>(3-4 feet) the difference in grain and sharpness between the films listed
>are not very obvious. At closer distance it is.
>--
>christer almqvist
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