Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/14
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From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 3200 Delta Glut???!!!
> >I use Delta 400 and 100 almost exclusively and have never tried the 3200,
> >but, I am interested in the Neopan 1600. Can you tell me about it?
> >Steve
> >Annapolis
>
>
> steve,
>
> i'm not sure what mark will have to say about it, but i've been doing an
> informal test of films shot at 1600. so far i've tried fuji neopan and tri
> x pushed two stops. i definitely found that tri x pushed gave a broader
> range of grays than the fuji, which was *very* contrasty, so much so, in
> fact, that highlights that came out well with the tri x were blown out
with
> fuji neopan. the films were both shot indoors in low light using my m6.
How are you processing it? Contrast is easily controlled either by time
of development or choice of developer (or both I suppose). My favorite combo
is Neopan 1600 (shot at 2400) in diafine. Very smooth grain and very sharp.
Try it, you'll love it!
Isaac