Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can second that and say that my grandfather's images from central australia are still stunning after "all those Years". K25 is just a bit slow sometimes, but rarely in Central aussie. alastair - -----Original Message----- From: chucko@siteconnect.com [mailto:chucko@siteconnect.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 11:00 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Low Contrast Film Tina, I've always relied on Kodachrome 25 for my occasional benders in the Australian outback. It's also good for sunlit high mountain shots, where you want detail on the glacier ice and in the shadows. In both cases, there's plenty of light to ensure high shutter speeds, etc. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 2:16 PM Subject: [Leica] Low Contrast Film > LUGnuts - > > I'm planning for a trip to the Mosquito Coast in July. The color > transparency film that I usually use - Fuji Astia or Provia - is much too > contrasty for the extremely harsh sun there. Ordinarily, I love the skin > tones of Astia and the beautiful greens of Provia, but I've been > disappointed in the past with the dense shadows and washed-out highlights > that I've gotten using those films in the impossibly bright light of the > Mosquito Coast. Can anybody recommend a lower contrast transparency film > that I can try out? I'd love to do only black and white, but that's not a > choice. > > Thanks - > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > >