Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Favorite Color Print Films
From: Doug Cooper <visigoth@echonyc.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 11:43:59 -0500 (EST)

Hm.  I thought I'd sent this question to the list, but it never seems to
have arrived (or perhaps I missed it, in which case I apologize for
reposting).

I'm new to color print films, having shot for some years with Velvia,
various Kodak emulsions, Agfa Scala and -- and, more recently Provia 100F.  
I intend to do my own printing; an expert has promised to give me lessons.  
What flavors of color print film do LUGgers suggest?  This world seems
complex:  I'm told that the Fuji consumer films are *sharper* than the
professional line; can that possibly be true?  

I'm sending this to the LUG, because I intend to shoot, for the most part,
in a Leica-like way:  hand-held, using available light, often at longish
exposures.

By the way, since I intend to pay only for the negative processing, is
there any reason to pay the premium for a professional lab?  (If I can get
away with cheap one-hour processing at the local drugstore, it would be
nice.)


cheers,

Douglas Cooper