Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Contax to the rescue!
From: Mike Stone <mike.stone1@virgin.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 20:30:18 +0100
References: <006c01bfe9aa$4ba85b60$dd66989e@meditor.demon.co.uk>

I have been using the new Kodak Portra 800 to good effect over the last
few weeks. Holds a highlight in bright sun better than the Fuji 800 and
scans a treat on a Coolscan III. 

Mike Stone

Doug Richardson wrote:

> 
> Normally I can just get away with using 200 ISO film with an f2 lens
> when shooting in the Farnborough equipment halls, but prefer 400.
> Since the TVSII has an f4 lens, I need at least 800 ISO. Can anyone
> recommend an 800+ colour negative film? I don’t want to rely on
> push-processing. I understand that Ilford 3200 B&W film is actually
> 1200 ISO and needs push-processing to reach 3200. What speed is the
> cassette DX coded for?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Doug Richardson

In reply to: Message from "Doug Richardson" <doug@meditor.demon.co.uk> ([Leica] Contax to the rescue!)