Re: [Leica] Scala and other Agfa slide films

["Bob Walkden" <bobwalkden@hotmail.com>]

Hi,

I really gave up on b&w (and colour) print film a few years ago because I 
couldn't get a printer I was happy with (I'm very bad at it myself) and 
started shooting colour slides exclusively. For the last few months though 
I've also been shooting Scala and have dedicated my M3 to it. It has 
rekindled my enjoyment of black & white. I particularly like to use it with 
either a yellow/green (X0) or medium yellow filter. I recommend it to 
everybody.

One possible downside is that like colour slides it seems less forgiving of 
exposure errors than print film.

Cheers,

Bob


>From: Gerry Walden <gerrywalden@cwcom.net>
>
>Now that i have done away with my darkroom, I am looking in general at the
>way I work and I am thinking of shooting my black and white on Agfa Scala
>as it appears to be a good medium sped film and will give me monochrome
>slides that I can file along with my colour slides and treat in exactly the
>same manner, scanning and printing them digitally as necessary.
>
>Does anybody have any experience of Scala as a film?   The Agfa web site
>has some wonderful images shot on it which show good tonal range and
>contrast.   The specification and stated granularity looks good, as does
>its ability to be push or pull processed.
>
>Also, does anyone have any experience of Agfa colour slide films in general
>compared with Fuji and Kodak?
>
>Needless to say, this is food for my Leica cameras.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Gerry

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