Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I put only color through my M2, for what it's worth, I use Agfa APX 100 in my Rollei and develop it with Rodinal mixed with distilled water. I'm very, very satisfied with this combo. Kurt Rollei, Leica, Nikon Ann Arbor MTomalty@aol.com wrote: > Hi Guys/Gals > > Anyone willing to share any preferences on a really nice Black and White film > and Developer combo. > I've been a commercial/stock shooter for many years and have been shooting > almost exclusively in color.For personal work of late I'm shooting more and > more in B & W but I find something 'lacking',especially since I'm using M6's > and > feel I'm not getting the full potential out of them. > I'm currently using TMax 100/400 and they are being developed by pro lab > here in Montreal-I believe they are using D-76?? > > To add my 2 cents to the discussion on photographer ethics/donations I think > that just by being whereever they happen to be working is donation enough. > To be able to go into,at times, horrific situations and come away with strong > images that can be used to bring attention to the situation borders on > the heroic. It's not as if these people are on a cruise! As to the question of > whether these individuals donate a portion of proceeds to charity I know for > a fact (possibly excluding the extremely small elite crowd such as > Salgado,etc) > that the vast majority of these photogs barely earn enough to survive,let > alone > donate. > > And finally,can someone inform me as to whether I need to transfer over > the 'basket' from an M6 baseplate to the Rapidwinder. > > Thanks everyone > Mark