Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 1600
From: Steve Rowell <steverowell@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 06:43:50 -0700 (PDT)

I got mine at Camera Exchange in San Antonio, TX.

http://www.profsites.com/CX.htm

Steve Rowell

- --- james rabun <rabun@dellepro.com> wrote:
> What is a good mail order source of Neopan 1600?
> Thanks
> Pat Rabun
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 1600
> 
> 
> > Steve Rowell wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay all you Neopan experts. I have a bunch of
> Neopan
> > > 1600 that I want to shoot at 400 - 800. I
> noticed on
> > > the Agfa web page, under the Rodinal processing
> chart
> > > they recommend an effective speed of 640 for 1 +
> 50
> > > processing. On other charts I've seen 1600 for
> the
> > > same time and temp. Anybody know which is
> correct?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve Rowell
> > >
> > Sure but why the heck would  you want to shoot it
> at 400 or 800?
> > You'll got dead on gorgeous negs at 1600 with full
> shadow detail.
> > Have you been constantly getting negs which are
> thin in the shadows?
> > There really is no other reason Steve!
> > Over exposure is not pretty! :)
> >
> > You don't get a richer fuller more friendly neg.
> You get mush.
> >
> > All these options on these development charts are
> not supposed to get
> your
> > creative juices flowing.
> > As I see it they are not creative options. It's
> babble.
> > Each film as a certain speed with the developer
> you're using and you base
> that
> > speed on shadow detail.
> > You don't just pick a nice sounding number and i
> think a lot of people do
> that.
> > "I KNOW!!! Acufine at 3200 1:4!!! Wow!!! WHAT A
> COMBINATION!!!"
> > I would never do that.
> >
> > I assume the number on the box is correct and go
> out and do some
> bracketing with
> > my first roll and then make a stab at a
> development time. Try to make some
> > prints and then go from there. Adjusting my
> development time accordingly.
> If my
> > shadows are thin then i reduce my fill speed. Such
> as Delta 3200 which is
> 1200
> > in any developer I've used with it.
> >
> > Mark Rabiner
> >
> > Portland, Oregon
> > USA
> >
> > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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