Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I'd still love to hear more about what folks like or dislike. My initial impressions are that this is a fine film, and one which I shall enjoy using. Will it replace FP4 in my bag? Too early to tell, but I think a deciding factor might be that I don't think that I want to add another green cassette to my bag, I already use Neopan 400 and 1600 and when on a job I like the difference in cassette colors. BG Seriously though, I've been using FP4 for many years so replacing it is doubtful. Dante wrote > This is going to be a tough film to work with > I'm sure that with a lot of work, I can make good prints. > From a diffuser enlarger and grade 00. I shot a roll of Acros 100 last week, exposed at 200 and developed in diafine. At the end of a printing session on Friday, I printed 2 of the negs full frame 14x10. Grade 2, Ilford Warmtone, Agfa Neutol WA Developer. Easy printing, full tones, great prints. No lots of work needed. > The disappointment comes not from the film but the hype, which is that > this is a wonderful new film, some kind of world beater. , and for what promises (not yet delivering) > marginal improvements over TMX. I think to complain about the hype that a manufacturer gives its products is being a little bit unrealistic, or would you expect to see something like "Well this is a so so film, not as good as big yellow's t stuff but it's not too bad so try a few rolls today."? > TMX is also incredibly cheap, especially if you roll your own (ca $1 /roll). Price is not a criteria when I choose my films. The only Kodak film I use is HIE, other than that I would not have a Kodak film, especially B&W in my bag even if it were free. I don't have the time to roll film I can't afford to have scratched film I want each of my rolls to have neg numbers starting at 0 and ending at 36, this is very important for scanning, filing sorting in my CD catalogues. All good things to you and yours George George Weir Photography www.georgeweir.com Phone 717-581-0389 Toll-free 877-934-7368 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html