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Subject: RE: [Leica] If you had only one B&W film/developer combo, which would it be?
From: "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:34:11 -0600

LOL! That makes life pretty easy, huh? ;-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D.
Colen
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:19 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] If you had only one B&W film/developer combo, which
would it be?


Tri-X. Developed in what ever is on the shelf.;-)


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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan
Wajsman
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:13 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] If you had only one B&W film/developer combo, which
would it be?


Ilford Delta 400 developed in XTOL 1+3.

Nathan

"Jeffery L.Smith" wrote:

> If someone were to ask me for my recommendation for ONE GOOD SLOW 
> SLIDE FILM, I would probably blurt out "Velvia", and if I were asked 
> for ONE GOOD FAST C-41 COLOR FILM, I would probably blurt out "Fuji 
> Superia 800".
>
> I am going to focus this year's PAW on B&W images whenever possible. I

> have been away from developing my own B&W film for 20 years, and many 
> of the films I used to prefer are no longer around. Also, there are 
> about 3x as many B&W films available now compared to then. XTOL is 
> also "new" to me.
>
> I would like to find one good predictable film and developer. If I 
> were to ask you for a recommendation for a B&W film and developer 
> combination with an E.I. Of 400 to 800 (+/- 200), what would you blurt

> out?
>
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