Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These days I shoot mainly black and white, but if requested I will load up with color too. Black & white: Tri-X, mainly in D-76 1:1 10" but occasionally in FX-37/Xtol. Fuji ACROS 100 ASA in Beutler or Rodinal 1:100 Fuji Neopan F @ 40 ASA in either PMK or Beutler (works very well in D-23 too) EFKE 25 (when I can find it) Rodinal 1:150, stand developed for 90" and rated at 50 ASA. Color: Superia for general shooting. Reala for interiors with awful mix of lightsources. For interesting black/white I use AGFAPAN 250. This is a movie stock that the local AGFA rep gave me years ago. They had a mixed bag of emulsions and rather than sending it for destruction, he offered it to me. Comes in 400 feet rolls and over the years I have shot about 4000 feet of it. Still have 1600 feet left. It is an old style emulsion, rich in silver and biased to mid-tones. It does tend to make everybody look like Marlene Dietrich. High basefog but prints well. Usually I rate it at ASA 200 and run it in PMK, but it can be rated at 320 and developed in D-76 too. Occasionally you can get Kodak Duplicating film (used for turning negs into positives). It seems to have an unlimited shelve life and I use it at 80 ASA and develop in Beutler. Very tight grain and smooth mid-tones. Tom A Tom Abrahamsson Vancouver, BC Canada www.rapidwinder.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html