Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] XP2 or TCN (martini olive or onion?)
From: Jeffery Smith <JLS@runbox.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:17:57 -0500
References: <F71CLofVKjlNg6Pj2rJ00000170@hotmail.com>

I'm not sure that it's grainy, but XP2 is a bit too harsh for skin. I 
haven't tried Portra, but am enamored of T400CN.

JLS

At 09:24 PM 8/24/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>In article <F71CLofVKjlNg6Pj2rJ00000170@hotmail.com>,
>  "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > TCN 'dye clouds' seems finer. But skin tones sometimes are odd.
> > At first blush, Portra B&W has given me better skin tones.
> > XP2 seems punchier, more 'grainy', and pushs very very poorly.
>
>My preference is with Portra 400 BW first, T400CN second. I dropped XP2
>totally, as I think it is too grainy for my liking. Nowadays most of my
>shots with the Leica and Contax T are with Portra 400 BW.
>
>bye, Georg
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