Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently have been converted to Portra B&W- much nicer to skin tones than XP2, and ever so slightly finer 'grained' than TCN. Overexposure by 1 stop helps TCN and porta. Dense negatives make no difference to film scanners - In fact, I think they prefer it. Eric - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <JLS@runbox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] XP2 or TCN (martini olive or onion?) > 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 > >-- > >Pinsel oder Tuch? Quatsch. Ab nach http://leicaesk.de/ > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html