Re: [Leica] New Kodak Film?

["Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>]

If you had to print Kodak just about every day, you wouldn't like it either.
Funny how Fuji and Agfa films look great with Kodak papers and chemicals,
and yet the newer Kodak films are tough to color correct. Kodak "fixes" this
problem by telling you to adjust the developer. Okay........more excuses
really.

Chris

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Lamb"
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Kodak Film?


> Chris
>
> Ah I see, you just don't like Kodak :-)  Here is a Contax T3 image using
> HDR:
>
> http://www.sclamb.com/images/Glen%20South%20Mimms.jpg
>
> I know the web is not the best medium to judge images (and it has a
smidgen
> too much magenta caused by my scanner, the actual prints look fine), but I
> have a 12x8 that I printed on an Epson 1290 just to see what an
enlargement
> would look like and it is great.  I certainly cannot see any grain that
woud
> be considered worse than any ISO 100 emulsion, let a lone an ISO 200 like
> this film is rated at.
>
> I agree with you on the constant film updates from Kodak.  I like the HDR,
I
> also like NPH, Portra and Supra, so I guess I am easy to please!
>
> Simon



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