Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> They are a slow expensive pain as far as I go. I hate bracketing everything > and shooting at ASA 100. Mark, that's why I shoot a lot of 400 Provia F. Jim Mark Rabiner wrote: >>snip<< > > > > Why not 220 film Mike! Love that stuff works great on the Rolleiflex. And > NPC comes in 220. Will lighten your load and you feel like your missing > less > shots if things start happening at all fast. > > But 160 ASA film 6x6cm that's good for wall sized blow ups with a tripod > which I'd hate to leave home with medium format slow film. > > Some people think of the 400 as their high rez nowadays. > > I'm standardized on NPZ. ASA 800. I like to shoot hand held more. > For tripod work I'd bring some 400 NPH. I think that stuff is good for > big-time landscape work having a 200 to 300mg scan made from it for a 20x24 > to 30x40 print. But I'm sure not everybody agrees with me. Some of these > "guys" do shoot color neg! But if THAT was my main thing I guess I'd go > 160. > And not shoot transparences. > I don't understand the lure of transpananies. > They are a slow expensive pain as far as I go. I hate bracketing everything > and shooting at ASA 100. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ >