Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/05

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Subject: [Leica] How to make conventional photography unconventional
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Sat Mar 5 10:34:45 2005
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Brian Reid said:
Subject: Re: [Leica] How to make conventional photography unconventional


> Bob, I think that one of the reason that many people think of you as a 
> troll is that questions like this are prima facie preposterous. How could 
> anyone who is not in the notoriously secretive film manufacturing industry 
> know what is realistic and what isn't.
>
> If I had ASA3200 B&W film that had the same resolution as Tech Pan, the 
> same tonal range and highlight and shadow performance as Tri X, that could 
> be developed at my corner drugstore or in my darkroom, at my choice, I'd 
> probably use it for another 5 to 10 years. Is it realistic? How the frog 
> should I know?
>
> Ditto for color film.<<,,

Bravo Brian!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful answer well articulated! Thank you,
ted
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