Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don is right on the mark here. I have over the years used both Kodak's TMax 3200, Ilford's D3200 and Fuji Neopan 1600. The Neopan/XTOL combination gave by far the best results in terms of grain and tonality. Nathan Don Dory wrote: > You know, you could all shoot Neopan 1600 which developed in Xtol at a > dilution of 1-3 is really a 1600 speed film with normal density curve. > 32200 is doable as a normal push at about 20% increase of time. Grain is > fine and the tonality is still good. > > Just my 2 cents about a really underrated film. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 2/5/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > >>Matt quit while yer a head! ;-) >>ted >>Ted Grant Photography Limited >>1817 Feltham Road >>Victoria BC V8N 2A4 >>250-477-2156 >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Matt Powell" <wooderson@gmail.com> >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 3:46 PM >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Recommendations re: Kodak 3200 ASA >> >> >> >>>On 2/5/06, Didier Ludwig <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote: >>> >>>>>... neither Delta 3200 nor TMax 3200 is a true 3200-speed film. >>>> >>>>Matt >>>>What do you ecaxtly mean with "not a true 3200-speed film"? Just >>>>curious. >>>>Didier >>> >>>However ISO is measured (I believe it's shadow density at >>>something-or-other blah blah blah, I don't do testing of that kind), >>>neither of the 3200 films is a 'true' 3200 ISO (as Tri-X is a true 400 >>>in certain developers, etc.). TMZ or Delta3200 at 3200 is underexposed >>>(and then push-processed). >>> >>>This is all badly explained, I'm sure. >>> >>>-- >>>MP >>>wooderson@gmail.com >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog