Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] Ericspaw Week 5 & 6 redux (also Neopan 1600 and xtol)
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Wed Feb 15 18:13:35 2006
References: <BAY104-F19D1936D00820BA3CBED21C7FA0@phx.gbl>

Eric,
Neopan 1600 is a wonderful film.  It has a very straight line
charachteristic curve when processed in Xtol 1:3.  My times are about
14minutes at 68F.  With a straight line you need to watch exposure on very
dark and very light vehicles.  If it is a black car you might have to open
up possibly one stop to record detail if you have a majority black car
frame.  Likewise, you might also have to add a stop or so if the vehicle is
very light and fills the frame.

If in doubt, also carry a roll or two of a film that you are comfortable
with.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 2/15/06, eric mac <ericspaw@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all the observations. A lot of my personal construction shots
> are
> really for record of the progress of the site. I appreciate the comments
> and
> I take all of them as a way of improving my photography.  Perhaps this
> years
> resolution should be to move within 10 feet of my subject.
>
> On the closer is better, I do have an aversion to that ever since getting
> yelled at by the nun. On top of that I missed that picture because the
> camera wasn't wound. :>( Anyway I do have some close up in action pictures
> and I will post some of them in the coming weeks.
>
> Lastly , the Ry Cooder album is considered a Holy Grail item due to its
> rarity (imagine that paying for a collectable) status on the MFSL label.
> And
> at 49 cents, it was worth the gamble.
>
> As a sneek preview, I'm hoping to get to the Chicago Auto show this week.
> Any thoughts on Neopan 1600 and xtol? Lighting at McCormick Place is tough
> with a mixture of many types of light sources.
>
> Thanks
> Eric
>
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