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Subject: [Leica] OT which b&w 120 film for XXL prints?
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Mar 4 05:50:22 2008
References: <20080302215907.63377F56@resin15.mta.everyone.net>

Alastair, Daniel
I guess you're both right. Never change a winning horse, and my horse's name 
is "Ilford"...
Didier


>At 06:59 03.03.2008, <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote:
>
>Don't do anything critical with untried film: I do not practice this dictum 
>and have regretted my supidity on MANY occasions. Do as I say not as I do. 
>Test the film or use one your are comfortable with.
>Cheers from a beaten into submission idiot, who is always testing new film 
>on "once in a lifetime" events ;-( 



>At 15:40 01.03.2008, "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Just use the films you have always used.
>If the print is up to 1 meter, no one is going to stand up next to it
>with their nose buried in the print.
>At a normal viewing distance, your normal films will work just fine.
>Daniel




>>I have used 135 Ilford PanF 50, FP4 125 and HP5 400 for decades 
>>and was always satisfied with it. But now I'm looking for a 
>>b&w 120 film for big enlargements of 645 negs, up to 1m x 1.33m. 
>>Is Delta 100, or Fuji Acros 100, superior to FP4 in terms of fine grain? 
>>And how does they compare in contrast, tonality?
>>Has anyone experiences with that new Rollei PAN-25, or even 
>>compared it to PanF 50? Or any othe suggestion? 
>>Usage will be for landscape, daylight, tripod if needed.
>>Every advice will be strongly appreciated. 
>>Many thanks in advance,
>>Didier


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