Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think its all the critical; you can be off a few minutes or a few degrees. Especially if your going to scan it. The worst neg can be scanned for perfectly fine result. Its like magic. The future. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. Mark William Rabiner > From: "H. Ball Arche" <h_arche@yahoo.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:33:09 -0800 (PST) > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan Advice (now asking about Neopan 1600) > > 11 minutes; it's in my notes as your formula. > > We must meter differently 'cause it never worked well for me. > I had better luck with Eric Merrill's recipe which was 1:3 70*, 12.5 > minutes, > 30 secs. initial agitation and then 10 sec. agitation every 60. > Truth be told, I don't think I ever really nailed this film, even though I > use > it a lot. > > > > --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan Advice (now asking about Neopan 1600) >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 8:07 PM >> Neopan 1600 is/was my favorite film. Especially with my >> Leicas which I'd do >> mainly street shooting with not so much studio. >> I got tri x in D76 one to one ore better results from it at >> full 1600 in >> Xtol 1:3 70 degrees agitation every minute I forgot how >> long. >> Very fine grain with darkroom 11x14's. >> >> I say was as I tend to shoot Ilford XP2 now or color neg >> and then decide if >> I'm going black or white or not just like as if I'd >> done a digital capture. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: David Keenan <ausdlk@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group >> <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:39:50 -0600 >>> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan Advice (now asking about >> Neopan 1600) >>> >>> Are are the opinions out there for Neopan 1600? >>> >>> I have some Diafine and Xtol on order. Have plenty on >> D-76 on hand. >>> >>> I tried a roll of 1600 in D-76 1:1 last weekend and it >> looked okay -- but >>> always looking for the better mousetrap. >>> >>> Tri-X and Diafine sounds pretty interesting. And no >> one seems to dislike >>> Xtol. >>> >>> My development is also destined to be scanned. >>> >>> Dave. >>> >>> -- >>> 2009 PAW Gallery: www.david-keenan.com/paw >>> Web Site: www.david-keenan.com >>> Austin Center for Photography: www.visitacp.org -- >> Check it out!!! >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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