Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Mark and Marty. I'm finding that "film look" matter a whole lot less nowadays since I am post process them to the way I like them. So my M9 images print not a whole lot different from Tri-X XPan for example. I haven't printed any SWC images yet but on screen, they are getting my "signature" look. A forgiving film is what I am looking for. Since the SWC does not have a meter, I'm sure I will screw up on the exposure from time to time. With the TX-400120, looks like up to -2 may be OK. The Steve Job's house pic is probably about -1 (I couldn't find my light meter and I used Sunny-16...) I would avoid TMY-2 because of that. I will try some HP5+ next. Thanks again. On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > Neopan 400 in 120 was discontinued in 2009. Kodak discontinued TXP (320) > in 120 format in 2010. > > The bigger the format the better TX (400) looks (acknowledging that once > you go past medium format it's different film - I mean the bigger the frame > on 120 film). That's what I mostly use. I also like TMY2. It has less > latitude but wider dynamic range if shot optimally and the grain is finer > and it is sharper than a cubic emulsion 100 speed film. > > It's been a long time since I used a normal speed Ilford film for my own > work (I use Delta 3200 and TMZ interchangeably depending on what I can get > - in 135 obviously); in a couple of my darkrooms the wetting agent > incorporated into the emulsion of the Delta films frothed so much it popped > the tops of the cans. Tom A has the same problem in Vancouver. One of > those darkrooms was on an island - it had only reverse osmosis water > derived from seawater and everything from off the island had to be shipped > or flown in; a difficult situation. But Ilford Delta 400 is almost as nice > as TMY2 and HP5+ in medium format can look very, very sharp if shot and > developed properly. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>