Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] New Monochrome? EVERYONE!
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:11:09 -0800
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Slightly higher than 200 or 400?

One could argue that if the base is more like 200-300, then ISO 800 is
pushed 2 stops, which could be the reason for the "gritty" Tri-X look that
some of us love.

Would love to have a densitometer. Ah well.


On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 7:37 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> I did, if you work with a densitometer and your favoured developer (HC-110
> for me) then the base film speed for 120 film and  normal work comes out
> that or slightly higher - most certainly not 400
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Mark Rabiner
>
> I could ask you this. Did you ever shoot Tri x at iso 200?
>
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