Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice ric > On Feb 26, 2015, at 7:29 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > I had been told that BW400CN was unavailable too. In fact I bought a few > rolls > for old time's sake. > > But you are right there are some on Amazon. Be careful though. I saw one at > roughly the standard price, but the shipping (from Germany) doubled the > price - > and they only have one left. > > Ilford XP2 is certainly a very plausible alternative. For a high contract > comparison see: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album230/album284/Camelot_120051010.jpg.html> > > and > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album230/album284/Camelot_2XP220051010.jpg.html> > > from a time I was comparing them. > > Peter > > On 26/02/2015 03:03, Sonny Carter wrote: >> Kodak BW CN is still available. You can buy it from B&H, or Amazon. >> >> from my iPad >> >> Sonny Carter >> >>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 7:32 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Kodak stopped making their chromogenic black and white film (what this is >>> called) a few years ago but Ilford still makes XP2 which I've used this >>> decade to shoot film. It's embarrassingly good. Its made of dye >>> instead of >>> silver but how would you know? You can be all into darkroom chemistry and >>> developing and be lucky to approach it with regular black and white films >>> rated at 400. It seems to have the grain and sharpness of 100 films. >>> As far as archivalness goes regular black and white film seems to last >>> forever with a bit of care and luck but color neg always had a bad rep. >>> The reason was when you brought it back into the darkroom again to make >>> another print from a neg you'd printed before you count often not match >>> the >>> preceding print. The various color layers faded not at the same rate so >>> you'd get color crossover. And there was no way to make a real good >>> print. >>> This did not take years to take place but months and even weeks and some >>> color custom printers have told me days but I didn't see it with my own >>> eyes. >>> >>> XP2 only has one layer so if it fades a few percentage points you can >>> just >>> add some contrast and probably match a print you'd made with it was >>> fresh. >>> All my Xp2 I've shot for decades still looks good and I'd expect would >>> print >>> perfectly. Certainly scan perfectly. >>> >>> >>>> On 2/25/15 8:11 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> I can second that. Ilford and Kodak make b&w films for C41 processing >>>> (WalMart, Walgreen etc.), and in my experience they scan better than >>>> conventional negatives. A downside is that they are shorter-lived, but >>>> in theory at least they are forever once scanned. Or, absent scanning, >>>> as a long-time client of mine once said, at my age I don't buy green >>>> bananas. >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> >>>>> On 2/25/2015 5:08 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >>>>> Have you checked Walgreen's? Most of them still run C41, and you show >>>>> three >>>>> stores in town. Check the one on Houston hwy, since it is close to >>>>> UH. I >>>>> don't love their scans (at least at mine) but they do a good job of >>>>> processing, and I do lots of small prints up to 8x10 there. >>>>> >>>>> from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> Sonny Carter >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 25, 2015, at 11:32 AM, Bill Clough <billclough042541 at >>>>>> gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> USA >>>>>> TEXAS >>>>>> VICTORIA >>>>>> 25 February 2015 >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi there-- >>>>>> >>>>>> Never occurred to me--until now--to look through the Leica M's >>>>>> viewfinder after cataract surgery. To my surprise, I now can frame and >>>>>> focus again. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have source for film but even the local drug stores no longer are >>>>>> processing film. >>>>>> >>>>>> I still have the kinder man tanks but would like to avoid all that. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm open to any suggestions about where 35mm film still is processed >>>>>> professionally. >>>>>> >>>>>> Reply here are offline-- >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks-- >>>>>> >>>>>> --Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photographer >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information