Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have not tried it yet as I have not seen it in my regular dealer. I think they have it in the store across the street, but at my regular dealer, I would probably get a roll for free to try. I just picked up two 100 foot rolls of the new RSX II 100 and if it has improved upon the last RSX, it should be a pretty decent film. They were about $42 USD a can compared to about $85 USD per can of the E200 I use. I shoot a lot of film and develop it myself, so the economy of the Agfa film is appreciated. I do however have a 100 foot roll of Velvia that I have loaded into cartriges for use with bird photography. You need its fine grain to get the details in the feathers and eyes. Kodachrome is out of the question because of the cost of processing. It costs me about $1.85 per roll to process E6 at home, plus mounts. I guess I am just cheap at heart. Regards, Robert At 08:53 PM 4/8/99 -0700, you wrote: >Robert, > >Speed aside, have you tried the new E100VS from Kodak? Excellent film. Has >saturated colors but does not overdo the sky as Velvia does. >Peter K > >> ---------- >> From: Robert G. Stevens[SMTP:robsteve@istar.ca] >> Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 3:47 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Astia vs. Provia >> >> Harrison: >> >> I agree with you on the E100SW. Have you tried the new E200 yet? It is >> an >> awesome film when pushed. It just doesn't have the high contrast of the >> other high speed films. I shot the National University Basketball >> championships with it and just deliverd a mounted and framed 16x20 >> Ilfochrome to the AUAA, the organizing body of University Athletics in >> Atlantic Canada. The AUAA staff were very impressed with the photo and I >> noticed all they had on their walls were generic art, not sports. A copy >> of the picture is at the bottom of my noctilux page, shot with an M6 and a >> Noctilux on E200 at EI 320. >> >> http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Noctilux.htm >> >> I am trying to do some freelance work and they were good enough to get me >> a >> pass to the event. As a result, one of the teams in the final game hired >> me to shoot the action for them. They lost though, and I probabably would >> have made more money shooting the team that won and then selling pictures >> to the players. >> >> Over the next few weeks I am going to be doing a photo essay on the Kosovo >> Refugees that are due to arrive in Nova Scotia this weekend. They will be >> staying on an Airforce base, CFB Greenwood which is about ninety miles >> from >> Halifax where I live. I have gotten permission to shoot on the base, but >> initially the refugees may be under quarantine by Health Canada until they >> are sure there is no risk of disease. I will shoot Tmax, E200, and RSX II >> 100 using Leica M's. I hope to do an exhibit with the prints when I am >> done. This will probably be a long term project, as the refugees will be >> here for a while. >> >> Regards, >> >> Robert >> >> >> >> At 10:18 AM 4/7/99 -0500, you wrote: >> >>I have >> >>been using Fuji Provia 100. I am wondering about Fuji Astia 100. Does >> >>anyone know what is the difference between these two films in terms of >> >>colour rendition, sharpness and contrast? >> > >> >Astia is nice, but I think the Kodak E100SW is the best. I have tried >> >others but keep coming back this new ektachrome...gosh 4 years ago I >> >would have sworn the only thing Kodak was good for was test loading a >> >developing reel...now it is my film of choice! >> > >> >Harrison McClary >> >http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto >> >preview my book: http://www.volmania.com >> >mail to: mcclary@iname.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >