Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark: Film, paper, chemistry: I generally use Tri-X for B&W and Kodachrome 200 for color. I also use Velvia, 100S, 100SW, NPG, NPH, 400TCN and various other films that come my way. I am currently checking out the new Fuji 100/1000, which I like a lot, the new Kodak 100VS and XP-2 Super. There are so many films on the market and so many constantly coming out that it is hard to pick one film. Also, each film is slightly different and has different uses. For example, Velvia is great for a lot of landscapes, but not so hot for portraits. Conversely, Kodachrome is great for portraits and a lot of other things but may lack the saturation for some scenes. I do not do mine own processing so my current knowledge of chemistry and paper is not great. I am having soem B&W prints made, though, and have looked at various papers. Again, different papers are appropriate for different subjects. It's hard to discuss in the abstract. Regards, Jay