Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anthony: I shoot Tmax P3200 at an EI of 1600. On my Noctilux page, all the B&W pictures with the exception of Boyd, Bruce, and Baby were shot with P3200 at EI 1600. http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/Noctilux.htm As for developing the film, you will probably need to find a pro lab and tell them the EI you shot it at and they will develop accordingly. Regards, Robert At 02:08 AM 9/25/99 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >I'd like to try using my M6 in extremely low light conditions. From what I >understand, black-and-white film is the way to go for maximum sensitivity in low >light. Can anyone recommend B&W negative film? I haven't done anything in B&W >since I was little. It looks like Kodak and Ilford are the ones who lead here. >Is T-MAX P3200 any good? What about Delta 3200? > >I'm confused about the ratings of these films. They say 3200, but then they >mention that the ISO rating is 1000. So how do I get 3200 out of them? Are >they really very grainy? > >Also, how hard is it to get these films processed? I presume nobody does >one-hour lab work on B&W (?). > >I have not heard good things about the C-41 TxxxCN films from Kodak, so I wasn't >going to consider those (I want something over ISO 1000, anyway), but if there >are any contrary opinions, I'd be interested in hearing them. > > -- Anthony > >