Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: grain focuser
From: chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:17:35 -0800

I think his friend was being somewhat facetious. I've found with the "new"
films and some slow "old" films that you still need a focuser, but focus on
a line or other tonal boundary in the negative instead of trying to focus on
the ver fine grain in those films.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

> At 10:23 AM 3/2/00 +0100, Christer Almqvist wrote:
> >
> >I asked a friend who is a professional photographer with several books
> >published and also working for national magazines (Yes, he uses an M6 for
> >some of this work.) and in advertising, if I should get a grain focuser.
> >His reply was:
> >
> >Won't help you, your Delta 100/Xtol negatives have no grain.'
> >
>
> Is your friend saying that Delta 100 is not a silver halide based film?
>
> Last weekend I developed some 120 Delta 100 in Xtol 1:3. Even at 8x10, my
> grain focuser can see the grain. Very tight, smooth, and even, but none
the
> less... there.
>
> I'm puzzled by your friend's statement.
>
> Jim
>