Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Portra NC & Agfa Portrait 160
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:47:35 -0700
 
At 01:22 PM 4/26/00 +0100, Simon Lamb wrote:
>Jim
>
>Thanks for your advice.  Do you use the NC or VC Portra and how does it
>compare on the M6 to other film types?.  I think I will try much more
>black and white with the
>M6 as many people seem to state that b&w is the M6's strength.
>
>Simon

I use NC but prefer Agfa Portrait 160. I only use this film when I have to
photograph family/friend gatherings. Which is not very often. The lower
contrast of this film keeps white shirts and black jackets/pants from
falling off of the gamma curve.

My M6 films of choice is Tri-X at 200 and Fuji MS 100/1000 at 200.

Jim