Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm a BIG fan of XP2. And Delta 100. My 2 favorites. What I would like is a way to use conventional 400ish B&W film to get similar results to XP2. Low contrast wide range. Henry >> Whos got a great recipe for conventional B&W film that captures the >> largest scene dynamic range? >> >> What's your favorite and why? > >May I vote for my not-so-favorite and make that an unconventional B&W >film? I was happy with Delta 100 in Xtol 1:1 (I used that dilution mainly >because it was a good compromise between economy and processing time), >then the processing time went down the drain when I'd come back from >day-long wedding shoots with 20 rolls of film. > >I switched to XP2 Super (C-41 process) and let my lab handle the >processing. And it tamed those high contrast 'tux and gown' scenes. >Please, no comments about longevity of C-41 negs and all those precious >wedding memories. We're trying to get *away* from a long and boring >thread! > >Now that I'm mostly out of the wedding loop, I miss the contrast. Maybe >it's back to Delta 100 (if I can still remember how to process film!). >I'll be interested to hear others' recipies. > >--Andrew >NO ARCHIVE > > >