Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I got mine at Camera Exchange in San Antonio, TX. http://www.profsites.com/CX.htm Steve Rowell - --- james rabun <rabun@dellepro.com> wrote: > What is a good mail order source of Neopan 1600? > Thanks > Pat Rabun > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 1600 > > > > Steve Rowell wrote: > > > > > > Okay all you Neopan experts. I have a bunch of > Neopan > > > 1600 that I want to shoot at 400 - 800. I > noticed on > > > the Agfa web page, under the Rodinal processing > chart > > > they recommend an effective speed of 640 for 1 + > 50 > > > processing. On other charts I've seen 1600 for > the > > > same time and temp. Anybody know which is > correct? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Steve Rowell > > > > > Sure but why the heck would you want to shoot it > at 400 or 800? > > You'll got dead on gorgeous negs at 1600 with full > shadow detail. > > Have you been constantly getting negs which are > thin in the shadows? > > There really is no other reason Steve! > > Over exposure is not pretty! :) > > > > You don't get a richer fuller more friendly neg. > You get mush. > > > > All these options on these development charts are > not supposed to get > your > > creative juices flowing. > > As I see it they are not creative options. It's > babble. > > Each film as a certain speed with the developer > you're using and you base > that > > speed on shadow detail. > > You don't just pick a nice sounding number and i > think a lot of people do > that. > > "I KNOW!!! Acufine at 3200 1:4!!! Wow!!! WHAT A > COMBINATION!!!" > > I would never do that. > > > > I assume the number on the box is correct and go > out and do some > bracketing with > > my first roll and then make a stab at a > development time. Try to make some > > prints and then go from there. Adjusting my > development time accordingly. > If my > > shadows are thin then i reduce my fill speed. Such > as Delta 3200 which is > 1200 > > in any developer I've used with it. > > > > Mark Rabiner > > > > Portland, Oregon > > USA > > > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html