Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christer Almqvist" <chris@almqvist.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] anti war in amsterdam > >p.s according Kodak literature the film should give better results then a > >400 pushed twice.do you disagree with that? > > TMZ better than TMY pushed two stops? > > Depends on what you mean by better results. But generally I would > disagree. In this case definitely. > > TMY pushed to 1600 has much less shadow detail than TMZ @ 1600 but > also a lot less grain. Shadow details are not of great importance to > the pictures you show this time, so I think a pushed TMY would have > been better than the TMZ you used. > > I agree with the comment above about the grain coming through on the > web. But even worse to my mind is that the pictures are so flat and > muddy. The grain is murky. Obviously the light was very diffuse, and > this makes the pictures look like they do if you use TMZ. The > pictures are not "clear" > > Pushing a 400 film to 1600 would increase contrast and make the > pictures look more vivid, unless you print the flat on purpose.. For > situations like the one you photographed I would go for HP5 @ 800 and > develop in Rodinal. Grain yes, but very clean grain and high > acutance. More sparkle. > > One more suggestion if I may; in a situation liked that, set your > lens to 2 meters instead of four and get CLOSER! > > Best regards > > >-- Now why didn,t i think of that? Thanks for the comments. simon - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html