Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/17

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Scanning silver halide films - which one scans best? - OT
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon May 17 17:39:58 2004

On 5/17/04 2:03 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> wrote:

> I have tried HP5+ for scanning (shot at 800 and developed in Ilfotec DD-X),
> and I find it to be a bit "chalky & sooty". I have been praying that
> someone would develop a home brew for chromogenic B&W films (an alternative
> to C-41 without all of the temperature restraints), but none has surfaced.
> 
> BD, what do you use to soup the Tri-X? I understand your rationale re: the
> cart and horse, but the only films I have found easy to scan to date have
> been chromogenic (but the Agfa 100 shows some real promise).
> 
> JLS
> 
You've heard of Urban rumors? Well as far as I go this is a Lurgan rumor.
They scan as easily as they are clean.
Do the histograms not hiss?


Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon



New-improved
http://rabinergroup.com/




In reply to: Message from jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Scanning silver halide films - which one scans best? - OT)