Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Following a lay-off of some years, I'm returning to an old love...... photography. I like B&W films and would prefer to scan the negatives (my scanner will do 2400 dpi) as opposed to setting up a "wet" darkroom that I don't have the space for at this time. I'm somewhat behind the power curve as new films have been introduced that I have little knowledge of. The couple of rolls of HP-5 that I've tried have not scanned well and the grain is all too apparent when developed in D-76 1:1. I've been thinking of trying Agfa or Ilford (bulk rolls..... I load my own) in the 50 - 125 range and Rodinal. Quality is more important than raw speed, although I'll use 400 speed film when necessary. What do others on the list use and how well do the negatives scan? I'm open to suggestions. Walker Smith