Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And since Fuji keeps wanting to break Kodak's commercial knee caps, Neopan will be here as long. S. Dimitrov > From: Frank Farmer <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:26:56 -0600 (GMT-06:00) > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] An observation > > Seth, > > RAP? Such a horrible experience that in photo terms (on topic) only an > image of a Leica being run over by a dump truck near a broken, spilled > bottle of Lagavulin and a shredded Tilly hat could come close to > portraying the emotions involved! > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com> > Sent: Nov 11, 2004 5:43 AM > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] An observation > > Feli, they will be making Tri-X forever - plus 21 years plus a life in > being > en ventre de sa mere (for those lawyers among us who recall with horror > learning the infamous Rule against Perpetuities)! > > Seth LaK 9 > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Feli di Giorgio" <feli2@earthlink.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 11:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] An observation > > >> >> On Nov 10, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Jeffrey Lu wrote: >> >>> The other day, in an nocturnal emergency, I ran into a local store >>> looking for 120 hp5+...i saw almost no film out in the open (just a >>> couple rolls of consumer colour neg) so I asked the proprietor if she >>> carried any roll film. She led me to a dorm-room fridge; there were a >>> few rolls of tmax 100. That's it. And it was well past the exp date. I >>> hope that means she just sold all her tri-x, fp4+, hp5+, apx 100 etc. >>> that day and was left with the stuff nobody wants. But I get the feeling >>> that she WAS left with the stuff nobody wants, and not because there was >>> a big influx of roll film buyers that day. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> >> Ok, I hate to admit it, but I'm going to do it anyway. >> >> I really like shooting color film. I prefer the dynamic range print film >> has over digital and the fact >> that it doesn't look 'plastic'. >> >> BUT, I have been completely spoiled by the color accuracy of digital >> color, especially under >> changing light sources. Auto white balance is a gift from heaven or at >> least Japan. What I do >> greatly dislike about digital is the Bayer pattern smear. If there was a >> full frame, 10 megapixel >> FOVEON type camera out there I would be a very happy man. If then someone >> could figure out >> how to give me the dynamic range of print film, I would have very little >> reason to shoot anything >> else for color work. I'm curious to see how the new Fuji S3 turns out. It >> uses a unique type of chip that >> has a separate set of receptors for the highlights. I saw a few test >> frames and it looked impressive. >> >> Black and white is a whole different story... as long as they keep making >> Tri-X, nobody gets hurt. >> >> Feli >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information