Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Phong, I will try the NPH at asa 250 and see how it goes. It might be the lab, since the NPS yield better result too at lower asa rating, but the kodak portra is spot on. It could be compatibility problem. Will let you know. Regards, Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:17 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Fuji NPH 400 trouble > Nelson Chan wrote: >> Hi Phong, >> >> Another observation, to yield better results, I generally set the >> Fuji NPS at ASA 125 and the Kodak Portra 160NC at ASA 160. >> Is this your experience? > > Hi Nelson, > > I have no experience with Kodak Portra 160NC, but use to > shoot a lot of NPS and NPH. And yes, I tend to prefer NPS > at ASA 100. BUT, that is because of the way my particulab > prints NPS. If I switch lab, I may reconsider that. > > About the white spot on the M6, I don't have the M6TTL, > but assuming they are similar in this respect, yes the > white spot is supposed to cover the whole metering area; > whether that is 100%, 95%, 98%, or 103%, I don't know. > I remember that Leica claims the diameter of the spot > being approximately 12mm on the film, which translates > to about 1/3 of the long side of the frameline being used. > That's what I have always used, and it works for me. > > - Phong > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information