Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, use your best lens, put your M on a tripod, and do a few portraits for us, nice and close. Let's see those eyelashes, skin textures, details in the eyes. That's what I'd like to see. Adam On 1/14/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > I stopped at the Frugal Photography brick and mortar store located here in > Calgary this afternoon. The owner and sole employee is David Foy. I > obtained a couple of rolls of the Blue Fire Police film and the special > developer that he sells mostly over the internet. (Funny to see a Calgary > Police ghost car or as we called them in the 1970's Narcmobile parked > right in front of his store). > > The film is rated at 80 iso and he is the exclusive source as it's base is > a special Agfa microfilm with a special coating. David has the equipment > to perforate the source film and put it in canisters of 24 shots/roll. > Some very large prints displayed in the premises seemed to be virtually > grain free with good contrast and resolution. The key to obtaining > grainless prints according to David is using this film and developer in > combination. > > I asked if the recent bankruptcy of Agfa would eliminate his supply source > and David told me that the supplier is Agfa's microfilm group which was > split off from Agfa prior to their latest woes and this Agfa is apparently > solvent. > > Anyway, I plan to shoot a roll and see the results for myself (my work > schedule will dictate timing right now). > > If anyone on the List is interested in posting the scans please let me > know? Suggestions of best subject matter (i.e. not just brick walls) to > show results also welcome. > > Regards, > > Greg > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >