Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris: At what "ISO" are you shooting the Neopan 1600.? Do you know what developer your lab uses? The grain is quite reasonable, and you've got a nice tonal range, too. "Panda," a highly-regarded B&W lab in Seattle, recommends shooting Neopan 1600 at about 800 when possible. I think they use the old standby D-76 1:1. Better tonal range, they say. That leads to the question of whether shooting Neopan 1600 at 800 is any better than shooting Tri-X at 800. I've only used Neopan 1600 at 1600 for very dark situations. My take is that it works beautifully at 1600 *if* developed properly. But don't ever overexpose it, and be prepared for high contrast. I've never used it for general purposes, "pulled" down to 800 or thereabouts. I probably will soon, as I've got a couple of rolls I need to shoot soon. A couple of examples. Here's Neopan at 1600, when there was a real "need for speed:" http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/02David.htm http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/03RachelDavid.htm Why you gotta be *very* careful about exposure at 1600. The overhead lighting fooled me: http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/18ClarTrioWeb2.jpg Anybody else who uses Neopan 1600, feel free to chime in. (Hello, Daniel of the Fading Nordic Light!) :-) --Peter Chris Williams posted: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/main.php?g2_itemId=57059 >2 - M6 TTL .58 >35/f2 8 Element Wetzlar Summicron >50/f2 '77 'cron > >Neopan 1600 professionally scanned > >Nikon D1x, D2h, 80-200/2.8, 17-55/2.8