Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery, And are there any Wolf's in your neck of the woods anymore? Don don.dory@gmail.com On 1/12/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > (1) practical difference? I don't think Ilford handles high contrast > scenes > very well (blown highlights). The Kodak film has nicer grays. The zone > system choice would be Kodak. But I think he should try one roll of each > and > see what fits his style the best (I avoid bright sunlight like a vampire). > (2) print appearance? Depends on who is on the machine. The nice people at > Sam's Club used to fiddle with the dials to make it purely monochrome. The > less nice people at Wolf gave me something very badly tinted and > unviewable. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank > Filippone > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:19 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: [Leica] Chromogenic Films..... > > > My son has asked me for B+W film for his M7. I suggested the chromogenic > films as that allows him to get processing and prints made easily..... > > Having said that, what is the practical difference between Ilford and > Kodak? > Is one film preferred over the other for minilab operation? What do you > have > to ask the minilab operators to get B+W prints? > Are they B+W or Purply-black and white? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >