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Subject: [Leica] RE: The first roll I have ever developed.
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Jun 2 09:43:23 2008
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Yama:

I think that you did quite well.  This is the first photo I've seen shot 
on Tri-X at 2000, much better than I would have expected.

Jim

Yama Nawabi wrote:

> Took me five months to get all of my gear in order and what not, and I
> finally developed my first roll of Tri-x this past week. Tri-X rated at ASA
> 2000, developed in XTOL 1:1 20C 3x agitation every 45 seconds. Shot with an
> M6ttl and Summicron 35/2 v3 (Thanks SonC!)
> 
> My favorite shot from the roll:
> http://flickr.com/photos/helloyama/2533142048/sizes/o/
> 
> Also, I seem to notice that Vuescan is so much more forgiving on the
> highlights and shadows than Nikon Scan is, without any fidgeting done
> beforehand.
> 
> Needless to say, I'm so glad to be a film convert. This is so much more fun
> :)
> 
> Thanks to all of those that supported me and helped me get to this spot! I
> know I asked a lot of questions, and I appreciate everyone's time! Remember
> when I asked for that Summicron v3 or v4 way back when? ;)
> 
> -Yama Nawabi
> 
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In reply to: Message from mknawabi at gmail.com (Yama Nawabi) ([Leica] RE: The first roll I have ever developed.)