Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/08
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'Ortho' film is only sensitive to the 'correct' color, or insensitive to,
say, red or green, making it OK to tray develop under the right safelights
(among other uses). 'Pan' is supposed to indicate a sensitivity to 'all'
colors so 'orthopan' seems a contradiction in terms, unless my greek is
screwed up.
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Christopher Birchenhall <crbirchenhall at
googlemail.com> wrote:
> From: Christopher Birchenhall <crbirchenhall at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Adox CMS 20
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 4:02 AM
> Good question. I was quoting from their blurb, Here is a
> fuller quote:
>
> "ADOX CMS 20 has an orthopanchromatic sensitization
> which
> differentiates perfectly between colors. The CMS ?sees it
> all?. No
> green filter is necessary in portrait photography."
>
> I read it to mean it is as panchromatic unlike Technical
> Pan which was
> red sensitive as I recall e.g. highlighted freckles. Maybe
> the ortho
> is suggesting that it is equally sensitive to all colours?
>
> Chris B
>
> 2009/3/8 H. Ball Arche <h_arche at yahoo.com>:
> >
> > OK, what does "orthopanchromatic" mean?
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Christopher Birchenhall
> <crbirchenhall at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Christopher Birchenhall
> <crbirchenhall at googlemail.com>
> >> Subject: [Leica] Adox CMS 20
> >> To: "Leica Users Group"
> <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 6:28 PM
> >> I tried a roll of Adox CMS 20 today
> >>
> >> One shot is here:
> >>
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/AdoxCMS20/_figurine.jpg.html
> >> http://tinyurl.com/aowbky
> >>
> >> The large version of the image shows many flaws
> but it does
> >> confirm
> >> the fine grain of this film. Years back I loved
> using Kodak
> >> Technical
> >> Pan and I think this film is a worthy replacement,
> maybe
> >> even better
> >> as it is "orthopanchromatic". I have
> just printed
> >> an A3 version and I
> >> am truly impressed. The sense of regaining the
> past is
> >> strong - I even
> >> used a Nikon F2 as I did in my prime years -
> though it was
> >> with a
> >> modern Zeiss lens!
> >>
> >> Photography is so rich today; we have
> "clean",
> >> almost clinical
> >> digital, and we can still do soulful film
> photography. I
> >> love it!
> >>
> >> Chris B
> >>
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