Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cause back when I was using it I didn't know shit. I still don't know shit but I know a little more shit now. If there had been this overwhelming universal positive response to the Ilford -- if people said OMG it's the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake of color-process black and white film OMG OMG!!!--- then I would have tried it once or twice more to see if I liked it any better. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > > On Mar 29, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > > > Nah you misunderstood: "that's why I'm asking people's opinion's...." > about > > which one they think is best. The Kodak or the Ilford. Kodak seems to be > > winning which was my experience. The Ilford was too low contrast in my > > experience. > > who cares "what people think", it only matters what you think... > > basically... > > > Steve > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> On Mar 29, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> > >>> I lvoe Tri X but cannot process it myself and find it increasingly > >> expensive > >>> to have it done. The C41s can be done anywhere by anybody and put on > >> disk. > >>> That's why I'm asking people's opinions. > >> > >> C41bw is terrific for the reasons stated, what's to ask ?... > >> > >> it's clear, > >> > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 3/28/2010 12:13 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I'm contemplating C41 b and w film. I've used the Kodak and liked it > >>>>> sometimes and not others (dependong on factors I was too ignorant to > >> learn > >>>>> how to control at the time, I suspect). My impression though was that > >>>>> Koday > >>>>> was the best of them but I do recollect an Ilford that some people > >>>>> liked... > >>>>> perhaps it was that 50 ASA of theirs? > >>>>> > >>>>> Anyone using C41 and feel knowledgeable and opinionated enough to > >> declare > >>>>> differences and preferences? > >>>>> > >>>>> Or, here's another question: > >>>>> > >>>>> I see on B&H site that there's a Mamiya medium format digital camera > >> for > >>>>> under $10K, called the DM22. Anyone know about it, have an opinon, > etc? > >>>>> for > >>>>> the price it comes with an 80mm lens, which I guess is kind of an > >>>>> equivalent > >>>>> to normal size lens? > >>>>> > >>>>> And finally: among you GF1 fanatics out there -- does anyone know why > >> you > >>>>> can buy the GF! with the 20mm as a kit in Europe but, after a brief > >>>>> availablility, not here? (here being the good ole' US of A folks. > TGeam > >>>>> America. Burn the camera in order to save it. Semper Fi. all that.)_ > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> > >>>>> Vince > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> The Kodak C41 film scans very well, and that is a good thing because > it > >>>> will not last that long as a film negative. Plus, you can use digital > >> ICE > >>>> with the C41 films. I never had much luck printing either the Kodak > or > >>>> Ilford C41 films in the darkroom. That is TriX etc. territory. If I > >> had > >>>> to go back to film, I would try Kodak C41 if available and a pro lab > to > >>>> process. Remember that if circumstances permit you can bracket ISO's > >> with > >>>> these films and likely come up with something you will like. > >>>> > >>>> Ken Carney > >>>> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >