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Subject: [Leica] What film did HCB use?
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:28:19 -0500
References: <DED799E6-15A6-4563-A129-090CBF845619@gmail.com> <BANLkTi=oBHqQA6RRHtAWiD96GC=WSq5qHA@mail.gmail.com>

You mean nobody's developed an HCB printer profile for Tri-X and
Ilford scans? ;-)

Jim

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
> He used Tri-X and Ilford HPS and HP3, depending on when the shots were
> taken. ?The later work was processed at Picto in Paris. ?The films
> have changed, so the look won't be the same, but good luck.
>
> Marty
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:41 AM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Just for kicks I want to try to duplicate the 'look', not of course the 
>> artistry, of HCB's photographs. Probably a foolish endeavor but hey I've 
>> got an M4 and a collapsible Summicron so why not? Anybody know what 
>> film/developer combo he used most often? I've heard most of his photos 
>> were actually processed and printed by someone else (at Magnum?)
>>
>> Jim Laird
>>
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