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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:40:13 +0100
References: <3C2E51F7B5954F20860C657DEEE891A3@jimnichols> <A139ACE5-C4B9-4CF8-ACDA-7EF193BFF17E@frozenlight.eu> <F7445F02BF1E4FE185DE2D6345852415@jimnichols> <CAMGHw9Cirjmqf=Wspq7rcAh-Pf+rWa6OqHEyiHGtLXg=y8xpnA@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxsF09XhEJ_O8PZy1NV-+a6A+-fgP5crcXtsWL3j1Bw8tQ@mail.gmail.com>

Great shot Sonny!

cheers
Lluis


El 11/03/2012, a las 23:44, Sonny Carter escribi?:

> Jim and Jim, ;-)
>
> I think another trick to using CN is to overexpose it some.   
> Underexposure
> may account for some of the flatness you see in those scans.
>
> Again, check with the lab to see if their scanning machine has a  
> channel
> for CN.  It is not the same channel as Ilford's XP2, since Kodak has  
> the
> orange mask and XP2 does not.
>
> You might want to give XP2 a try while you are playing, because it  
> is a
> pretty nice film too.
>
> My fav XP2 shot of all time:
> http://sonc.com/cowboy.htm
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 5:18 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the post Jim. I hadn't tried any BW400CN for years (didn't
>> know it was still around) but I loved it when I did. Found it on
>> Amazon for less than B&H prices with free shipping since I use Prime.
>> I've ordered a few rolls and I'm gonna get out my M4 and collapsible
>> cron and shoot some film again! I'd appreciate if you could keep us
>> posted on your findings once you get it 'dialed in'.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jim Laird
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Jim Nichols  
>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Thanks for looking and commenting, Nathan.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <
>> photo at frozenlight.eu>
>>>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 11:46 PM
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN
>>>
>>>
>>>> It does look promising indeed.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Nathan
>>>>
>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> YNWA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 9, 2012, at 10:46 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Looking to get back into B&W, I shot a roll of Kodak BW400CN in  
>>>>> the
>>>>> Bessa.  Processing and scanning were done by a local lab.  I am  
>>>>> still
>>>>> working on the proper post-processing, but it looks promising.
>>>>>
>>>>> View Through the Window
>>>>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/View+Through+the+Window.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Shoe Shopping
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
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> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
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