Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]T-Max 400 is good if you can lay your hands on it...I haven't been able to get any for a while - and my old dev shop isn't anymore. Peter On 02/02/2014 07:17, Richard Man wrote: > All of your chemical should be fine. Tri-X is the best, ignore Dante :-) > but if you are adventurous, try Acros (ISO 100) for super low grain and > HP5+ for a different look. > > A Leicaphile in Hong Kong swears by T-MAX 400 so give that a try too/ > > > On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 10:34 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: > >> I am getting this urge to shoot some black and white film again. I have >> no idea if this is simply misplaced nostalgia or if I'm on to something. >> But the thought is in my mind. For two reasons: >> 1. I like the look of B&W film. >> 2. I would like to use my 50mm Leica-mount lenses as fifties again. On my >> 1.33x crop M8 they are mild-telephoto-ish, and 100mm equivalent on my >> E-M5. >> Shooting my old M6 would give me a way to use them as fifties without >> having to spend massive bucks for another digital Leica. >> >> I'm talking real B&W film here, not chromagenic. I'm inclined towards >> Tri-X, as this is what I shot before. I'm also mindful of Dante Stella's >> comment that Tri-X is the second-best film for all puposes. I'd be using >> it as an all-purpose film, indoors available light at EI 400 or 800, or >> (probably) with a green filter outdoors on sunny days, unlikely as that >> may >> seem in Seattle). >> >> Related question: I have some darkroom chemical powders and concentrates >> in their original sealed containers or envelopes. I bought them in Oct. >> 2001. I don't see any expiration dates on the packaging. Are they still >> good? >> - Kodak D-76 power to make one quart >> - Kodak Xtol powders to make five liters. >> - Kodak Rapid Fixer concentrate to make one gallon. >> - Orbit Bath concentrate (hypo clearing agent) >> - Photo-Flo Concentrate >> >> --Peter >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig