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Subject: [Leica] Recommendations for film and developing
From: hlritter at twc.com (Howard L Ritter Jr)
Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 09:28:46 -0400
References: <08F910DD-A410-4F75-9BD4-1B7DF1C6D21B@twc.com> <D72F9E68.94451%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

Thanks, Chris, that?s very helpful. I?ll visit your website as well. Makes 
me happy that before I posted my question yesterday, wanting to start with 
the basics, I visited Raleigh?s two remaining independent, actual camera 
stores, and bought some FP-4, Tmax 100, Tri-X, and D-76!

?howard

> On May 26, 2018, at 23:33, Christopher Crawford <chris at 
> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> Howard,
> 
> My favorite available light film/dev combo is Ilford Delta 3200 at either
> 1600 or 3200 developed in Kodak Tmax Developer.
> 
> For daylight, it depends. If you?re using a tripod, and don?t mind allow
> film, then I?d go for Ilford FP-4 or Kodak Tmax 100. Either of them if
> great developed in D-76 1+1. If you want a 400 speed film, which is what I
> use for handheld 35mm work, then my favorite is Ilford Delta 400 developed
> in Tmax Developer or Tri-X in D-76 1+1.
> 
> I have my personally tested film developing times for a number of films in
> D-76, Rodinal, Tmax Developer, and PMK on my website:
> 
> http://crawfordphotoschool.com/film/developing.php
> 
> -- 
> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
> 260-437-8990
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
> On 5/26/18, 11:09 PM, "LUG on behalf of Howard L Ritter Jr"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> hlritter at twc.com> wrote:
> 
>> After at least 15 years away from the darkroom, I?m going to shoot and
>> develop a few rolls of B&W with the M3 or the R9. I don?t know what might
>> have changed in that period, and of course I?ve forgotten a lot of what
>> little I knew. I see a number of posts from regular users of film, so I
>> see a resource here on the LUG. You know who you are, Lluis, Jim,
>> Nathan...
>> 
>> Any recommendations for film and developer/dilution/technique? Some will
>> be daylight and some available light, I expect.
>> 
>> ?howard
>> 
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In reply to: Message from hlritter at twc.com (Howard L Ritter Jr) ([Leica] Recommendations for film and developing)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Christopher Crawford) ([Leica] Recommendations for film and developing)