[Leica] Scala, was RE:B&W beginner

[Simon Ogilvie <simon_ogilvie@ionica.co.uk>]

Ernesto wrote:
> try Agfa Scala and you'll never regret it. The grey tones are
> marvelolous and the black is deep. And printing them in Cibachrome
> (Ilfochrome) will deliver you beautiful pictures. Very impressive film.
> Unfortunately, as far as I know, it's not very popular among the
> LUGgers, maybe the cost is very high in the States and few labs process
> it, but, please, give it a try.

This sounds interesting - I've not tried Scala.  How do these
prints compare to "normal" B&W prints from negatives?
Is it easy to get the colour balance right when printing on
colour paper?  Isn't this a rather expensive way of getting
B&W prints, or is there some magical property to the
results that makes it worth it?

Simon.