Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Scott Busby wrote: > 1. In black and white work, what are the film preferences and developer > combinations favored by the group? Why? I don't necessarily see why you should change from the FP4 you are used to. But since you will be moving from MF to 35mm which has lenses that are a couple of stops faster in general, _maybe_ you might want to get a slower film. That is if you intend to work the same way you used to. If that is the case, I can highly recommend Agfa APX 25 which has finer grain than any other film except Technical Pan, yet it has much wider exposure latitude which makes it more suitable for general usage. > 2. In color, what are the preferences? Are chromes preferred over > print film? For me yes, They just look wonderful on a light table. Much more vibrant than prints. I'm told that this is because they can record a much higher tonal range. Whatever, they just look great. Personally I prefer Kodachrome. > 3. When enlarging images, what is the acceptable limit? I've never > enlarged a MF neg beyond 11X14. I know the answers to the above > questions will determine this. Of course depends on how you define acceptable and how close you want to view the print. I've done very sharp 20x24" prints from 160 speed film. But you can see grain if you stick your nose right up to it. Also you can find the general characteristics of various films here... http://www.ans.com.au/~chrisb/photo/technical/film/index.html - -- Chris Bitmead http://www.ans.com.au/~chrisb mailto:chrisb@ans.com.au