[Leica] off topic - Oriental Seagull

["Garbutt, Robert" <RGarbutt@ncrpexec.telstra.com.au>]

Ken,

Yes it is dearer than Ilford MGIV but I think it is worth it.  The warm tone
blacks are silky rich and I like the cream base.  Seagull is quite slow also
which allows more room for fine tuning exposures.  The other thing I like is
that Oriental seems to have put a lot of effort into keeping the speed of
the two available grades I've seen (2 & 3) constant so once you have settled
on an exposure on one the same applies to the other.

 Ilford MGIV is excellent too - I guess it depends on how you wish to
interpret a particular negative.

Thanks for the info on where to buy it.

Regards,
Rob.
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> From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@ms.com>
> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 10:26:50 +0900
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Exhibition note + Italy & Japan travel hints


> Let me correct myself.  Yesterday, Bic Camera in Shibuya had Oriental
> Seagulls in
> stock.  I bought 25 thin baryta-coated 10x12" for $25 USD or so.  Ilford
is
> cheaper,
> but non-MG Ilfords are hard to come by.