Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/17
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>Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:27:23 -0800
>From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Younger photographers and Leica rangefinders
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>>Not ridiculous at all. Only people I know who use Tri-X are you and several
>>LUGs. Everyone else uses TMax or T400CN. ;-]
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>>Peter K
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>You travel in the wrong circles.
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>I use HP5+, which I prefer slightly to Tri-X, but it is more a habit than a
>serious preference. TMax or T400Cn or XP2+ have less grain, but poorer
>tonality, in my experience for the shooting I do.
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>Since I also have larger formats, I use them when I need less grain; I do
>not have to compromise with TMax or the others. Of the photographers I know
>locally, by far the majority use Tr-X or HP-5 over TMax or T400CN for their
>black and white work. 90% don't have any Leicas.
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>Try another survey.
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> * Henning J. Wulff
> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design
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Well,
just to rock the boat abit- I use ALOT of Ilford's XP-2 Super. And in my
M4-P!!! Also in my Canon 7, that sometimes has a Leitz lens on it!! (Oh!
The heresy!!!) >:{
If you gave up on XP-2 because of poor contrast and shooting at 200 speed;
you should try the 'new' XP-2 Super.
Where I would have to print with a 3 1/2 to 4 filter with 'old' XP-2, the
'Super' has me using a 1 1/2 or 2 filter!
And I've been rating it at 320! I shoot alot of actors haedshots, so I buy
100' rolls and bulk load. i'm not as concerned with the 'archivality' of
these shots, as performers generally update their headshots every other
year.
Bob Keene
Keene Vision Photography
"Creating Visions That Last A Lifetime"