Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This whole thing about which film speed to set your Delta on that day goes right over my head. In my reading and direct experience each Film/developer combination has a speed which gives you adequate shadow detail and that's your film speed. It is not dependent on what you are pointing your camera at. You could develop that roll for a lower contrast if you are shooting high contrast subjects and devote a roll/body for that purpose. More commonly having a roll/body devoted for low contrast subjects in the shade or indoor or studio stuff and that roll to get an N1 development. That way you don't have to use higher contrast papers or filtrations and to insure your separation in the upper tones. That's how I've always seen it and done it. Mark Rabiner