Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For print films, I would recommend the new Agfa Optima II 100 and 400. If you prefer Fuji, then for ISO 100 I would recommend Reala if you do more people photography. Peter K > ---------- > From: pieter@world.std.com[SMTP:pieter@world.std.com] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 4:24 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Film recommendation needed > > Hello all, > > I'm off to Europe for the next three weeks: two weeks in the French Alps > and a week of obligatory visits to relatives in Germany, mostly in Berlin. > > For the past several years I've been shooting nothing but slides (mostly > Kodachrome-25) and B&W, but for this trip I want to bring print film since > I'll want extra prints. My problem is that color print films have all > been "updated" or superseded recently, so I don't really know what film > to choose. > > I'm looking for suggestions for 100 and 400 speed color print films that > will do well in a high-contrast outdoor setting. Medium contrast and > moderate saturation would be best, IMO. > > Also, would Agfa print films be of any advantage in Europe? I'm planning > to have some of the stuff I shoot developed in Berlin. > > -- > Pieter Bras >