Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/05

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Subject: [Leica] Grain creep
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 08:27:06 -0400

All,

Shot an environmental portrait at dawn the other day with Kodachrome 25
Professional and, in the shadows behind the guy's head, was...grain!
This was clearly visible at the 13x20 enlargement size. How can this be?
Is the film "bad"? Too many airport x-rays? Bad processing? Lousy
photographer? What gives?

Fuji has announced Provia 100F which they claim to be the finest grained
35mm slide film, period -- its now on the street. Anybody used any?

BTW, better films mean Leica glass gets even more important. 

Cheers,

David W. Almy
Annapolis