Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dk wrote: >I usually shoot Kodachrome, but the turnaround time for development is ten >days. I've got some jobs to do and the turnaround times will be a day at >most. What is the best slide film for me to get the jobs done fast and look >great? Hi DK, Whoa, what a nice wide open question! :) There are as many favourites film for each LUGNUT, as there are leaves on a tree. It will be more than interesting to see the responses, as each of us has his or her "really the best" slide film...Next to kodachrome. Like many others when it became so, "time turn around difficult" to use KR and so many new E6 films came on the market the choice became difficult. At the moment I like Kodak 100SW and when the light is right, 100VS. E200 when some extra speed and pushability might be required. If you are looking for a just "nice looking film" quick E6 trun around and not requiring absolutely clean whites, I'd go with 100SW. Now having said that, you'll have a super number of responses and you'll be just as confused as you were earlier. A touch of advice...keep track of how many give positive responses about the same film and then go with that! :) Otherwise you are going to be inundated with types of film that are the best. :) And each responder will be correct, "in their fashion of shooting and subject." The truth is, very nearly every slide film on the market makes "nice colour transparencies" of varying degrees of goodness! :) Lots of luck sorting this one out, but in reality, you can hardly go wrong with any of them. ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant