Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W film: Ilford vs. TMax
From: "Ken Iisaka" <kiisaka@attglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 19:18:44 -0700

> > I second this.  Thanks to its low gamma and wide lattitude,
> > XP2 Super is
> > closest thing to being the all-around film I've ever used.
> >
> > There are definitely concerns about its longevity; however, even the
> > negative may perish, the print will.  For someone who will
> > never make money
> > from photography, this is satisfactory.
>
> Ken - Scan it, and then don't worry about the negative.

http://www.ericsworld.com/Ken/AnselAtOne.jpg

Here is one of my first XP2 Super photos.  I think the lens was the RF
Summicron 35mm, at wide open or 2.8.  Shutter speed?  Fast enough.