Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I quite like Kodak's offering's and against all advice to the contrary I've just gotten some good results with Tmax 3200, processed in a tank using Paterson's generic FX39 developer, exposed the film at 1600 and dev'd for 16 minutes at 20 deg's. I've put a sample at the address below Taken with an R4 and 50/2 on typical grey sky light rain English day. These two guys were arguing in the street, over religion! One of their supporters firmly clamped a hand over my lens for taking this, but I think it was worth it, I like the shot. It's cropped to about 50% of the neg. Not everybody's cup of tea but I love the grain. http://www.sgurr.freeserve.co.uk Oh yeah, the bokeh is clearly ghosting on the shop sign in the background, didnt think Leitz glass was supposed to do that? Ken Iisaka said: >Quite possibly. Then, Leica may remain as the sole manufacturer of 35mm >silver halide film camera... I find all this talk of the demise of 35mm film thoroughly depressing. When and if that day arrives I think I'll revert to making my own glass negs in a 10x8 plate camera. Don't see how digital can ever truly equal silver, too much like using a camcorder for my tastes. JBH