Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most labs are using Xtol as a default now as their developer. (says Kodak) I like Delta but T Max 400 and Xtol make a great combination. (I've seen 8x10's) As does just about anything in Xtol. XP2 is amazingly great stuff I've never shot the Kodak. But we don't want to encourage this fellow to have snapshot 4x6's made from his stuff especially if that was not his original intention. No we want stuff sent to a good pro lab, contacts made, and then print from there. (OK IMO) Of course the price of those contacts do add up so if we feel like it's all adding up to too much we can just stuff our own negs into the proof files and contact our own. Then while the trays are already out knock out a couple of prints. mark rabiner My personal opinion is that 4x6's from labs tend to lower everything to a common denominator. What if MOONRISE come out as a 4x6? Ansel might have not bothered to make a 5x7 out of it! "This looks like Junk! Virginia!" Can we really tell the difference between a point and shoot 4x6 and one with a 35mm Summilux ASPH? I'm not sure i could. I hate letting them get their grubby little hands on my film more than necessary.