Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/06

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Subject: [Leica] TP sux
From: Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 07:01:04 -0600

>> For 25 ISO, Kodak TP 2415 is far better than APX 25.
> 
> In terms of resolution and fine grains, maybe. Too bad its ultra picky
> about exposure and development. And it ain't cheap either.
> 
> Axel


Axel,
Too bad it sucks as a film, you mean. And of course talking about resolution
and graininess leaves entirely aside the matter of tonal gradation, which is
a more important visual property of any film than lines-per-millimeter and
granularity. Films and developers that are discussed as being "about equal"
around here are radically different in the way they render tonality, and
tonality can be measured. But we're not talking about it, so it must not
matter.

The beautiful part of this is that anyone who thinks TP is a great film gets
stuck with...having to take pictures on TP. I can hardly think of a more
fitting punishment.

- --Mike

P.S. Bob Clemens, who was a Kodak staff photographer for 25 years, actually
took some good pictures on TP. So there *is* an exception to the rule. But
he HAD to use the damn stuff--it was his job!

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