Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]guy >>i've often said the same thing - "gotta use something slower than 400." but each time i've done so (usually slowing down to 100), i find that i miss a hell of a lot of shots, 'cause all things considered, i more often than not shoot indoors in low light or outdoors at twilight or at night. the big bright outdoor shots are few and far between.<< I can't seem to get by with one b/w film. I was using FP4+ and HP5+, and pushing the latter. But I'm in the process of switching to Neopan 1600 rather than HP5+. I've used 400 speed film for years, but seems like the last year it's been too much of a compromise; too fast for outside and too slow for inside. Dave BTW While playing catch up with my LUG reading I noticed posts about film resolution, the value of quality lenses, et al. It's all very important stuff. But no lens is an island. The best lens I bought in recent years was a Zig-align for my enlarger. It improved ALL my other lenses, considerably. Plus now I know any bokeh I see is from the taking lens, and not the enlarger lens :-).