Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i almost always use XP2, one of the best films ever! most of the time i print with a ilford #3 1/2 contrast filter. the grain on 11x14's looks like some 100 speed b&w films. i set the speed at 320. Chris Williams http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=106765 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "henry" <henry@henryambrose.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:24 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] FILM (was: OT) > I'm a BIG fan of XP2. And Delta 100. My 2 favorites. > What I would like is a way to use conventional 400ish B&W film to get > similar results to XP2. Low contrast wide range. > > Henry > > >> Whos got a great recipe for conventional B&W film that captures the > >> largest scene dynamic range? > >> > >> What's your favorite and why? > > > >May I vote for my not-so-favorite and make that an unconventional B&W > >film? I was happy with Delta 100 in Xtol 1:1 (I used that dilution mainly > >because it was a good compromise between economy and processing time), > >then the processing time went down the drain when I'd come back from > >day-long wedding shoots with 20 rolls of film. > > > >I switched to XP2 Super (C-41 process) and let my lab handle the > >processing. And it tamed those high contrast 'tux and gown' scenes. > >Please, no comments about longevity of C-41 negs and all those precious > >wedding memories. We're trying to get *away* from a long and boring > >thread! > > > >Now that I'm mostly out of the wedding loop, I miss the contrast. Maybe > >it's back to Delta 100 (if I can still remember how to process film!). > >I'll be interested to hear others' recipies. > > > >--Andrew > >NO ARCHIVE > > > > > >