Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Toes not hurt just making a point that there have been some really wonderful advancements on the color end of things. I too feel there is nothing like a good b/w print done with original b/w film. I think that is where we all started and nothing short of a true revolution in B/W will make our hearts beat differently. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Portra 400 BW (Was: Film Demise) > Sorry, > Didn't mean to step on your toes. > And of course you're right about the profit motive. > > Henry > > > >Sure, I'll be happy to give you my thoughts. We print all of our color work > >on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, > >accelerated fade test have the paper out past 100 yrs in the very best of > >conditions. So I would be will > >to bet that the work we are producing will last past 25 yrs. Really I don't > >think there is a film or camera > >company out there that is not interested in the bottom line. If not we would > >have nothing to shoot. > >Cheers Wilber > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com> > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 10:28 AM > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Portra 400 BW (Was: Film Demise) > > > > > >> I think you are right. The whole reason for the existence is this film is > >> so that wedding guys can offer a "black& white" service and still have > >> all their film and prints run on a machine. The images will look like B&W > >> to the bride and her mother. And look like faded crap in 25 years. At > >> this level it makes perfect sense. But why would I want to pay double > >> price for a roll of film if I don't work this way? I already have XP2 and > >> its cheap and excellent quality. > >> > >> Its more about Kodak getting your money than it is about anything else. > >> Short circuiting craft and art. > >> > >> That said I'd like to hear your impressions of the film when you get a > >> chance. > >> > >> Henry > >> > >> > >> >Calumet has it for $7.00 @ roll in the 36/36exp-5 roll pack. Wonder what > >B&H > >> >wants for it. > >> >One good point on the stuff from the Pro Portrait Photographers stand > >point > >> >is that it is become > >> >damn hard to find anyone to do finishing in black and white-almost a dead > >> >art for retouchers > >> >and print finishers. I think this will be welcome by a lot of people if > >the > >> >stuff is any good. If it > >> >works like the other portra films it could be very good. Will test and > >post > >> >some of the results. > >> >Would be great for wedding PJ work and they say that it has a latitude > >from > >> >asa 50 to 1600. > >> >We shall see. > >> >Cheers Wilber Jeffcoat > >> >www.jeffcoatphotography.com > > > >