Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Michael, You will have to find your own favorites, but here is what I use: For slides, all 3 speeds of Kodachrome (25, 64 and 200). Kodachrome 25 has recently been discontinued, so I have a stash in the freezer. K64 is my basic film, K200 when the light is poor (e.g. winter in Scandinavia). As Doug mentioned, Kodachrome is out of favor these days because of its natural color rendition and the long turnaround time. But I like the natural colors and I live in Switzerland, where the turnaround is somewhat tolerable, around 1 week including time in the mail. When I am in a hurry and need to shoot E6, I use Fuji Provia 100F, and excellent film. I find Fuji Velvia too saturated. And when I need a fast slide film, Fuji Provia 400F is by far the best in its class. For B&W, I stick to Ilford films: Ilford Delta 100 or 400 for everyday shooting and Ilford Delta 3200 (rated at 1600) for low light. My two favorite developers are Kodak XTOL (diluted 1+3 for Delta 100) and Ilford's Ilfotec DD-X. I think it is fair to say that many on the LUG share these preferences, although the old standbys Kodak Tri-X and Ilford HP5 continue to be popular as well. You can find data sheets and all sorts of useful info on these films on Kodak's and Ilford's web sites (www.ilford.com and www.kodak.com). Nathan "G. Michael Paine" wrote: > I am new here. I notice that most of the posts seem to be in regard > to hardware. So excuse me if this post would be better off directed > elsewhere. > I am just getting back into serious, for me, shooting. I've been in > my point-and-shoot stage for 6 or 7 years with my Mini and have lost > touch with the film situation. I am now back to a full blooded Leica, > M6. I need some comments and/or guidance. > Would someone be so kind as to point me to a source(s), comments > etc., on current slide films, and some on B&W. > A note: I notice that a lot of the photography in the Natl., > Geographic, of late, seems to be on Fuji film rather than Kodachrome. > The film, whose spelling escapes me right now starts with a V. I > would like to know about a serious alternative to Kodak. > Thanks for any guidance. > Michael - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/