Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 07/07/2001 2:57:48 PM, you wrote: <<you guys have motivated me to at least start developing my own film again, after a 15 year hiatus. what film/developer combinations do you fellows use, to get a guy started? i like D(elta)100 and D3200 in 35mm, and am trying out HP5+ in 35 and 120. i mixed up some ID-11 today to try on D100.>> In my experience, ID 11 is great with HP5+ but not D3200, which is at its best in Xtol, delivering good shadow detail and fine grain at EI 1600.. <<back then, adams and his acolyte picker were my authorities and they influenced me to use HC-110 for everything. nobody here seems to use it anymore... - -rei>> For several years I used HC110 (also influenced by Picker) with Tri-X Pan and was quite happy with it. If you use any of the "Old Technology" films, including HP5+, it is still a viable option. Many photographers don't like the look of tabular grain films and stick with the traditional emulsions. I like the newer stuff (TMX, TMY, TMZ, D100, D400 and D3200) which seems to prefer developers like T-Max and Xtol, at least in my experience. ID11/D76/HC110 works well with them, also, but I think the newer soups do slightly better with regard to the speed/grain/tonality balance. Allen Zak