Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/22/01 10:46 PM, S Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net wrote: > Unfortunately, getting the best film is as relevant as what it is > inside. That exhibit I was talking about in another post is a strong > case in point. At the time that those images were taken in 1983, I was > buying Freestyle generic 120, ASA 125 film, which went into a Rollei > SL66 (I still have it). The film cost .89 cents a roll or so, which > meant I bought a lot of it. Those seascapes at the Susan Shaumberg > Gallery are blown up as big as it gets at 8x8. The film, past that size, > changes its characteristic. For whatever reason, it prints flatter with > a marked reduction in resolution. I changed papers, enlarging lenses, > and tried different light sources, all to no avail. > Now I buy the best film possible. The only regrets I may get now come > from my mistakes and not the materials. When I try to blame the film it just looks back at me and says...It's not my fault...then I know it's me... JS - -- John Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com ==================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html