Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc Attinasi asked about favorite color negative films. Long ago I standardized my color work in 120 and 135 on Agfa Optima 100. Agfa Vista 100 is an acceptable alternative when Optima is not available. I made my choice after trying out several color negative films in the Colorado Plateau area, with its blue skies, reddish sandstone, and occasional white clouds; and in the High Sierra, with its granite, clouds, water, and trees. To my eyes, professional enlargements from Agfa Optima give accurate color rendition without exaggerated contrast. I used an ISO 25 Kodak film once; it had excellent detail and color rendition but ISO 25 is too slow for landscape work when f/22 is needed to obtain maximum depth of field and the slightest puff of wind will blur that blade of grass in the foreground... Oliver Bryk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html