Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Colour negative film (was scanner suggestions)
From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:18:59 -0500

Robert- I shoot colour negative in my Leicas all the time. I just completed
a 6 day project for the Catholic churchs' paper in which my M6 had nothing
but fuji800 colour negative. Every picture in low light. I ended with great
photos.

Kevin Argue

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>From: "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@attbi.com>
>To: "Leica-Users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: [Leica] Colour negative film (was scanner suggestions)
>Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 11:49 PM
>

> Robert Stevens wrote:
>
>
> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:37:42 -0400
> From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Scanner Suggestions
> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020313222237.02bd86f8@pop.andara.com>
> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020313175208.02bd0048@pop.andara.com>
>
> "Austin:
>
> Who shoots colour negative film with a Leica?    Erwin, in his books,
> totally discounts the use of colour negative film.  It certainly is easier
> to scan, but the slides produce better images if you have a scanner up to
> the task."
>
> When I do shoot color I use only color negative film (Agfa Optima 100)
> because IMHO transparency film does not have sufficient range or scale. I do
> not photograph with a Leica in order to produce only scanned images or
> inkjet prints. If I recall correctly, were Erwin Puts's comments about
> transparency film not made in the context of image sharpness rather than
> scale?
> Oliver Bryk
>
>
>
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