Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Get your hands on some Efke-25. I like it a LOT better than the Pan F, better tones for me. The Efke really looks like medium format. It likes dilute developer so your Xtol 1:3 should work well. Mike D Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > I also use Fuji ACROS in Xtol 1:3 as my quality high res film. Quite a > lot of it. > I shot an alternative fashion show with it in my Leica, winder and a > 24mm lens and a Metz flash holding my camera up only 2 or 3 feet from > the models. I was right up against the runway leaning over. > There is no grain to focus on. These puppies will blow up as big as the wall. > > I'm not even tested out on any slow films the ones which are left. Like > Pan F (ASA 50). > > But a test is overdue to find out how much better or worse the ACROS is > over the Pan F. > > After all it's only a stop we're talking about here. > > Still walking around shooting 35mm hand held ASA 100 is less common but > certainly still happens. > > But walking around shooting 35mm hand held ASA 50 would seem daunting to > just about anyone. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html