Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] XP2 or TCN (martini olive or onion?)
From: Georg Bauer <gb@leicaesk.de>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:24:41 +0200

In article <F71CLofVKjlNg6Pj2rJ00000170@hotmail.com>,
 "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:

> TCN 'dye clouds' seems finer. But skin tones sometimes are odd.
> At first blush, Portra B&W has given me better skin tones.
> XP2 seems punchier, more 'grainy', and pushs very very poorly.

My preference is with Portra 400 BW first, T400CN second. I dropped XP2 
totally, as I think it is too grainy for my liking. Nowadays most of my 
shots with the Leica and Contax T are with Portra 400 BW.

bye, Georg
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