Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]faneuil wrote: > > I recently have been converted to Portra B&W- much nicer to skin tones than > XP2, and ever so slightly finer 'grained' than TCN. > > Overexposure by 1 stop helps TCN and porta. > Dense negatives make no difference to film scanners - In fact, I think they > prefer it. > > Eric > How big were you making your prints because my 8x10's I made from XP2 were not grainier than what i got from Agfapan 25. (In Rodinal 1:50). I shot one headshot job with both films. Because i ran out of Agfapan 25. That's a 4 stop difference with apparently the same results! Still I'm not going to let those idiots develop my film in their filthy machines. I do like the way Portra comes in 220 so I'm going to try it out say I'm fixing a hole in my darkroom sink. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html