Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]not OT, as this is a real popular film in our leicas. i am of the 1600 at EI 800 school. i use XTOL 1+3 (as i do with all films), distilled water, making sure to observe the 100ml/8x10 film XTOL rule. when i need 1600 speed or above, delta 3200 fills that void. when i want 400, HP5+ is the rare film i find that is very close to its rated speed. my speed determinations are based on zone I being 0.10 D over film base + fog, where film is developed for zone VIII at 1.25D over FB+F. on the other hand, take it with a grain of salt; my lab technique from high school and college was never as clinical as it should have been! - -rei > OT question - for those using Neopan 1600 : > > - Do you use it at 1600 or do you tend to downspeed it? > > -What developer do you use and at what EI are you shooting the film > > thanks in advance > > ernie nitka - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html