Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to all who made film & developer suggestions. I have (at least one) 100 ft roll of FP-4+ in the freezer, so I'll guess I'll be playing around with that in Rodinal 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, DD-23 (divided D-23), and possibly even Pyro. The Efke films looked interesting, although you cannot get them in bulk in the US it would seem, and I'll probably snap up 100 ft roll of Plus-X just to make a comparison to FP-4+. The other one I'm going to have to try is to shoot Fortepan 400 at EI 200 and soup in DD-23 (or somesuch). It sounds as though it could supply exactly the characteristics I'm looking for. For now, I'm going to load up the Orwo NP-27 (400 ASA) that I pulled out of the freezer some days ago. Initial trials will be with Rodinal 1:10 with continuous agitation. I'm going to try shooting it at EI 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200. Looking for golf-ball sized grain, gritty dark tones, and good contrast. I thought I'd give it a run through Edwal FG-7 1:15 + 9% sodium sulfite solution too, for good measure, and DD-23 once I get my electronic scales and some metol, for more normal pictorial situations. Again, thanks. I'll keep you posted. M. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html