Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don Dory wrote: > > I think a better question to ask is why am I shooting Scala? In the > days of slide shows and AD's with light boxes then a B&W slide film made > sense as you were dealing with a first generation image: using a B&W > slide film to make prints seems counter-intuitive to me. I know that > both you and Nathan do/did not have a darkroom so it was a method of > getting where you wanted to go, but why not shoot B&W negative film? > OK, Scala does have a very unique signature so artistic requirements > come into play. Good question, Don. As you write, I shot mostly Scala in the first few months after moving to the Netherlands because I did not trust a lab to do a good job on normal B&W. But during the fall I went back to standard films, and the lab does an excellent job with them. I still shoot Scala occasionally, for the following reasons: - - it does have a unique signature, which I sometimes want - - I find the "in-between" speed of 200 useful at times - - I like the flexibility of having slides to project--yes, I do organize slide shows for my family and friends from time to time - - at the end of the day, sometimes I just feel like it! Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html