Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]lea - was there anything that you get with Delta 400 that you disliked with HP5+ ? ernie On Apr 6, 2004, at 4:48 PM, lea wrote: > I'm a loooong time Delta 400 Pro user (switched from HP5+ quite some > time ago) and I've been veryhappy with it. Good grain, good latitude, > good film. FYI, I process in DDX as recommended and have not had a bit > of trouble getting good negs. > > Happy travels, > Lea > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "allan yates" <allan_yates@yahoo.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:33 PM > Subject: [Leica] film choice > > >> Hi, LUGers - >> I would appreciate your thoughts on film choice for the following > application. I will be going to Europe this summer and will be using > my > MP and 28, 50 and 90mm lenses pretty much exclusively for street type > photography. I want to capture people in their native environment, > some > streetscapes, and will possibly do a bit of landscape work with my > Leica gear. I do not use flash, but will use a tripod when needed. >> >> I am thinking of using either Ilford Delta 100 pro, Delta 400 pro, or > Kodak Tri-X. My concern with Tri-X is whether or not it will reproduce > good blacks. It seems to have great exposure latitude, but comes up a > bit short on black reproduction. Delta 100 seems to be higher contrast > than Tri-X and would be a good choice for making large prints as it is > fine grained. I have read the reviews (all positive) of Delta 400, but > haven't used it personally. >> >> Any thoughts on these three films would be greatly appreciated, as > would your recommendations. >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter today >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >