Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/26/04 6:08:53 AM, krieger@usc.edu writes: << I am shooting in factories and workshops, where the lighting is often poor, especially away from the machinery. I find Provia 400F is sometimes not fast enough. Should I push it or try some other film, perhaps pushed? I do need decent grain, since details matter. (Often I am using a handheld, 2.8 or slower lens, preferably a bit stopped down for definition, and for this purpose a faster alternative is not ideal.) Martin Krieger krieger@usc.edu >> Martin, I don't know if you can use black and white for your transperancy shots but if so you can shoot ilford 3200 (but only up to 1000 iso) and HP5 (320-1600iso) and have processed by dr5 lab in LA. Their website is www.dr5.com. You can talk to the owner and maybe he can help you sort out which film would be best for your purposes, but basically your negative film becomes transperancy film. they have 2 processes, 1neutral the other turns your transperancy into sepia. Pretty cool stuff. Kim