Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]....if my memory is correct (the last roll of film I hand processed was around 1996) Neopan was the best film I ever used (the tonal range and graduation was far better than Kodak or Ilford at the time) BUT the reason it was great was because it had such a thin emulsion layer with very high silver content which allowed for very short developing times. Shorter developing times means less time soaking and less "swelling" of the emulsion ....thus less grain and contrast. But the thiness made it very suseptable to damage in camera and especially so when loading onto reels. ...how many time did I get little "half-moons" where I buckled the film during loading... Scratches along the length of film and through frames is almost always a camera/dirt problem. Check your film to see if the scratch shows between the frames. We have all had the experience of having a hair struck in the shutter which ruins the image frame but does not show up between the frames. I'm getting nervous these days as I have been asked to shoot a project ON B&W film and make prints!!! No slides converted in photoshop, no digital prints ..... It's hard to find Neopan or Ilford here these days so I think I may cheat a little and go for the Kodak chromegenics. Thankfully I have two friends in town who still have working darkrooms. A small miracle in this city where there are only about 7 - 8 working professional photographers. ...meanwhile, off to do digital of the Canadian prime ministerial candidate in the fog. Greg Locke St. John's, Newfoundland www.greglocke.com ----JUST RELEASED------- NEWFOUNDLAND ...journey into a lost nation by Greg Locke and Michael Crummey McClelland and Stewart ISBN # 0-7710-6142-0