Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] Slide films [other than Kodachrome]
From: jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Jun 21 16:53:03 2004

I look forward to your impressions of it.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas
Herr
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:11 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Slide films [other than Kodachrome]

Jeffery, I often encounter meter readings darker than 1/60 sec @ f/4,
ISO 200 so it's not only age that's catching up with me - though I admit
haven't explored the shoulder stock/monopod steadiness much below 1/60
sec.  I'll certainly include a roll on my next film order.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com>
Sent: Jun 21, 2004 3:56 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: RE: [Leica] Slide films [other than Kodachrome]

I think Provia 400f's raison d'?tre is its speed with no apparent
graininess. The dye fields are rich. However, you get such spectacular
results with slow film, you might want to wait until age catches up with
you and you need a faster shutter speed to eliminate shake.

But you owe it to yourself to shoot one roll. Try it on something like a
sparrow or a red-winged blackbird.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


[JLS] Doug said:

I haven't tried it 'cuz I don't have a camera body free for trying new
films.  I want to keep some films immediately available at all times -
such as K25, TMax 100, K64, Provia 100F or E100G, K200...  for example
I'd hate to have not had a familiar film on hand for
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/rnph01.html - there are too many
times stuff like this pops up, I don't want to be caught without a film
that I know will do the job.  BUT - the way you two and Tina and others
have raved about it I ought to give 400F a try.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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