Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>snippet< or Neopan will work better. > Why market something as 'universal'? Usually it means that it doesn't do > anything very well. > >> And as I say I don't do well with thick skinned multiple emulsions. > > I like them, but I dislike this film for the reasons I've outlined above. > > Oh and it's expensive, which I don't like either. The Maco stuff is much > cheaper. But then, there is the box. > > Marty You've tried it? It's been out called something else? I was wondering if that was what I was reading. I was not clear in that I like the single layer stuff usually the best. The thin stuff. That's what I've all along liked. My first negative hit on the stuff was the ridiculous film speed ISO range claim but also the range of tones it's supposed to have. Reminds me of when the C41 monochrome stuff came out they said in effect: "rate it at any speed you want!" Gee! I think the stuff turned out to be more specific as to speed than regular silver film. If you over exposed it it got bullet proof fast. Under exposed it it disappeared. You had to nail the ASA right on the money or you were dead meat. The XP2 was good stuff. But the XP1 which first came out was very difficult. Agfa gave up fast on theirs quick but gets no competition on their black and white slide film which I think is still with us despite rumors to it's death being exaggerated. On this Rollei stuff some marketing guy was told: "Tell them anything you want just get them buying the film. We need the money". It's like when your friend tells you "Blue Velvet" is the greatest movie in the history of film then you go see it and it's just really good. Great even. But you feel let down as you walk out of the theatre. On this new "Rollei" film they said something like: "thanks to Rollei engineers over so many years" and it's obvious they had not the slightest thing to do with it. Silver just isn't one of their metals they would know much about unless you count the Rollei 35 hanging from your real view mirror in the special silver plated version. "I want my money back!!" I'm thinking and I haven't even spent it yet. Not a good sign. But who knows? Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/