Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Daniel, I've been around for awhile, I don't post much. Thanks for your samples. Have you ever developed APX 400 in D-76 1+1? I don't want golf ball gain, but something with character and tone. Thanks Marko Mihailovich --- On Fri 01/07, Daniel Ridings < daniel.ridings@edd.uio.no > wrote: From: Daniel Ridings [mailto: daniel.ridings@edd.uio.no] To: lug@leica-users.org Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 22:24:14 +0100 (MET) Subject: Re: [Leica] Agfapan 400 Marko, I don't know if we've met. I've been out of the loop a few weeks.<br>My name is Daniel Ridings. I didn't catch your last name.<br><br>I've some experience with the film:<br><br>http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/34.html (Rodinal)<br>http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/35.html (Rodinal)<br><br>In a situation more like you speak of:<br><br>http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/37.html (Rodinal)<br><br>The new version of APX (and that is what you will have) really wants to<br>stay around at EI 400 and nothing else:<br><br>http://www.dlridings.com/paw2004/49.html All at EI 800 in Xtol.<br><br>Bottom line ... Agfa APX doesn't really deserve its reputation for being a<br>grainy film. You can get wonderful tones out of it and it really resists<br>blocking up in the highlights, but the whole tonal range gets pretty<br>compressed when you fool around with it.<br><br>If you want grain like golf balls, go with Tmax 3200.<br><br>Daniel Ridings<br><br><br>On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, wrote:<br><br>><br>> Anyone have experience with this film? I'm going to be shooting a punk band in low light, a real raw atomosphere and I want grain. What developer have you used with it? Pushed it?<br>><br>> Thanks for your insight,<br>><br>> Marko<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com<br>> The most personalized portal on the Web!<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Leica Users Group.<br>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information<br>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Leica Users Group.<br>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!