Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are a lot of experts :-) I think this is the same one that says don't scan B&W negs. At 09:52 AM 2/7/2006, Adam Bridge wrote: >EEK! Who EVER suggested it was a bad idea to push Tri X? I find it in >XTOL 1:3 to be a very good medium for very diffuse window light >portraiture. Probably the best portrait I've ever done was in Tri X @ >1600. It's hanging on my portrait wall and never fails to draw >comments for the tonality. Yes, there is grain, but I knew there was >going to be - I WANTED the grain. It has a look I can't achieve >shooting digital, even using noise which doesn't have the same effect >by FAR. > >Ted sure has made a living pushing it at least one stop for much of his >work. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)