Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I used Agfa 400 and Rodinal when I wanted to tame the strong contrasty lighting in Africa. You probably have something of the same kind of lighting in the south. But it can be fairly gritty. I have some shots up: http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2003/34.html http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2003/35.html http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2004/14.html If you are out to get a lot of sharpness, it's not a particularly good combination. APX400 isn't a very good film for that, despite the help from Rodinal. But you can get some nice tones. All of those were diluted 1:25. Daniel On 3/8/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > I have a lot of Agfa 400 that I bought when Agfa went belly up. I'll try > some of that with Rodinal. > > J&C has something called Rodinal but the packaging is different. It's > called Rodinal R09. I'm wondering if it is the same stuff. > > JLS > > > > > > From: Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> > > Date: 2006/03/08 Wed AM 10:16:10 EST > > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Jeffery PAW - Week 10 - ? la mani?re de Robert Capa > > > > > > > > Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > >Resisting digital as long as possible, I'm trying to find a > > >film/developer/lens/technique that will give me the look of some of the > > >old > > >Capa and HCB images. I just received my first two boxes of Rollei 25 > > >(the > > >varnished wooden boxes are pretty darned elegant for holding 10 rolls of > > >film) which I hope will give me a bit more density > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeffery: > > > > If all it took to emulate Capa, HCB or Frank was a trip to the local > > photo store we'd all be rich and famous. Unfortunately, (well, you fill > > in the rest) > > > > One point though, density is a function of exposure not film speed and > > in fact slower films are much thinner emulsions than say Tri-X or HP5. > > I'd bet Capa and Bresson were shooting something akin to the fast > > films of their day. > > > > When Photographers Formulary starts producing their Rodinal copy in > > liquid form and you're still looking for "that look" try it and Tri-X. > > That darn stuff was the oldest formula developer on the market and would > > give substance to your images like nothing else. > > > > If you want to experiment, try 1 camera, 1 lens (28 or 35) and a pocket > > full of film. Go back to the 9th ward (where you've done so well > > already) and pick one scene. Do this one scene until it can't be done > > any better. Most importantly, look at the scene. */Watch the light/*, > > and when it's time to shoot, do it. Don't forget the most important > > thing, /*Watch the light. */When you think you can't do it any better, > > stop and /*Watch the light. */That's why they call it photography. > > > > Walt > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Jeffery > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >