Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:04 AM, Gerald wrote: > This summer one of my classes is photo journalism, and I'm wanting to > shoot images a bit "old school", or retro style, just to be > different. Already decided I'm using the M6 and I'm going to use > Pyro to develop (everybody else is shooting digi), but I was curious > if anybody had recommendations for an old style thick emulsion, high > silver content film as well as a paper and paper developer that will > have a similar feel to it. I was thinking maybe ADOX paper and maybe > the JandC Classic Pan 400 film, no idea yet for paper developer other > than to stick with dektol, but I'm definitely open to any and all > suggestions. > > Any and all input is gladly welcomed. Forget the M6. Borrow a 4x5 Speed Graphic and shoot with a camera mounted flashbulb. Develop your Super X sheet film in D-72. Print on Kodabromide #2 or #3 from a wet negative. That's the way we and most big city newspaper photographers did it in the '50s. That's the way WeeGee did it. That's the way Margaret Bourke White did it. In the macho USA only magazine wimps used Leicas and Rolleis. Larry Z